Showing posts with label Parts of speech. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parts of speech. Show all posts

Saturday, 23 November 2019

English Grammar -Parts of speech - An Introduction

                                           Parts of Speech                                                                                      by Bkumar                                               Words are divided into different kinds or classes according to their use , that is according to the work they do in a sentences called parts of speech.the parts of speech are eight in number:

          1.Noun      
          2.Adjective     
          3.Pronoun      
          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 or thing.   
           Ex.                                                                                                                                                                   Person-   Ram, Hari,Sita
                 Place-      Delhi,Patna
                 Thing-   1.  Pen,Sugar, 2.Love,Beauty etc.
          Note-The word thing includes                                                                                                                   1. all objects that we see,hear,taste,touch or smell (material noun)
         2. something that  we can think of ,but can not perceive by senses (abstract noun)
2.Adjective- An adjective is a word used to add something to the meaning of a noun.
            Ex.    good boy , little girl etc. 
3.Pronoun-A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun.
            Ex. Ram is my friend.He lives in  Mumbai.  
4.Verb- A verb is word used to express an action or state.
            Ex.play, eat,is,are etc.
5.Adverb-  An adverb is a word used to add something to the meaning of a verb,an adjective or                         another adverb.Ex. quickly, very beautiful,quit correctly etc.
6.Preposition - A preposition is a word placed before a noun or a pronoun to show its relation to                       some other word or words in the sentence.
            Ex.at,in,of,over etc. 
7.Conjunction- A conjunction is a word used to join words  or sentences.
            Ex.and,but,if,although etc.
8.Interjection - An interjection is a word which expresses some sudden feeling.
            Ex. Alas,hurrah,oh etc