Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech: Universally, English is one of the simplest and most spoken languages. To understand the key elements of it, it is vital to study all the components about it in detail. Additionally, parts of speech are one crucial concept, getting a hold of which will help you apprehend the language in the best way possible. It is not only restricted to corporate communication, but the importance of the English language is also undeniable, especially in cracking competitive exams.

Moreover, the candidates who are willing to study abroad have to qualify for English proficiency tests like IELTS, TOEFL, etc with a good score. Here is a blog that aims to elucidate the concepts related to parts of speech with examples.

Parts of Speech Definition

As per the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, Parts of speech are “one of the classes into which words are divided according to their grammar, such as noun, verb, adjective, etc.”

Cambridge Dictionary defines it as “One of the grammatical groups into which words are divided, such as noun, verb, and adjective”

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Types of Parts of Speech

Let us look at this table to understand each of the parts in detail. 

Parts of Speech	Definition	Example	Usage
Nouns	Name of a person, place, animal, thing	Raj, Samuel, Happy Hospital, St. Marry School, Berry	My cousin’s name is Palak.  Naina’s father lives in New York.
Pronouns	Pronouns are used to replace a noun	He, She, It, They, Us, Them, Him, Her, We, Me, Mine, Yours, Himself, Herself, etc	John is 10 years old. He studies in class 5th. We are going to buy groceries from the market.
Adjectives	An Adjective modifies or describes a noun or pronoun	Pretty, Clever, Old, Young, Beautiful, Long, Healthy, etc	They went under the table the moment the earthquake struck.  My house is between Tina and Tanya’s. The dog is sleeping.
Verb	A verb expresses an action or state of being	Run, Jump, Dance, Write, Happy, Anxious, Sing, Cry, Clap, etc	Shyam was running. Riya was feeling happy after the race.
Adverb	An Adverb is one of those parts of speech which modifies or defines a verb/adjective/ another adverb	Carefully, Extremely, Well, Gently, Quickly, Very, etc	It is too hot! Please don’t serve it to my uncle.  The order from amazon arrived very late.
Preposition	The primary objective of a Preposition is to frame a phrase by modifying another word in a sentence and this is done by adding a word before noun/pronoun	In, On, At, Over, Under, Above, Near, Since, Between, Upon, With, To, etc	Conjunctions join words, phrases or clauses
Conjunction	Conjunction join words, phrases or clauses	And, But, Or, While, Because, So, After, Before, etc	I was tired so I slept early. He is angry because his friend cheated on him.
Interjection	Another important component of parts of speech, Interjections are those words which are for expressing emotions and feelings	Wow!, Oh!, Oops!, Oh my!	Oops! I accidentally dropped the glass. We won the race,  hurray!

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Parts of Speech Practice Questions

Now that you have understood the basic concepts and how they can be used on a daily basis, here is a parts of speech exercise based on the above mentioned topics:

1. The _____ cat chased the _____ mouse. (adjective, noun)
2. The _____ dog barked _____ at the mailman. (adjective, adverb)
3. The _____ bird flew _____ over the house. (adjective, adverb)
4. The _____ student answered the question _____ . (adjective, correctly)
5. The _____ teacher was _____ impressed with the student’s work. (adjective, very)

Answers:

1. fluffy, tiny
2. big, loudly
3. blue, high
4. bright, correctly
5. kind, very

More from Idioms	More from Synonyms	More from Antonyms
Idioms to Express Sadness	Synonyms of Ephemeral	Antonyms of Misogyny
Idioms to Express Surprise	Synonyms of Welcome	Antonyms of Brave
Idioms to Express Friendship	Synonyms of Cry	Antonyms of Selfish
Idioms to Express Excitement	Synonyms of Huge	Antonyms of Victim
No Pain No Gain Meaning	Synonyms of Jovial	Antonyms of Lazy

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