Parts of speech

Parts of speech

by Sandra Okyere -
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There are 8 part of a speech 

   1. Noun

Names a person, place, thing, or idea

Eg:teacher, city, book, happiness

Eg:The teacher explained the lesson

    2.   Pronoun

Replaces a noun

Eg:he, she, it, they, we

Eg:She is studying today

   3Verb

Shows action or a state of being

Eg:run, eat, think, jump,sleep

Eg:They run every morning

  4.  Adjective

Describes a noun or pronoun

Eg:big, happy, blue, fast

Eg:He bought a blue car

  5.  Adverb

Describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb

Eg:quickly, very, well, slowly

Eg:She spoke clearly.

 6.  Preposition

Shows relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word

Eg:in, on, under, between, at

Eg:The book is on the table.

 7.  Conjunction

Connects words, phrases, or clauses

Eg:and, but, because, although

Eg:I wanted to go, but it rained 

8.  Interjection

Expresses sudden emotion

Eg:oh!, wow!, hey!, ouch!

Eg:Wow! That is amazing.