Parts of speech

Parts of speech

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1) Noun

Definition: It describes a person, place, thing or idea.

Example: The teacher gave us a book about happiness.

2) Pronoun

Definition: It replaces a noun to avoid repetition.

Example: Katherine is kind. She helps everyone.

3) Verb

Definition: It shows action or state of being.

Example: The children play in the park

4) Adjective

Definition: It describes a noun or pronoun

Example: she wore a beautiful dress.

5) Adverb

Definition: It describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb

Example: The movie was very interesting.

6) Preposition

Definition: shows relationship between noun, pronoun and another word in sentence.

Example:

The cat is under the table.

7) Conjunction

Definition: It joins words, phrases or clauses.

Example: she was tired, but she finished her homework.

8) Interjection

Definition: It express strong emotion or feeling.

Example: Wow!, That's a great idea!