Thursday, November 29, 2012

Parts Of Speech


Words are divided into different kinds of classes, called Parts Of Speech. The parts of speech are eight in number.
   1. Noun
   2. Adjective
   3. Pronoun
   4. Verb
   5. Adverb
   6. Preposition
   7. Conjunction
   8. Interjection

1. Noun:- A noun is defined as a word which names  a person,thing or place.
               ex: Rahul, Eraser, Chennai.
   Noun is further divided in to two groups.They are proper nouns and common nouns. Proper nouns are nouns which begin with a capital letter because it is the name of specific person, place or thing. ex:- February, Pacific Ocean,etc.,Common nouns do not begin with capital letters.ex: children, book.

2. Adjective:- An adjective is a word which describes or add something to the meaning of a noun.
                     ex:- Lazy brown dog, Sweet little girl.

3.Pronoun:-  A pronoun is often described as a word which can be used instead of a noun.
                     ex:- Deepak is absent, because he is ill.

4. Verb:- A verb is often defined as a word which shows action or state of being.
              ex:- Chennai is a big city.
                     Iron and copper are useful metals.

5. Adverb:- An adverb is a word used  to add something to the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another      
                  adverb.
                  ex:- I always do my homework.
                         She rarely eats big breakfast.

6. Preposition:- A preposition is a word  which shows relationships among other words in the sentence. The
                        relationship includes direction,place,time,cause,manner and amount.
                       ex:- They will be there at 3pm.
                              It is under the table.

7. Conjunction:- A conjunction is a word that connects other words or group of words.
                         ex:- Harshini and Aiswarya are friends.
                                Preeti will be there on Monday or Tuesday.

8. Interjection:-  An Interjection is a word which expresses some sudden feelings.
                         ex:- Hurrah! We have won the game.

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