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He was driving a red car.
Adjective describes a noun Red, long
I have long hair.
describes the verb, The airplane was flying above
Adverb adjective, or another above, quickly the clouds.
adverb The cat drinks milk quickly.
She is speaking quite gently.
Pronoun replaces the noun she, he, it, you
You should brush your teeth.
The same word can be used as different parts of speech as shown below:
ALL
Adjective All women must vote.
Noun My father lost his all in speculation.
Adverb She was all alone in the classroom.
Pronoun All voted against him in the election.
Supporting Parts of Speech
Along with the above main parts of speech, several words support them. These are:
Part of Speech Example Sentence
I carry an umbrella every day.
Articles word that identifies the noun—a, an, the
The metro arrived late.
Conjunctions connecting words—because, and, but, so I was hungry, so ate the cake.
Prepositions show relation between words—of, between, under She is standing under the tree.
Interjections words express strong emotions—alas, wow Wow! What a beautiful dress!
Writing Sentences
A sentence is a sequence of words that collectively express a complete, meaningful idea. A sentence is constructed by
stringing together a series of words. This means that others must understand the sentence. A sentence usually consists
of a subject and an object that conveys a statement, question, exclamation, or command. Writing is created by arranging
sentences in a logical order that is understandable to the reader.
A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense. A sentence has different parts as shown below.
Rahul drinks juice
Subject—the person or Verb—expresses what Object—the receiver
thing performing the the action is. of the action.
action.
Some other examples are:
Sentence Subject Verb Object
Reema kicks the ball. Reema kicks the ball
He smokes a cigar. He smokes a cigar
Kanika drives the car. Kanika drives the car
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