This document defines and provides examples of the different parts of speech in English: nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Nouns are names of people, places or things. Pronouns are used instead of nouns. Adjectives qualify nouns. Verbs describe actions or states of being. Adverbs qualify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. Prepositions indicate relationships between other words. Conjunctions join words or sentences. Interjections express sudden feelings.