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8 parts of speech are important to know to understand English
grammar. Each type of word is defined by the function it has in
a sentence. When we talk about language, we need words to
describe the words we are talking about. This is the purpose of
defining the eight parts of speech. I tell my students that
knowing the names of the 8 parts of speech is like knowing the
names of the parts of a car. Click here for a printable 8 Parts
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8 parts of speech  How could my mechanic fix my car if he didn't
know that the problem was the carburetor, not the fuel pump? The
8 parts of speech are like that. By knowing the 8 parts of
speech, you can recognize when there is a problem of verb
agreement, or a run-on sentence, or a misused pronoun. The 8
parts of speech are: verbs, nouns, adverbs, adjectives,
pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.  Here
are the definitions of the eight