Understanding the Parts of Speech

 

Parts of Speech (POS)

The part of speech is the primary categories of words according to their function in a sentence.

1)     Noun :-

            Nouns are words that indicate a person, a place , idea or thing.

   Example: cat, girl, pencil, book

    

                 There are different types of nouns namely:

§  Proper– proper nouns always start with a capital letter and refers to specific names of persons, places, or things.

 

Examples: Volkswagen Beetle, England, Pepsi

 

§  Common– common nouns are the opposite of proper nouns. These are just generic names of persons, things, or places.

 

Examples: car, Country,Ocean

 

§  Concrete– this kind refers to nouns which you can perceive through your five senses.

 

Examples: folder, sand, board, book

 

§  Abstract- unlike concrete nouns, abstract nouns are those which you can’t perceive through your five senses.

 

Examples: happiness, grudge, bravery, Faith

 

§  Count– it refers to anything that is countable, and has a singular and plural form.

 

Examples:  kitten, video, ball

 

§  Mass– this is the opposite of count nouns. Mass nouns are also called non-countable nouns, and they need to have “counters” to quantify them.

 

Examples of Counters: kilo, cup, meter

 

Examples of Mass Nouns: rice, flour, lemon

 

§  Collective– refers to a group of persons, animals, or things.

 

Example: Class,Actors, Birds Singers

 

2)     Pronoun :-

                   A word used in place of noun is called pronoun.

   Example: I, it, he, she, mine, his, hers, we, they, theirs, and ours.

3)     Verb:-

                      A word shows an action is called verb.

               Example: run, walk, write, sing, listen  

  

             

4)     Adjective : -

                       A word that describes noun or pronoun is called adjective.

         Example: fast, slow, big, tall, wide

5)     Adverb :-

              A word that describes verb or adjective is called adverb.

   Example: Slowly, quickly, commonly

 

6)     Preposition :-

                     Prepositions are words that express a relationship between a noun and pronoun.

    Example: on, in, to, at, under, over 

 

7)     Conjunction:-

                     Conjunctions are words that connect the words, phrases and clauses.

    Example: and, but, or, nor because

8)     Interjection :-

                     A word that express strong or sudden emotion.

        Example: wow! , oh! ,  hey!

 

Abbrevations

  

N-Noun                                      V-Verb

Adv-Adverb                               C-Conjunction

P-Pronoun                                 Adj-Adjective

P-Preposition                             I-Interjection

 

PRACTICE

 

1. The little dog ran.

2. Oh! You scared me!

3. The snow fell softly.

4. The house was red and small.

5. The earth travels around the sun.