English Parts of Speech

Can you name the nine traditional parts of speech in the English language?
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Definition
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1
Names a person, place, thing, or idea
John, house, dog
Noun
2
Expresses action or state of being
is, go, run
Verb
3
Modifies or describes a #1 or #4
red, good, happy
Adjective
4
Replaces a #1 to avoid repetition
he, she, it
Pronoun
5
Modifies #2, #3, or other #5s
quickly, very, happily
Adverb
6
Shows the relationship of a #1 or #2 to another word
of, for, among
Preposition
7
Connects words, phrases, or clauses
and, or, but
Conjunction
8
Expresses strong emotion or exclamation
Yay!, Wow!, Oops!
Interjection
9
Used before a #1 to modify it
the, a, an
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2 Comments
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Level 66
Mar 18, 2026
Good lord....that quiz took me WAY, WAY back to being taught how to diagram a sentence. Unfortunately, I think that instruction has faded. You must be an English teacher!
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Level 65
Mar 19, 2026
Haha, I felt the same way making this quiz, it's like a long, long, LONG walk down memory lane!