業精於勤，事立於豫

Part 詞類

Explanation 說明

Example 範例

Nouns

名詞

are names of people, places and qualities

man; desk; happiness

Taipei; Christina

Verbs

動詞

describe actions, states or experience

go; study; drink; push; break; understand

Auxiliaries

助動詞

are used with main verbs to show the tense, mood etc.

do; will; can; may; must; should

Adjectives

形容詞

describe nouns

She’s a pretty woman.

I’m sleepy.

Adverbs

副詞

describe verbs, Adj.,

Adv., or a sentence

He walks slowly.

She runs very fast.

Prepositions

介係詞

are used before nouns to show time, place, direction etc.

in the box; on the tabe; at 7:00; go to school

Conjunctions

連接詞

connect parts of sentences, phrases, or clauses.

and; but; because Though I’m poor, I am happy.

Interjections

感嘆詞

are used to express surprise, shock, pain etc.

Ouch!  It hurts! Hurray!  We won.

Articles

冠詞

 help us to refer to nouns

You can see a girl at the door. The girl is my best friend.