8 Parts of speech Definitions and Examples
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This document defines and provides examples of the eight parts of speech in English: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Nouns name people, places, things, or ideas. Pronouns take the place of nouns. Verbs indicate actions or states of being. Adjectives provide additional information about nouns. Adverbs similarly modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Prepositions show relationships between nouns or pronouns and other words in a sentence. Conjunctions join words and sentences. Interjections are emotional words that end with an exclamation point.
8 Parts of speech Definitions and Examples
- 1. PARTS OF SPEECH NOUN PRONOUN INTERJECTIONCONJUNCTION PREPOSITIONADVERB ADJECTIVEVERB It is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing or an abstract idea. e.g. Website, Athar, Dragon, Idiot etc A word which is used in the place of a noun. It is pro+noun i.e. it refers to a noun whose identity is made clear previously. e.g. He, She, It An adjective tells us more about the noun or pronoun i.e. it gives us more information about something or someone. e.g. Zainab is a good girl. (Goodness is extra information about Zainab.) A verb indicates thoughts & actions. They show when the action happened, how many things were acting & can describe the action.. e.g. I fustigated my friend. A word placed before noun or a pronoun, denotes the relation of the person or thing referring by it, has with something else. e.g. on, for, in, under, before, after etc. An Adverb tells us more about the action of the noun (not the noun itself). It can add to the verb, adjective or another adverb. e.g. He plays very well. (very and well are adverbs) A spoken word that expresses an emotion or a sudden feeling of mind. It ends with the sign of exclamation (!) e.g. What the hell! Oh my God!, What!, Nooo! etc A word that joins words, sentences and phrases. It is also known as a joiner as it connects (conjoins) parts of a sentence. e.g. FANBOYS- For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So