PARTS OF SPEECH
PARTS OF SPEECH EXPLAIN HOW A WORD IS USED IN A SENTENCE.
When we want to construct a sentence, we use different
words. And these words are parts of
speech. Traditionally there are eight parts of speech in English: Noun,
Pronoun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Conjunction, Preposition, Interjection.
NOUN
It is a naming word. It names a person, place, thing or
an idea.
Examples: Roy, Elephant, Bangalore, Tiger, Engineer,
hope, shark, happiness, etc.
1.
The boy
crossed the road.
2.
I heard
loud music.
3.
Lions attacked a zebra.
4.
Rohan is a doctor.
5.
Here are
some cats.
PRONOUN
A pronoun is used
instead noun. It is used in place of noun to avoid repetition.
Examples: I, we, you, he, she, it, they etc.
1.
We were playing chess with siblings.
2.
He is watching cricket match.
3.
These are beautiful flowers.
4.
That bike is mine.
5.
I will do it myself.
VERB
A verb is an action word. It shows an action or state of
being. A verb shows what someone or something is doing.
Examples: play, cry, laugh, dance, is, am, are, etc.
1.
He ironed
his shirt.
2.
She prefers
tea.
3.
Mona baked
a delicious cake.
4.
Somu is
writing a novel.
5.
He had
arrived station at 4 pm.
ADJECTIVE
An adjective modifies, qualifies, describes or give more
information about a noun or pronoun.
Examples: strong, tall, beautiful, sharp, etc.
1.
We live
in a beautiful villa.
2.
She
writes a meaningless poem.
3.
Mona’s
hair is gorgeous.
4.
Peter
wore red shirt.
5.
Arnold is
the strongest person.
ADVERB
An adverb modifies or describes a verb, an adjective or
another adverb. It tells how, where, when, how often or to what extent. Many
adverbs usually end in –ly.
Examples: lastly, there, never, tomorrow, slowly, etc.
1.
Victor
ran quickly to catch the bus.
2.
She spoke
English fluently.
3.
He
screamed loudly to drag attention of audience.
4.
Mr.
Bunting never tells lie.
5.
Children
are often wandering the streets.
PREPOSITION
A preposition is a word which shows the relationship of a
noun or pronoun to another word. It can indicate time, place or relationship.
Examples: in, on, for, at, near, under, below, etc.
1.
She sat on
the bench.
2.
Riya was
hiding under the table.
3.
Children
were running across the road.
4.
He lost
his car at the beach.
5.
The cat
jumped through the window.
CONJUNCTION
A conjunction joins two words, two sentences, phrases or
clauses together.
Examples: if, but, and, because, so, yet, etc.
1.
Monty had
two dogs and a rabbit.
2.
You can
have vanilla ice cream or cold cake.
3.
Carpenter
tried to hit the nail but he hit his finger.
4.
We can
meet you whenever you want.
5.
Though it is raining, he swam in the river.
INTERJECTION
An interjection is a word that expresses a strong or
sudden feeling. It a short exclamation.
Examples: Wow! Ouch! Boom! Hurrah! OMG! Marvelous!
etc.
1.
Hurray! We won the cricket match.
2.
Ouch! It is painful so badly.
3.
Alas! She lost her father.
4.
Hey! Get out of my house.
5.
Wow! That’s really a great news.
