Parts of Speech

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Every word is a part of speech.

The part of speech indicates how the word functions in meaning as well as grammatically within the sentence. An individual word can function as more than one part of speech when used in different circumstances. Parts of speech are the classification of words categorized by their roles and functions within the structure of the language. 

Eight parts of speech in the English

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

Noun

Noun refers to people, places, things, ideas, concepts, etc. 

Examples:

pen, New Year, dog, cat, elephant, garden, school, work, music, police officer, France, coffee, football, danger, happiness.

Example sentences:

Raj is good at Science but weak at Maths.

Pronoun

A pronoun is used to refer to a noun/noun phrase, or nouns/noun phrases; instead of the repeated use of the same noun(s)/noun phrase(s).  Pronouns are divided into a range of categories. 

Example sentences:

– Michael is a good boy. He gets up early in the morning.

Verb

A verb is one of the most important parts of speech and is a word which is used to describe action or an ongoing condition. 

Examples:

swim, realize, run, Walk, laugh, have, promise, invite, listen, running, winning, being , etc. 

Example sentences:

– Alex is going home. He loves his home.

Adjective

An adjective is a word which describes a noun or pronoun, there are thousands of adjectives within the English language. 

Examples:

good, useful, big, some, Beautiful, cute, angry, healthy, careful, little, generous, etc. 

Example sentences:

– The weather is hot and sunny today.

Adverb

Adverbs modify or describe adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs. 

Examples:

silently, quickly, really, nearly, hungrily, never, well, almost, every day, tomorrow, fully, carefully, hardly, etc. 

Example sentences:

– When I am running late for work, I eat my breakfast rapidly.

Preposition

A preposition is used in English to show a relationship between two words or phrases. Preposition gives context to nouns in relationship to other nouns or pronouns. 

Examples:

after, along, above, except, from, near, before, since, about, In, on, at, according to,  etc. 

Example sentences:

– I am going to France. France is in Europe.

Conjunction

A conjunction is used as a way of joining two or more ideas or words together.  A conjunction connects nouns, noun phrases, clauses or sentences together. 

Examples:

however, or, so, after, before, either, neither, because, unless, And, since, still, but, etc. 

Example sentences:

– I will go to the shop but not before I have had something to eat.

Interjection

Interjections are brief and abrupt pauses in speech, usually used for expressing emotions, reactions and excitement and have no grammatical link to anything else within the sentence they appear. 

Examples:

aha!, great!, hey!, hi!, oh!, yeah!, oops!, eh!, oh!, ouch!, hi!, well!, Ahem!, etc. 

Example sentences:

Yeah! She’s going with us tonight!

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