Parts of speech

There are eight main parts of speech. We will discuss briefly about each one.

NOUN - (Naming the words)

It is the name of a person, place, thing or an idea.

Some examples of nouns are:

Persons:  Daniel, Smith, Elizabeth, Laura

Place: London, New York, West Virginia,

Things:   table, pen, clock, Bag

Ideas: happiness, hope, sorrow, Joy

PRONOUN - (Replacement of a Noun)

A pronoun is word that is used in the place of a noun or noun phrase to avoid repetition of that noun or noun phrase.

Some examples of pronouns are I, you, we, they, he, she, it, me, us, them, him, her, this, those and their atc.

Exemplary sentences for the concept of pronouns: Laura is tired. She wants to sleep. I want her to work with me. In these sentences She, I, her and me are pronouns which are used in the place of nouns.

ADJECTIVE - (Defining a word)

It is a word that describes, modifies or provides more information about a noun or pronoun. Simply we can say that an adjective defines noun or pronoun.

Examples of adjectives: big, good, bad, happy, sad, green, yellow, young, old, fun, crazy, naughty

Exemplary sentences of adjectives: The little boy had a black hat. He is a good boy. He is crazy and intelligent. In these sentences black, good, crazy and intelligent are adjectives.

VERB - (Action showing Word)

A verb is a word which shows an action or state. A verb always shows that what someone or something is doing at a specific time.

Examples of verb: go, ask, speak, run, pull, eat, play, live, cut, walk, have, like

Exemplary sentences of verb: He likes English books. I study my books and play games at home. In these sentences the words like, study and play show an action so these are verbs.

ADVERB - (Describing the verb)

An adverb is a word that defines or modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. Adverbs is a word that tells us how, where, when, how often or to what extent. Frequently adverbs end in –LY.

Examples of adverbs: slowly, fast, quietly, very, always, bravely, never, too, honestly, well

Exemplary sentences of adverbs: He is usually busy. I ate my lunch quickly yesterday. He is going to his duty slowly. In these sentences the word usually, quickly and slowly are adverbs.

PREPOSITION - (Showing the State)

A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun to any other word. They can indicate time, place, or relationship. They show the state of a noun or pronoun.

Examples of prepositions: at, up, on, down, in, from, before, with, near, beneath, between, about

Exemplary sentences of prepositions: The cat is under the table. I left keys on the table for you. He is coming behind me. In these sentences the word under, on and behind are prepositions.

CONJUNCTION - (Joining the words or sentences)

A conjunction is a word that joins two words, ideas, phrases or clauses together in a sentence. It shows how they are connected. Simply we can say that it provides a mutual junction.

Examples of conjunctions: and, that or, but, which, because, so, yet, unless, since

Exemplary sentences of conjunctions: I was happy and excited due to the victory of my team in match. He was late because he gets up late in the morning. It is a book which provides me complete details about English language. In these sentences the word and, because and which are conjunctions.

INTERJECTION - (Expressing the words)

An interjection is a word or phrase which expresses sudden feelings or emotions.

Examples of interjections: Ouch! Hurrah! Wow! Great! Oops! Help! Oh! Hey! Hi! Ah!

Exemplary sentences for interjections: Wow! I passed my math test. Great! You have done.  Ouch! That shoe hurts my feet.