En inglés, las partes de la oración (parts of speech) son las categorías gramaticales que determinan la función de cada palabra dentro de una oración. Conocerlas es fundamental para construir frases correctas y entender cómo funciona el inglés. La tabla de referencia a continuación resume las nueve partes de la oración en inglés con ejemplos y su función.
| Part of speech | Example | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Noun | city, freedom, dog | Names a person, place, thing, or idea. |
| Pronoun | she, it, they, who | Replaces a noun to avoid repetition. |
| Verb | run, is, seem | Expresses an action, state, or occurrence. |
| Adjective | cold, large, first | Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. |
| Adverb | quickly, very, here | Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb — indicates manner, degree, place, or time. |
| Preposition | in, on, at, for | Links a noun or pronoun to another word, showing relationship in space, time, or logic. |
| Conjunction | and, but, because | Connects words, phrases, or clauses. |
| Article / Determiner | the, a, an, this, my | Specifies or quantifies a noun — definite, indefinite, or possessive. |
| Interjection | oh, right, well, ouch | Expresses emotion or reaction. Grammatically independent — no syntactic role in the sentence. |
| Note: frameworks vary — some split determiners from articles, or treat participles separately. This follows standard contemporary usage. | ||