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A part of speech tells us the role a word plays in a sentence. In English grammar, there are 8 main parts of speech.
🔹 1. Noun (Naming word)
A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Examples:
- Person: teacher, Rahul
- Place: Pune, school
- Thing: book, table
- Idea: happiness, love
Sentence: Rahul is reading a book.
🔹 2. Pronoun (Replaces a noun)
A pronoun is used instead of a noun to avoid repetition.
Examples: he, she, it, they, we
Sentence: Rahul is reading. He is happy.
🔹 3. Verb (Action or state)
A verb shows action or state of being.
Examples: run, eat, is, are
Sentence: She runs fast.
He is tired.
🔹 4. Adjective (Describes a noun)
An adjective gives more information about a noun.
Examples: big, happy, red
Sentence: She has a red dress.
🔹 5. Adverb (Describes a verb/adjective)
An adverb tells how, when, where, or how much.
Examples: quickly, very, yesterday
Sentence: He runs quickly.
🔹 6. Preposition (Shows relation)
A preposition shows the relationship between words (often location or time).
Examples: in, on, at, under
Sentence: The book is on the table.
🔹 7. Conjunction (Joins words or sentences)
A conjunction connects words, phrases, or clauses.
Examples: and, but, because
Sentence: She is tired but happy.
🔹 8. Interjection (Expresses emotion)
An interjection shows sudden feeling or emotion.
Examples: wow!, oh!, hey!
Sentence: Wow! That is amazing