Parts of Speech | Grammar | English

Words in a sentence are divided into different kinds or classes, called Parts of Speech, depending on their use or the work they perform in the sentence.

There are 8 Parts of Speech :

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

1. Noun:  A noun is a word used as the name of a person, place, animal or thing.

• Shivaji was a great King.
• Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra.
• The Sun rises in the east.
• His honesty won him appreciation.

2. Pronoun : A pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun.

• Jiya is happy, because she won the race.
• The pen is on the table, you left it there.
• Lucy is eating as she is hungry.
• John and Suzy went to market, they will be back by evening.

3. Adjective : An adjective is a word that is used to add something to the meaning of noun.

• Lucy was a beautiful bride.
• Sindbad was a brave sailor.
• Suzy is very particular about her studies.
• There are forty students in my class.

4. Verb : A verb is a word used in a sentence  to express an action or state or somethng or somebody.

• Usain Bolt run fastest in Olympics sprints.
• Mumbai is a busy city.
• Books are our best friends.
• John cooks dinner every Sunday.

5. Adverb : An adverb is a word that is used in a sentence to add something to the meaning of verb, an adjective or another adverb.

• Sofia can make very beautiful sketches.
• The fish quickly swam and disappeared.
• We saw an ant hill outside the farm.
• The baby elephant moved slowly to its mother.

6. Preposition : A preposition is a word in a sentence that shows a relationship
between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence.

• There is a horse in the stable.
• Sofia is fond of music.
• Many mangoes laid under the tree.
• The boy next to Riya is the sports captain.

7. Conjunction : A conjunction is a word used to join two words, phrases or sentences.

• Yohan ran fast, but could not win.
• Usain and Yohan are from Jamaica.
• Lucy has been promoted twice, since she joined the company.
• We had umbrellas, yet we were wet.

8. Interjection : An interjection is a word used in a sentence that expresses some sudden feeling.

• Hurrah ! We won the game.
• Ahh! that is a wonderful feeling.
• Congrats ! Mike for your victory.
• Alas ! He lost the battle.

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