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Basic Parts of Speech
Parts of speech are the various types of words that humans use in sentences. Nouns, pronouns, adjectives,
verbs, and adverbs are the basic parts of speech.
Let us understand these.
Part of Speech Definition Purpose Example Sentence
A word that names a
Noun person, place, thing, Person, place, or Agra, The monkey ran up the tree.
thing
monkey
I am going to Agra.
or idea.
A word that shows
Verb action or a state of action/doing ran, crying The boy was crying.
The cat ran after the mouse.
words
being.
A word that describes
Adjective or modifies a noun or describes a noun Red, long He was driving a red car.
I have long hair.
pronoun.
A word that modifies describes the The airplane was flying
Adverb a verb, adjective, or verb, adjective, or above, above the clouds.
quickly
another adverb. another adverb The cat drinks milk quickly.
A word that takes the she, he, it, She is speaking quite gently.
Pronoun replaces the noun
place of a noun. you You should brush your teeth.
The same word can be used as different parts of speech as shown below:
ALL Noun
Adjective All women must vote. Adverbs Verbs
Noun My father lost his all in speculation.
Adverb She was all alone in the classroom. Interjections Parts of Pronouns
Pronoun All voted against him in the election. Speech
Conjunctions Adjectives
Prepositions
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 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!
Articles
An article is a word that defines a noun as specific or unspecific. There are three articles in English: a, an,
and the.
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