Parts of speech

Parts of speech

by Shankar Nagam -
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I learnt a lot from this exercise.


1. Nouns are words which name a person, place, things or ideas.

Examples: Dog, Christ, Success etc.

2. Pronouns are words that replace a noun in a sentence.

Examples: He, She, It, They etc.

3. Adjectives are words that describe a noun and a pronoun.

Examples:  Smart, Cute, Expensive, Black etc.

4. Verbs are words which describe an action or a state.

Examples: Fight, Dance, Eat, Sleep, Write etc.

5. Adverbs are words which describe a verb, an adjective and other adverb.

Examples: Clearly, Happily, Well, Always.

6. Preposition are words which show a relationship of place, time, location or direction between words.

Examples :In, On, Over, At, To.

7. Conjunction are words that connect words, phrases and clauses.

Examples: And, So, Because, But.

8. Interjection are words which help express emotions in a sentence.

Examples: Oh!, Oops, Hurray!.