What are parts of speech in grammar?

<p><strong>In English grammar, there are eight parts of speech</strong>. These play an important role in defining what purpose a word has within a sentence. The <strong>8 parts of speech</strong> are as follows:</p><table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;" border="1"><colgroup><col style="width: 37.8705%;"><col style="width: 62.315%;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><th style="text-align: center;">Part of Speech</th><th style="text-align: center;">Purpose</th></tr><tr><td>Nouns</td><td>Defines name, place, person, animal, idea, or thing</td></tr><tr><td>Pronouns</td><td>Words used in place of nouns</td></tr><tr><td>Verbs</td><td>Express an action, state of being, possession, condition, or occurences</td></tr><tr><td>Adjectives</td><td>Define noun &amp; pronoun</td></tr><tr><td>Adverbs</td><td>Modify adjectives/ verbs/ other adverbs</td></tr><tr><td>Preposition</td><td>Join different parts of a sentence</td></tr><tr><td>Conjunctions</td><td>Words liking phrases/ clauses</td></tr></tbody></table>

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