PARTS OF SPEECH
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PARTS OF SPEECH
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NOUN
ADJECTIVE
CONJUNCTION
PRONOUN
ADVERB
INTERJECTION
VERB
PREPOSITION
ARTICLES
1.NOUN
What is noun?
Ans- A noun is the name of a person, place ,animal or thing.
Eg-(1) Sonal is my friend.
Sonal is my friend. (Person)
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1.NOUN-Continued
Eg-(2) We went to the market.
We went to the market. (Place)
Eg-(3) I have a pet dog.
I have a pet dog. (Animal)
Eg-(4) I read a book.
I read a book. (Thing)
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2.PRONOUN
What is pronoun?
Ans- A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.
Eg- You gave me the key yourself.
You gave me the key yourself.
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3.VERB
A verb tells us what a person or thing does, is or has.
Verbs are used to show what a person or thing is ‘doing’, ‘being’ or ‘possessing’.
Verbs are also called ‘action words’ or ‘doing words’.
Eg-(1)Mary Kom won the boxing.
Mary Kom won the boxing. (Doing)
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3.VERB- Continued
Eg-(2) Susan is intelligent.
Susan is intelligent. (Being)
Eg-(3) John has short hair.
John has short hair. (Possessing)
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4. ADJECTIVE
An adjective describes a noun.
It is also called a ‘describing word’.
Adjectives tell us what kind of , how many/how much, what colour etc., about a noun.
Eg-(1) The old farmer was ploughing his field with the help of his two oxen.
The old farmer was ploughing his field
(what kind)
with the help of his two oxen.
(how many)
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5.ADVERB
An adverb is a word that adds to the meaning of the verb.
Eg-(1)Jaya played the harmonium beautifully.
Jaya played the harmonium beautifully. (Played how)
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6. PREPOSITION
A preposition is a word that shows the relation between a noun or a pronoun and some other word/words in a sentence.
Eg-(1)The waiter puts the plate on the table.
The waiter puts the plate on the table.
(the relation between the plate
and the table)
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7. CONJUNCTION
A conjunction is used to join two words, group of words or sentences.
Eg-(1)The chief guest spoke loudly and
clearly.
The chief guest spoke loudly and clearly.
(joining two words- loudly and clearly)
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8. INTERJECTION
An interjection is a word or a small group of words we use to express an emotion (feeling).
We usually put an exclamation mark (!) after an interjection.
Eg-(1) Oh! That’s beautiful.
Oh! That’s beautiful.
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8. INTERJECTION-Continued
Eg-(2) Hurray! We won the match. Hurray! We won the match.
(3) Oh no! I’m sure it’s going to rain yet again.
Oh no! I’m sure it’s going to rain yet again.
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9. ARTICLE
Articles are used to refer to nouns. They are placed before nouns and can be used to refer to a particular person,place,animal or thing or to nouns in general.
Eg-(1) His father is a doctor.
His father is a doctor.
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9. ARTICLE-Continued
Eg-(2) The car belongs to Raj.
The car belongs to Raj.
(3) We visited the zoo on Sunday.
We visited the zoo on Sunday.
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The parts of speech are what you”ll hear,�Listen carefully and I”ll make it very clear.�
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NOUNS are the name of anything,
Like school or garden, chair or string.
ADJECTIVES tell us what kind of noun,
Like great,small,pretty,white or brown.
Instead of nouns PRONOUNS stand,
Her head,his face,my arm, your hand.
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The parts of speech are what you”ll hear,�Listen carefully and I”ll make it very clear.�
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VERBS tell us what’s being done,
Read,write,count,sing,jump or run.
How things are done is what ADVERBS tell,
Like slowly,quickly,ill or well.
A PREPOSITION stands before
A noun,as in,on or through the door.
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The parts of speech are what you”ll hear,�Listen carefully and I”ll make it very clear.�
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CONJUNCTIONS join nouns together,
Men and children,wind or weather.
The INTERJECTION shows surprise,
Oh, How pretty! Ah, how wise!
The ARTICLES we often see
Are the words a,an and the.
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FIND OUT PARTS OF SPEECH�IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES
1.Look at the rainbow in the sky.
V Prep Art N Prep Art N
2.Wow! India won the match.
Interj N V Art N
3.Birds of a feather flock together.
N Prep Art N
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FIND OUT PARTS OF SPEECH�IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES
4.He was driving very fast on the highway.
Pron. V V Adv Pre Art. N
5.His father is an engineer.
Pron. V Art. N
6.Gandhiji was born in Porbandar.
N V Pre. N
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Presented by:- Priyanka Ojha
TGT English, JNV East Khasi Hills-1, Mawphlang
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THE END
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