Part of Speech
POS Examples
100
Names a person, place, thing, activity, or idea

Noun

100

"Slowly" is an example of this part of speech.

Adverb
200

A word that asserts an action, shows a state of being, links two words together, or helps another verb.

Verb

200

"Massive" is an example of this part of speech.

Adjective
300

Modifies a noun or pronoun by describing, qualifying, or limiting and answers the questions: What kind? How many? Which? Whose?

Adjective

300

"Are is an example of this part of speech.

Verb

400

Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb and answers the questions: How? When? Where? Why? How often? How much? To what extent? Under what condition?


Adverb

400
"Alaska" is an example of this part of speech.
Noun
500

Relates a noun or pronoun to another word.

Preposition

500
"Yikes!" is an example of this part of speech.

Interjection

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