Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech

There are eight main parts of speech (also known as word classes):-

  1. Nouns,
  2. Pronouns,
  3. Adjectives,
  4. Verbs,
  5. Adverbs,
  6. Prepositions,
  7. Conjunctions and 
  8. Interjections.
NOUN

NOUN – (Naming word):- A noun is the name of a person, place, thing or idea.

Examples of nouns: Rajesh, Madras, Table, Dog, Teacher, Pen, City, Happiness, Hope etc.

Example sentences:

  • Rajesh lives in Madras.
  • Radha uses pen and paper to write letters.

PRONOUN

PRONOUN – (Replaces a Noun):- A pronoun is used in place of a noun or noun phrase to avoid repetition.

Examples of pronouns: I, you, we, they, he, she, it, me, us, them, him, her, this, those etc.

Example sentences:

  • Meena is tired. She wants to sleep. I want her to Dance with me.

ADJECTIVE

ADJECTIVE – (Describing word):- An adjective describes, modifies or gives more information about a noun or pronoun.

Examples: big, happy, green, young, fun, crazy, three etc.

Example sentences: The little girl had a pink hat.

VERB

VERB – (Action Word):- A verb shows an action or state of being. A verb shows what someone or something is doing.

Examples: go, speak, run, eat, play, live, walk, have, like, are, is etc.

Example sentences: I like video games. I play a lot in holidays.

ADVERB

ADVERB – (Describes a verb):- An adverb describes/modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. It tells how, where, when, how often or to what extent. Many adverbs end in -LY

Examples:     slowly, quietly, very, always, never, too, well, tomorrow, here etc.

Example sentences: I am usually busy. Yesterday, I ate my lunch quickly.

PREPOSITION

PREPOSITION – (Shows relationship):- A preposition shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word. They can indicate time, place, or relationship.

Examples: at, on, in, from, with, near, between, about, under

Example sentences: I left my keys on the table for you.

CONJUNCTION

CONJUNCTION – (Joining word):- A conjunction joins two words, ideas, phrases or clauses together in a sentence and shows how they are connected.

Examples: and, or, but, because, so, yet, unless, since, if etc.

Example sentences: I was hot and exhausted but I still finished the marathon.

INTERJECTION

INTERJECTION – (Expressive word):- An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses a strong feeling or emotion. It is a short exclamation.

Examples: Ouch! Wow! Great! Help! Oh! Hey! Hi! Etc.

Example sentences: Wow! I passed my English test. Great! – Ouch! That hurt.