What Are Parts of Speech? How Many Parts of Speech We Have?
In this article, I will teach you all about eight parts of speech that we have in English grammar. I will show you with definition, example, and its usage. you will learn it easily, I describe each speech with a simple definition that you should get.
This parts of speech are the basic English grammar that every student should know before going to a high-level class. because it will increase your knowledge and your speech. as if you imagine while we are going to a school or English classes at first the teacher teach us parts of speech because it is necessary to know.
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what are parts of speech?
Parts of speech:
In grammar, a part of speech (also called lexical categories, grammatical categories or word classes) is a linguistic category of words. In English, there are eight parts of speech.
How many parts of speech do we have?
A list of parts of speech:
A list of parts of speech in English grammar include the following:
- noun
- pronoun
- verb
- adverb
- adjective
- preposition
- conjunction
- interjection
1. Noun:
A noun is a word used to refer to people, animals, objects, substances, states, events, ideas and feelings. A noun functions as a subject or object of a verb and can be modified by an adjective.
Example: People> Sara, Ali, Hameed
Animal> lion, cat, dog
Thing> table, cup, television
What is a noun? with full details and examples.
2. Pronoun:
A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun.
(he, she, it, they, we, you)
Example: Sara loves you > NOUN
she loves you > PRONOUN
Ali lost his books > NOUN
He lost his books > PRONOUN
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3. Verb:
A verb is used to show an action or a state of being.
(cook, sing, dance, teach, read, go)
Example: He is writing a letter.
she reads her book.
They are enjoying the party.
What is a Verb? Types of verbs and Examples
4. Adverb:
An adverb is used to modify a verb, adjective, and the other adverbs.
(quickly, nicely, fastly, completely, rudely)
Example: she talks politely.
They walk quickly.
We write the letter completely.
what is an adverb? How Many Types of Adverb we have?
5. Adjective:
An adjective is used to describe the goodness and badness or specify a noun or pronoun.
(good, bad, nice, tall, small, clever, ugly, smart, short)
Example: Sara looks beautiful.
Hameed is a nice person.
Ali is a good boy.
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6.Proposition:
Are used before a noun to form a phrase that shows where, when, how and why.
(in, above, on, under, behind, in front of, beside)
Example: The cat is in the box.
The monkey is on the floor.
The books are in the cupboard.
What is preposition? and divided into how many parts?
7. Conjunction:
Are used to join two sentences, two clauses or words.
(and, but, when, if, also, although)
Example: This is my book and those are yours.
Ali is tall but Akbar is taller.
I will talk to him if he regrades.
what is Conjunction? how many kinds of conjunctions we have?
8. Interjection:
Are used to show your sudden feelings, surprise or emotion.
(oh, aha, hurrah, wow, alas)
Example: Wow! she is so beautiful.
Alas! his grandmom died.
Hurrah! we are late for the center.
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