The 8 Parts of Speech

Noun

Names a person, place, thing, idea, or concept.

Examples: Bangalore, developer, code, integrity

Pronoun

Replaces a noun to avoid awkward repetition.

Examples: he, she, it, they, which, whoever

Verb

Expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being.

Examples: engineer, refactor, deploy, speak

Adjective

Modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.

Examples: concise, modular, scalable, clear

Adverb

Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

Examples: effectively, methodically, sharply

Preposition

Expresses spatial, directional, or temporal relations.

Examples: across, between, during, through

Conjunction

Connects words, clauses, or logical sentences together.

Examples: although, but, because, whereas

Interjection

Expresses spontaneous emotion or conversational pauses.

Examples: Indeed!, Aha!, Well, Look