Part of Speech Discussion

Part of Speech Discussion

by Esther Oyebode -
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Parts of Speech : Words are divided into 8

Noun : Name of a person, place, thing, or idea.

Examples : Pinky, Jeddah, Pen, Esther

Pronoun : Word used in a place of noun.

Examples : He, She, It, They

Adjective : Word that describes a noun or a pronoun.

Examples : Big, Cute, Cheap, Incredible


Verb : Word that shows action or state.

Examples : Run, Eat, Is, Are, Be, Feel


Adverb : Word that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb.

Examples : Clearly, Happily, Here, Well, Always


Preposition : Word placed before a noun or pronoun to show relationship of place, time, location, and direction.

Examples : In, On, At, Under, Over


Conjuction : Word that joins words, phrases, clauses, and sentences.

Examples : And, But, Because, If, When, So


Interjection : Word expressing sudden feeling.

Examples : Wow!, Oh!, Alas!


Articles: Introduces nouns

Examples: a, an, the.