Nouns name persons, places, things or ideas. They are namers.
The kicker launched the football high into the air. (kicker names a person, football names a thing)
The United States is based on freedom. (United States names a place, freedom names an idea)
Verbs show action or state of being. They are the engines that power sentences. Every sentence has to have a verb. Without a verb, a sentence is like a car without an engine: it doesn't work.
The football player sped down the field. (sped shows action)
John was busy in his office. (was shows state of being)
Prepositions connect a noun to something else in the sentence. They can show location, position, or time.
The crowd ran under the bleachers. (under connects the bleachers to ran, it shows where they ran)
I did my homework after supper. (after connects supper to doing homework, it shows when)
Pronouns take the place of nouns. They are substitutes.
Instead of: All three thousand members of the club met at the field.
You can say: They met at the field. (They takes the place of All three thousand members of the club)
Adjectives describe or modify nouns. They are describers.
The purple car was ugly. (purple and ugly describe the car)
Interjections show feelings. They are outsiders, not really part of the sentence.
Well, it seems like that to me.
Shoot! We lost the game
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They often tell how, when, where, how much, or to what extent. In English, they often end with LY.
The nurse carefully laid the baby in the crib. (carefully describes the verb: how shelaid the baby down)
The extremely hot dish burned my hand. (extremely describes an adjective: how hot)
I ran very quickly to the car. (very describes the adverb quickly which describes how I ran)
Conjunctions join words or groups of words. They are connectors.
Cake and ice cream go well together. (and connects cake with ice cream)
Did you go to the game or stay home? (or connects go to the game with stay home)