Download or read book Mastering the 8 Parts of Speech: A Comprehensive Guide written by Genalin Jimenez and published by Genalin Jimenez. This book was released on with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are eight parts of speech in the English language: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. The part of speech indicates how the word functions in meaning as well as grammatically within the sentence. An individual word can function as more than one part of speech when used in different circumstances. Understanding parts of speech is essential for determining the correct definition of a word when using the dictionary.