Parts of Speech

Parts of speech

1 Noun

is a word used as the name of a person, place, or thing: as

Babar was a great King

Kolkata is on the banks of the river Hooghly

The rose smells sweet.

The sun shine bright

His courage won him honour

Note. The word thing includes () all objects that we can see, hear taste, touch or mell: and () something that we can think of, but cannot perceive by the senses

2 An Adjective is a word used to add something to the meaning of a noun as

He is a brave boy There are twenty boys in this class.

3 A Pronoun

 is a word used instead of a noun, as,

John is absent, because he a The books are where you left them

.4 A verb

is a word used to express an action or state, as

The girl wrote a letter to her cousin Kokata is a big city

Iron and copper are useful metals

.5 An Adverb

 is a word used to

add something to

verb. an adjective, or another adverb; as.

He worked the sum quickly

This flower is very beautiful She pronounced the word quite correctly

6. A Preposition

is a word used with a noun or a pronoun to show how the person or thing denoted by the noun or pronoun stands in relation to something else, as,

There is a cow in the garden The girl is fond of music A fair little girl sat under a tree.

7. A Conjunction

is a word used to join words or sentences as

Rama and Hari are cousins

Two and to make four I ran fast but missed the train

8 An Interjection

is a word which expresses some sudden feeling, as.

Hurrah We have won the game She is deed

By Sunil saini sir