1. Parts of Speech in English:

Parts of speech play a crucial role in English pronunciation

When learning English, understanding parts of speech is important, especially for accurate pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Each part of speech indicates a word's meaning and grammatical function within sentences. A single word can serve multiple parts of speech.

Comprehending parts of speech enables learners to accurately determine a word's meaning from the dictionary. It also aids in analyzing and constructing complete sentences. Furthermore, improving listening and speaking skills in English becomes more effective with a solid grasp of parts of speech.

2. The Eight Main Parts of Speech in English:

English has eight primary parts of speech

2.1. Noun

A noun is a word used to indicate a person, place, thing, event, etc. It typically follows articles like "the, a, an" and demonstrative pronouns like "this, that, these, those," or quantifiers. In a sentence, a noun can fulfill various roles, such as the subject, object, or complement.

Example:

Part of speech: cat, city, house, flower,...

Sentence: The cat with black fur

2.2. Verb

A verb is a word used to express actions, emotions, or states of the subject. Verbs can take different forms to convey the tense of a sentence.

Example:

Part of speech: learn, read, listen, work,...

Sentence: I work in this factory.

2.3. Adverb

An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or the entire sentence. Adverbs in English can also be phrases containing other parts of speech.

Example:

Part of speech: usually, slowly, tomorrow, yesterday,...

Sentence: She usually goes swimming on Sundays.

2.4. Adjective

An adjective is a word used to describe the state, characteristic, or quality of a person, thing, event, etc. Essentially, adjectives clarify the attributes of nouns or pronouns in a sentence.

Example:

Part of speech: red, long, beautiful, attractive,...

Sentence: She is a lovely girl.

2.5. Pronoun

Pronouns are divided into five types: personal pronouns, reflexive pronouns, indefinite pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, and possessive pronouns. They all serve the common purpose of substituting for nouns to avoid repetition.

Example:

Part of speech: I, they, we, she, he,...

Sentence: Nam is ten years old. He is a primary school student.

2.6. Preposition

Prepositions are words used to indicate the relationship between two different nouns in a sentence. Prepositions are usually followed by a noun, verb-ing, or noun phrases, forming a prepositional phrase that functions as an adjective or adverb.

Example:

Part of speech: to, at, for, on, in

Sentence: He resides in New York.

2.7. Conjunction

Conjunctions are words used to connect words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence.

Example:

Part of speech: and, or, but, before, after

Sentence: Would you prefer coffee or tea?

2.8. Interjection

Interjections are words used to express emotions and are often used in everyday communication.

Example:

Part of speech: uh, uhm, ah, wow

Sentence: Wow! This dress is pretty!