What are Parts of Speech?
In traditional grammar, the parts of speech are the categories of words that have similar grammatical properties. These categories help to understand how words function within a sentence and how they relate to each other.
The parts of speech include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.
Each part of speech plays a specific role in constructing a sentence and conveying meaning. Understanding the parts of speech can help in analysing and constructing proper sentences in a language.
Types of Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech are divided into eight parts. We’ll learn all of them in depth with definitions and examples in our coming chapters.
1.Noun: Noun is a word that refers to people, places, things, or ideas. For example: – man, girl, dog, horse, bus, house, Delhi, Ram, love, happiness, etc.
2.Pronoun: Pronoun is a word that is used in place of nouns. It helps us to avoid mentioning the same naming word repeatedly. For example: – he, she, it, they, we, her, who, etc.
3.Verb: Verbs are the words that indicate an action or state of being. It tells us what someone or something does or feel. For example: – run, walk, think, cry, smile, catch, build, etc.
4.Adverb: Adverbs are those words that describe or modify or tells something more about a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. For example: – loudly, awfully, quickly, very, happily, sweetly, fiercely, well, etc.
5.Adjective: Adjectives are those words that describe or modify noun or pronoun. For example: – happy, taller, green, cold, hot, big, beautiful, soft, etc.
6.Preposition: Prepositions are those words that indicate the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. For example: – in, to, from, on, at, behind, by, with, etc.
7.Conjunction: Conjunctions are known as joining word that connect words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence or parts of a sentence. For example: – and, but, or, because, etc.
8.Interjection: Interjections are words or phrases that express strong emotion or surprise. It is used to get someone’s attention or to express an emotion. For example: – Oh!, Wow!, Hello!, Ah!, etc.