parts of speech

parts of speech

by Harshavardhan Gupta A -
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Nouns



  • Definition: Words that name a person, place, thing, or idea.
  • Examples:
    • Person → teacher, Samuel, doctor
    • Place → school, Egypt, park
    • Thing → phone, book, car
    • Idea → love, freedom, happiness

  • In a sentence: The dog is sleeping. → “dog” is a noun.






2. Verbs



  • Definition: Words that show action or state of being.
  • Examples:
    • Action verbs → run, eat, sing, write
    • State verbs → am, is, are, was, were, seem

  • In a sentence: She runs every morning. → “runs” is a verb.






3. Adjectives



  • Definition: Words that describe nouns (they tell us more about a person, place, or thing).
  • Examples:
    • beautiful, tall, red, happy, fast

  • In a sentence: It’s a beautiful day. → “beautiful” is an adjective describing “day”.