tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26441940.post-58885677212047480022007-01-30T22:32:00.000-08:002007-01-30T22:38:14.873-08:00Parts of Speech<b>Word:</b> Any sound having some meaning is defined as a word. Word is represented with combination of letters.<br /><br /><b>Parts of Speech</b><br /><br />Words are divided into the following eight parts:<br /> <ol><br /><li>Noun: Words used as a name of anything are called nouns.<br />e.g. <em>Shakespeare</em> is a great writer. </li><br /><br /><li>Pronoun: Words which are used instead of nouns are called pronouns.<br />e.g. <em>He</em> has written the “Comedy of Twins”.</li><br /><br /><li>Adjective: Words describing some speciality of any noun or pronoun are called adjectives.<br />e.g. Johnny is <em>good</em> player. </li><br /><br /><li>Verb: Words stating something about a person or thing are called verbs.<br />e.g. Mohan <em>runs</em>.</li><br /><br /><li>Adverb: Words describing some speciality of any verb, adjective or another adverb are called adverbs.<br />e.g. (i) She cooks <em>well</em>. (ii) He is a <em>very</em> good boy. (iii) Mohan runs <em>too</em> fast.</li><br /><br /><li>Preposition: Words showing relation between two nouns, two pronouns or noun and pronoun are called prepositions.<br />e.g. Dashrath is father <em>of</em> Rama.</li><br /><br /><li>Conjunction: Words joining two words or two sentences are called conjunctions.<br />e.g. Ram <em>and </em>Lakshman are brothers.</li><br /><br /><li>Interjection: Words representing sudden emotion are called interjections.<br />e.g. <em>Oh</em>, I am sorry.</li><br /></ol>जी.के. अवधियाnoreply@blogger.com