Parts of Speech

There are eight different kinds of word in English. They are called 'word classes' or 'parts of speech'. Here are some examples from the conversations in the cafe.

Verb: have, am, is, would, like, come, are, sitting, look...

Noun: conference, work, coffee, party, Saturday, Jessica, friends, corner...

Adjective: important, busy, good, cheap...

Adverb: tomorrow, rather, really, here...

Preposition: at, to, on, in...

Determiner: an, this, our, the...

Pronoun: I, it, you...

Linking word: so, and ...