PARTS OF SPEECH

Words are divided according to their position and usage in a sentence. This is called Parts of Speech. The Parts of Speech are EIGHT (8) in number. They are:-

1. Noun
2. Pronoun
3. Adjective
4. Verb
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection

 

1. THE NOUN: The name of a person, place or thing is called a Noun Or The Noun is a naming word.

e.g.: Rahul, Hyderabad, pen etc.

2. THE PRONOUN: A Pronoun is a word which is used in the place of Noun.

e.g : Rahul is studying BBA. He is very clever.

3. THE ADJECTIVE: An Adjective is a word that qualifies a noun. It is something ‘added to’ the noun.

e.g. : HOT coffee, CLEVER student, SWEET pet, BEAUTIFUL girl

the words HOT, CLEVER, SWEET, & BEAUTIFUL are used to qualify or add something to the nouns coffee, student, pet and girl.

4. THE VERB: The verb is a word that denotes an action.

e.g : Aamir is reading a book. (Underline word is verb)

5. THE ADVERB: An Adverb is a word that modifies a Verb, an Adjective or another Adverb.

e.g.: Payal drinks very hot coffee. (Underline word is adverb)

6. THE PREPOSITION: The preposition is a word used with a noun or a pronoun to show their relation with something else.

e.g.: the Cow is in the garden. (Underline word is Preposition)

7. THE CONJUNCTION: Conjunctions are words used to connect words, phrases, clauses or sentences.

e.g.: Pen AND Paper, Rose is Red AND Beautiful, Tomato is a fruit BUT used as vegetable.

8. THE INTERJECTION: An Interjection is a word or sound used to express sudden feelings or emotions.

e.g.: Oh! What a pity!

Wow! You are so beautiful.