How many parts of speech are there ? Name them with brief introduction of each.
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there are 8 parts of speech
1) Noun
nouns are naming words referring to persons, places , things, concepts and so on.
eg: India, Taj Mahal, Gold Man , Government etc.
2) Pronoun
It is a proxy for a noun . It does a the functions of the Noun it stands for. It is the word used instead of noun to avoid the repeatation of nouns.
eg: he, she, it ,we, you etc
3) Adjectives
The words which modify a noun is called an adjective.
eg: some,any , few, several etc.
4) verbs
Verbs are words which denote the action, condition, or experience of a subject
eg: sing, write , kill etc.
5) adverbs
An adverb is a word which modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
eg: sincerely, very, heavily
6) Preposition
It is a word which shows the relation of a noun or a pronoun to some other words in a sentence.
eg: in, on , by, of etc.
7) Conjunction
A conjunction is a word that joins together words, phrases, clauses or sentences.
eg: and, but, as if, as well as, etc.
8) Interjection
An Interjection is a word used to express some strong feeling or emotion, such as joy, grief, fear, surprise,pity etc.
eg: Ah! , Alas!, Oh!, Hurrah! etc.
Parts of Speech:
There are eight parts of speech. They are
1. Noun: Naming word is a noun. E.g. Fathima, India
2. Pronoun: A word which is used instead of a noun is called a pronoun. E.g. He, she
3. Verb: Action words are verbs. E.g. walk, run, write,etc.
4. Adverb: A word that qualifies a verb is called an adverb. E.g. quickly, slowly etc.
5. Adjective: A word that qualifies a noun is called an adjective. E.g. beautiful, large, tall, etc.
6. Preposition: A word that marks the position of it with that of a noun. E.g. at, on, in, etc.
7. Conjunction: A word that combines two nouns or clauses is called a conjunction. E.g. and, but, or, etc.
8. Interjection: A word that gives an exclamation of joy or sadness is called an interjection. E.g. wow! , Oh!, Alas!, etc.