Question

What are the parts of speech? Explain each parts of speech with suitable examples.

Answer 1

There are 8 parts of speech in English Grammar :-

1. NOUN : It is the name of a person, place, thing or idea.

For Example : Cow, Ram, Delhi etc.

2. PRONOUN : It is used in place of a noun or noun phrase to avoid repetition.

For Example : I, you, we, they etc.

3. ADJECTIVE : It describes, modifies or gives more information about a noun or pronoun.

For Example : big, happy, green etc.

4. VERB : It shows an action or state of being. A verb shows what someone or something is doing.

For Example : go, speak, run, eat etc.

5. ADVERB : It modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.

For Example: slowly, quietly, very etc.

6. PREPOSITION : It comes before a noun or a pronoun to show relationship between a noun or pronoun to another word.

For Example : at, on, in, front etc.

7. CONJUNCTION : It joins two words or sentences in one sentence.

For Example : and, or, but, because etc.

8. INTERJECTION : It is a word or phrase that expresses a strong feeling or emotion.

For Example : Ouch! Wow! Great! etc.

Answer 2

There are 8 classes according to their functions in a sentence. The words are divided in 8 classes. These are called PARTS OF SPEECH.

# noun

# pronoun

# verb

# adjective

# preposition

# conjunction

# interjection