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All the words can be divided into eight classes, called parts of speech.
Noun Pronoun Adjective Verb
Adverb Preposition Conjunction Interjection
G A noun is the name of a person, place, animal or thing.
Read the following example:
Mrs Girdhar bought the dog home in her car.
(person) (animal) (place) (thing)
G A pronoun is used in the place of a noun.
Read the following example:
I gave you the news myself .
(speaker) (listener) (speaker)
G An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun in a sentence.
Read the following example:
The kind farmer fed the two birds.
(what kind of) (how many)
G A verb describes the action done by the noun or pronoun in a sentence.
Read the following example:
The Indian team won a great victory.
G An adverb is a word that adds to the meaning of a verb.
Read the following example:
The lion roared angrily .
(roared how)
G A preposition is a word which shows the relation between a noun or a
pronoun and some other words in a sentence.
Read the following example:
Sarah put her bag on the table.
(the relation between the table and the bag)
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