What are parts of speech in grammar?

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Tere are 8 parts of speech. These play an important role in defining what purpose a word has in a sentence. The parts of speech are as follows:

Part of SpeechPurpose
NounsDefines name, place, person, animal, idea, or thing
PronounsWords used in place of nouns
VerbsExpress an action, state of being, possession, condition, or occurences
AdjectivesDefine noun & pronoun
AdverbsModify adjectives/ verbs/ other adverbs
PrepositionJoin different parts of a sentence
ConjunctionsWords liking phrases/ clauses

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