III - ENGLISH - Parts of Speech

 

PARTS OF SPEECH

What is Parts of Speech ?

Ans: Words are divided into different classes. They are called Parts of Speech.

What are the different types of Parts of Speech ? What are they ?

Ans: There are eight types of Parts of Speech . They are as such..

1. Noun  2. Pronoun  3. Adjective  4. Verb  

5. Adverb  6.  Preposition  7. Conjunction  

8. Interjection

                                  NOUN

What is Noun ?

Ans: A noun is a naming word. Naming words  are the name of persons, places or things.

Example: Ram is a good boy.  { Naming word 

( name of person ) - Ram }

Koraput is a hilly district in Odisha.   

Naming word ( name of district/place ) - Koraput

This chair is made of wood. { Naming word 

( name of things ) - chair, wood }  

PRONOUN

What is Pronoun ?  Give an example.

Ans: A word which is used in place of a noun is called Pronoun .

Saswat is going to School. ( Saswat - Noun )       He is going to School. ( He - Pronoun )

ADJECTIVE

What is Adjective ? Give an example.

Ans: An Adjective is a word used for qualifying  a noun or pronoun.             or  

An Adjective is a word used for adding something to the meaning of a noun or pronoun.

Example: Ram is a good boy. ( Here 'good'                                            shows the quality of a boy )

Give me two pens. My friend gave me five pencils in my birth day. ( Here the word two and five shows the quantity ( add something more to                                       the noun pen and pencil. )

VERB

What is a Verb ?

Ans: Verbs are words that show actions,

 motions, doing or states of being.

action, motion, doing - means doing something .

 Raghav is jumping in the field.

States of being - ( feeling ) This mango tastes so

 sweet.

ADVERB

What is Adverb ? Give examples.

Ans: The word which qualifies any word (Parts

 of Speech) in a sentence except a noun or

 pronoun is called an adverb.

Example -1 - Raghu goes slowly. ( Here the

 adverb 'slowly' modifies the verb 'goes' )

Example -2 - She is a very beautiful girl. ( Here

 the adverb 'very' modifies the adjective

 'beautiful') 

Example -3 - My friend walks very slowly. ( Here

 the adverb 'very' modifies the another adverb

 'slowly')

Example -4 -The bird flew exactly over our head.

 ( Here the adverb 'exactly' modifies the

                                                preposition 'over')

SOME MORE WORDS OF ADVERB 

Time : now, then, soon , early etc.

Place : here, there, far, near etc.

Manner : slowly, quickly, surely etc.

Number : once, twice , thrice , again,always etc. 

Other adverb to remember : very, much , partly

 , wholly, as , so that,if,unless,though,although

 etc.

PREPOSITION

What is Preposition ?

Ans: Preposition is a word. 

It is placed before a noun or a pronoun. 

It shows the relation of that noun or pronoun

                with any other word of the sentence. 

These prepositions show place, time, direction

 etc.

Examples of some of prepositions :

in, on,under,over,above,by,near,though,although,

after,before,below,between,among,along,across,

for,about,behind,in front of, with,without etc.

Examples in sentences :

The book is in the table. The man is under the

tree. The bird is flying over our head. The dog is

behind you.

CONJUNCTION  

What is a conjunction ?

Ans: A conjunction is a word  used to join words

 or sentences.

Example: - Mohit and Chaitanya are good

 friends.

Learn your lesson or leave the class.

MOST COMMONLY USED CONJUNCTIONS:

and, or, but, so, also, too, if, unless, while,

 because, though, although, till, until, still,

 therefore, not only.....but also

                           INTERJECTION

What is Interjection ?

Ans: An interjection is a word which expresses

 some sudden feeling.

Examples: 

Hellow! How are you ?

Alas ! The man is  dead.

Hurray ! Today is a holiday.

Bravo ! You have done well.

Oh ! What a nice view.

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