PARTS OF SPEECH

Words are divided into different kinds of classes, called Parts of Speech.

The parts of speech are:-
1. Noun.
2. Adjective.
3. Pronoun.
4. Verb.
5. Adverb.
6. Preposition.
7. Conjunction.
8. Interjection.

Noun:-
A Noun is a word used as the name of a person, place or thing.
Example:
1. The rose smells sweet.
2. The sun shines bright.
3. His courage won him honour.

Thing includes all objects that we can see, hear, taste, touch or smell.

Adjective:-
An Adjective is a word used to add something to the meaning of a noun.
Example:
1. He is a brave boy.
2. There are twenty boys in this class.

Pronoun:-
A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun.
Example:
1. John is absent, because he is ill.
2. The books are where you left them.

Verb:-
A Verb is a word used to say something about some person, place or thing.
Example:
1. The girl wrote a letter to her cousin.
2. Shanghai is a big city.
3. Iron and copper are useful metals.

Adverb:-
An Adverb is a word used to add something to the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Example:
1. He worked the sum quickly.
2. This flower is very beautiful.
3. She pronounced the word quite correctly.

Preposition:-
A Preposition is a word used with a noun or a pronoun to show how the person or thing denoted by the noun or pronoun stands in relation to something else.
Example:
1. There is a cow in the garden.
2. The girl is fond of music.
3. A fair little girl sat under a tree.

Conjunction:-
A Conjunction is a word used to join words or sentences.
Example:
1. Wang and John are cousins.
2. Two and two make four.
3. I ran fast, but missed the train.

Interjection:-
An Interjection is a word which expresses some sudden feeling.
Example:
1. Hurrah! we have won the game.
2. Alas! he is dead.