PARTS OF SPEECH
PARTS OF SPEECH Parts of Speech- Words are divided into different kinds or classes, called parts of speech. According to their use or the work they do in sentence the parts of speech are divided into eight in number. Thus a name given to a word based on its job in a sentence is defined as parts of speech. They are- Noun Verb Pronoun Adjective Adverb Preposition Conjunction Interjection 1. Noun is defined as the name of a person, place, animal, thing, feeling, idea etc. In short noun is a naming word. Person-boy girl, teacher, Danish, the President, father etc. Place- Delhi, Ganga, school, playground etc. Thing- pen, car, book, toilet etc. Idea- liberty, bravery, happiness, fear etc. Eg. Kolkata is on Hooghly . Akbar was a great king . Revathi is a good girl . 2. Verb is the most important word in a sentences. It express action or state of being. Action-run, kick, jump, play, swim etc. State of being- is, am, w
