Parts of speech

Part of speech- a category to which a word is assigned in accordance with its syntactic functions. In English the main 8 parts of speech are noun, pronoun, adjective, determiner, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.

1. Parts of speech By Satinder Batish

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

3. Noun A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. e.g. Sachin, Bhavnagar, Laptop, Beauty, Democracy...

4. Verb A word that expresses action, being or condition. E.g. Teach, Listen, Talk, be, have, do, shall, can, will...

5. Adjective A word that modifies / adds meaning / describes a noun or a pronoun. E.g. The blue/dark/cloudy/clear sky . • Intelligent student, hard-working teacher, beautiful girl

6. Adverb A word that modifies / adds meaning / describes a verb, an adjective or another verb. Eg. Copy this out carefully. • He ran fast to win the race. • These shoes are too big. • He ran very fast yet can’t win the race.

7. Pronoun A word that substitutes for a noun. E.g. He, She, It, We, they...

8. Preposition A word that shows relationship between its objects and some other word in the sentence. E.g. on the table, under the table, into the well…

9. Conjunction • A word that joins words, phrases, or clauses. E.g. and, but, either, or, neither nor...

10. Interjection • A word that shows surprise or sudden feeling. E.g. Oh!, Aaah!, Ouch!, Hurray!, Alas!

11. Test your knowledge • Working with your partner, identify parts of speech in the following sentences: 1. India will be defeated in cricket by South Africa. 2. Shahrukh Khan is the legendary actor of India. 3. They both are my brothers and they study in my school. 4. Bravo ! You sang on the stage very efficiently. • Make two sentences using adjectives and adverbs from the list given below: • Black, white, very, too, succeed, honestly, hence, yesterday, away…