Part of speech is a term for one of the eight

*Part of speech is a term for one of the eight* main categories into which words are classified according to their functions in sentences:

1/- Nouns: are names of a person, place or a thing, including feelings, ideas and qualities.
a)- proper nouns:
Names a particular person, place or a thing, eg : Anne, London, Ford
b)- Common nouns:
Names a whole category of persons, place or things, eg: Women, street, car.

2/- Pronouns: Used in place of a noun, eg: I, me, her, mine, theirs, who?, that, all, both...

3/- Verbs: Tells what a noun or pronoun is or does.
a)- Action verbs: Shows physical or mental activity, eg :run, go, think, forget
b)- Linking verbs:Links the subject to a word or phrase that renames and / or describes it, eg: - Jessy is the winner.
- You seem very tired.

4/- Adjectives: Modifies a noun or pronoun: tells what kind, how much, how many, or which one, eg : "Two happy little" boys with red balloons.

5/ Adverbs: Modifies an action verb, an adjective, or another adverb; tells where, when, how or to what extent/degree, eg: -
- He is playing "outside".
- We worked "quickly".
- They are leaving "soon"
- Micheal is "very" smart.

6/- Prepositions: Shows the relationship between the noun or pronoun that follows it and some other word in the sentence, eg: - The man "in" the blue car is going" to" the park.
- The letter is "from" him.

7/- Conjunctions: Parts of speech that join words, phrases or clauses: "and, for, yet, but, or, nor, so"
eg:- Jason "and" Eric work together.
- We were late, "so" we ate in the car.

8/- Interjections: Expresses surprise or emotion, eg: - "Oh"! The car's on fire! Help!