Parts of Speech

Grammar: PARTS OF SPEECH

Definition: When words are classified according to what work they do as small parts of a whole sentence, they are called parts of speech.

The parts of speech are eight in number:

1. Noun.
2. Pronoun.
3. Adjective.
4. Verb.
5. Adverb.
6. Preposition.
7. Conjunction.
8. Interjection.

At a glance, Parts of Speech:

No.	Parts of Speech	Definition	Example
1.	Noun	A Noun is a word used as the name of a person, place or thing.	Rahim, America, Poet, Sun etc.
2.	Pronoun	A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun.	He, She, They, It etc.
3.	Adjective	An Adjective is a word used to add something to the meaning of a noun.	Good, Brave, Nice, Fat etc.
4.	Verb	A Verb is a word that expresses some action.	Be, Do, Go etc.
5.	Adverb	An Adverb is a word used to add something to the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.	Swiftly, Well, correctly etc.
6.	Preposition	A Preposition is a word placed before a noun or a pronoun to show its relation to some other word in the sentence.	At, To, By, With, From etc.
7.	Conjunction	A Conjunction is a word used to join two or more sentences.	But, As, If, Unless, Till etc.
8.	Interjection	An Interjection is a word which expresses some strong and sudden feeling or emotion.	Fie, Hurrah, Hush etc.