PARTS OF SPEECH

1. Nouns

• Function: Nouns are words that name people, places, things, or ideas.
• Examples:
  • Person: Teacher, John
  • Place: School, Paris
  • Thing: Book, Car
  • Idea: Happiness, Freedom

Example Sentence: The cat sat on the mat.

2. Pronouns

• Function: Pronouns replace nouns to avoid repetition and make sentences shorter.
• Examples:
  • I, You, He, She, It, We, They
  • Who, What, This, That
• Types of Pronouns:
  • Personal Pronouns: He is my friend.
  • Possessive Pronouns: My car is red.
  • Relative Pronouns: The person who called is my brother.
  • Demonstrative Pronouns: This is delicious.

Example Sentence: She loves reading her book.

3. Verbs

• Function: Verbs express actions, occurrences, or states of being.
• Examples:
  • Action Verbs: Run, Jump, Write
  • Linking Verbs: Is, Seem, Become
  • Helping Verbs: Has, Will, Can

Example Sentence: He writes every day.

4. Adjectives

• Function: Adjectives describe or modify nouns or pronouns by providing more information about them.
• Examples:
  • Beautiful, Tall, Red, Happy

Example Sentence: She wore a beautiful dress.

5. Adverbs

• Function: Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They often describe how, when, where, or to what extent something happens.
• Examples:
  • Quickly, Very, Yesterday, Here
  • Modifying Verbs: She ran quickly.
  • Modifying Adjectives: It was very cold.
  • Modifying Adverbs: He did it quite easily.

Example Sentence: She sings beautifully.

6. Prepositions

• Function: Prepositions show the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. They often indicate location, direction, time, or method.
• Examples:
  • In, On, At, By, With, Under, Over

Example Sentence: The book is on the table.

7. Conjunctions

• Function: Conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses. They can show relationships like addition, contrast, or cause and effect.
• Examples:
  • And, But, Or, Because, Although
  • Coordinating Conjunctions: And, But, Or
  • Subordinating Conjunctions: Because, Although

Example Sentence: I wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining.

8. Interjections

• Function: Interjections are words or phrases that express strong emotion or surprise. They are often followed by an exclamation mark.
• Examples:
  • Wow!, Oh!, Ouch!, Hey!

Example Sentence: Wow! That’s amazing!