PARTS OF SPEECH AND ITS CLASSIFICATION, DEFINITION AND EXAMPLES
Part of Speech
In the English language, every word is called a part of speech. The
role a word plays in a sentence denotes what part of speech it belongs to.
Explore the definition of parts of speech, the different parts of speech and
examples in this article.
Parts of Speech Definition
- The Oxford Learner’s Dictionary defines parts of speech as “one of the classes into which words are divided according to their grammar, such as noun, verb, adjective, etc.”
- The Cambridge Dictionary also gives a similar definition – “One of the grammatical groups into which words are divided, such as noun, verb, and adjective”.
Different
Parts of Speech with Examples
Parts of speech include nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs,
adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections.
8 Parts of Speech Definitions and Examples:
1. Nouns are
words that are used to name people, places, animals, ideas and things. Nouns
can be classified into two main categories: Common nouns and Proper nouns.
Common nouns are generic like ball, car, stick, etc., and proper nouns are more
specific like Charles, The White House, The Sun, etc.
Examples of nouns used in sentences:
·
She bought a pair
of shoes. (thing)
·
I have a pet. (animal)
·
Is this your book?
(object)
·
Many people have a fear of darkness.
(ideas/abstract nouns)
·
He is my brother.
(person)
·
This is my school.
(place)
Also, explore Singular Nouns and Plural Nouns.
2. Pronouns are
words that are used to substitute a noun in a sentence. There are different
types of pronouns. Some of them are reflexive pronouns, possessive pronouns, relative pronouns and indefinite pronouns. I,
he, she, it, them, his, yours, anyone, nobody, who, etc., are some of the
pronouns.
Examples of pronouns used in sentences:
1.
·
I reached
home at six in the evening. (1st person singular pronoun)
·
Did someone see
a red bag on the counter? (Indefinite pronoun)
·
Is this the boy who won
the first prize? (Relative pronoun)
·
That is my mom.
(Possessive pronoun)
·
I hurt myself yesterday
when we were playing cricket. (Reflexive pronoun)
3. Verbs are
words that denote an action that is being performed by the noun or the subject in
a sentence. They are also called action words. Some examples of verbs are read,
sit, run, pick, garnish, come, pitch, etc.
Examples of verbs used in sentences:
1.
·
She plays cricket
every day.
·
Darshana and Arul are
going to the movies.
·
My friends visited me
last week.
·
Did you have your
breakfast?
·
My name is Meenakshi
Kishore.
4. Adverbs are
words that are used to provide more information about verbs, adjectives and
other adverbs used in a sentence. There are five main types of adverbs namely, adverbs of manner, adverbs of degree, adverbs of frequency, adverbs of time and adverbs of place.
Some examples
of adverbs are today, quickly, randomly, early, 10 a.m. etc.
Examples of adverbs used in sentences:
1.
·
Did you come here to
buy an umbrella? (Adverb of place)
·
I did not go to school yesterday as I was sick. (Adverb of
time)
·
Savio reads the newspaper everyday. (Adverb of frequency)
·
Can you please come quickly?
(Adverb of manner)
·
Tony was so sleepy that he could hardly keep his
eyes open during the meeting. (Adverb of degree)
5. Adjectives are
words that are used to describe or provide more information about the noun or
the subject in a sentence. Some examples of adjectives include good, ugly,
quick, beautiful, late, etc.
Examples of adjectives used in sentences:
1.
·
The place we visited yesterday was serene.
·
Did you see how big that
dog was?
·
The weather is pleasant today.
·
The red dress
you wore on your birthday was lovely.
·
My brother had only one chapati
for breakfast.
6. Prepositions are
words that are used to link one part of the sentence to another. Prepositions
show the position of the object or subject in a sentence. Some examples of
prepositions are in, out, besides, in front of, below, opposite, etc.
Examples of prepositions used in sentences:
1.
·
The teacher asked the students to draw lines on the paper so
that they could write in straight
lines.
·
The child hid his birthday presents under his bed.
·
Mom asked me to go to the store near my school.
·
The thieves jumped over the
wall and escaped before we could reach home.
7. Conjunctions are
a part of speech that is used to connect two different parts of a
sentence, phrases
and clauses. Some examples of conjunctions are and, or, for, yet, although,
because, not only, etc.
Examples of conjunctions used in sentences:
·
Meera and Jasmine
had come to my birthday party.
·
Jane did not go to work as she was sick.
·
Unless you
work hard, you cannot score good marks.
·
I have not finished my project, yet I went out
with my friends.
8. Interjections are
words that are used to convey strong emotions or feelings. Some examples of
interjections are oh, wow, alas, yippee, etc. It is always followed by an
exclamation mark.
Examples of interjections used in sentences:
·
Wow! What
a wonderful work of art.
·
Alas! That
is really sad.
·
Yippee! We
won the match.
Sentence
Examples for the 8 Parts of Speech
- Noun – Tom lives in New York.
- Pronoun – Did she find the book she was looking for?
- Verb – I reached home.
- Adverb – The tea is too hot.
- Adjective – The movie was amazing.
- Preposition – The candle was kept under the table.
- Conjunction – I was at home all day, but I am feeling very tired.
- Interjection – Oh! I forgot to turn off the stove
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