Introduction to Parts of Speech
If we observe the title of the lesson
‘Parts of Speech’, we could understand that there are two important words to be
understood. They are ‘Parts’ and ‘Speech.” As we know the word ‘part’ i.e., ‘some but not all of a thing’ and the
word ‘Speech’ i.e., sentence. Hence ‘Parts of Speech’ is to be understood that
‘Parts of Sentence.’
So when we think of parts of speech
we must think of parts of sentence. We know a sentence is constructed by two
major parts: the subject and the predicate. The subject is built by one or more
words or a phrase. In the same manner a predicate is also built by a word
(verb) or more words along with a verb. (To read more about Subject
and Predicate click here)
Finally we come to a conclusion that
a sentence consists of one or more words; actually they are the parts of
sentence. (Remember it is an introductory article on Parts of Speech. Search
this site for detailed individual parts of speech later or follow us for
updates.)
For instance:
1. Srikanth is a very good runner. (6
words of a sentence)
2. Silence! (1 word of a sentence)
3. May god bless you! (4 words of a
sentence)
4. This is the article that you are
eagerly studying to learn something about the parts of speech of English
grammar. (20 words of a sentence)
Note: We’ve to keep it in mind that
any isolated word that is not part of a sentence doesn’t belong to any kind of
part of speech.
In English grammar the words of a
sentence are grouped into eight (8) according to its function.
They are:
1. Noun
2. Pronoun
3. Adjective
4. Verb
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction and
8. Interjection
1.
Noun: A noun is a naming word in a sentence, naming word of a
person, place, thing or an idea.
For example:
Shivani is a student.
(Shivani and student are names of a people - noun)
Hyderabad is a big city. (Hyderabad and city are names of places - noun)
This is a teak wooden table. (Table is the
name of a thing – noun)
Friendship lasts forever. (Friendship is the name of an idea – noun)
2. Pronoun: A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun in a sentence.
For example:
Anil is a teacher of Mathematics. He teaches
well. Students love his teaching. They prefer to stay more time
in his class.
He and his are used instead of Anil. They is used
instead of students.
3.
Adjective: An adjective is a word that says something about a noun
i.e. the noun’s quality, quantity, colour, number, size, shape, origin etc.
For example:
This is a rose. (noun)
It is a beautiful
rose.
It is a beautiful
red rose.
It is a beautiful
red Arabian rose.
A, beautiful, red and Arabian are
the words that tells the number, quality, colour, and origin of the rose. Hence
they are adjectives in those sentences.
4.
Verb: A
verb is the heart of a sentence. It tells the action or state of the subject in
the sentence.
For example:
You are reading
‘Parts of Speech’ article now.
Let’s learn the parts
of speech in detail in the next individual articles.
This is an
introductory article about ‘Parts of Speech.’
5.
Adverb: An
adverb is a word that qualifies or says something about a verb or an adjective
or another adverb.
For example:
He runs fast.
(Qualifies the verb run)
You are very smart
student. (Qualifies the adjective smart)
He runs too fast.
(Qualifies the adverb fast)
6.
Preposition: The
preposition is a word that connects a noun or noun phrase or a pronoun with
another word in a sentence.
For example:
The cat is on the
table.
You sat in an arm
chair.
They quarreled among
themselves.
7.
Conjunction: It is a word that connects words, phrases or clauses in a
sentence.
For example:
Shivani reads and
writes English. (Connects two words)
There is fight between a beautiful
rose and an adventurous ant. (Connects two phrases)
Someone knocked at the door while
we were having our lunch. (Connects two clauses)
8.
Interjection:
An interjection is word that is used to show a sudden feeling or emotion in a
sentence. It doesn’t mean anything but emotion or feeling.
For example:
Hey! How are you?
Alas! He was injured severely.
Hurrah! India won the match.
Each part of speech is separately discussed in detail in
individual articles here after.
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