Parts of speech are different categories of words in a language. Each part plays a unique role and operate together in a sentence, like gears in a machine. There are eight basic parts of speech when you study English.
| PART OF SPEECH | ROLE | LATIN EXAMPLE | ENGLISH EXAMPLE |
|---|
| noun |
Person, place, thing or idea | puella | girl |
| verb |
Action or state of being |
edō | I eat |
| adjective |
Modifies a noun | bonum | good |
| adverb |
Modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb | bene | well |
| pronoun |
Replaces a noun | ego/mē | I/me |
| preposition |
Tells the position of a noun in relation to another noun | in | in |
| conjunction |
Connects words, phrases, and clauses | et | and |
| interjection |
Expression of emotion | Eugepae! | Hooray! |
| interrogative* |
Begins a question sentence | Quis? | Who? |
*Interrogatives are not a part of speech, but we included them here because they are a type of word you will encounter often, especially in the conversational vocabulary!