Parts of Speech contin..

Pronoun:

A word which is used for/ instead of/ in the place of a noun is called a pronoun. There are many kinds of pronouns. Some important pronouns are:

Personal Pronoun, Possessive Pronoun,Emphatic Pronoun, and Reflexive Pronoun.

Personal Pronoun: 

                                     Singular                            Plural

First Person                 I-me                                      We-us

Second Person            You-you                               You-you

Third Person                He/She/It                              They-them

                                   him/her/it

Verb:

A word which indicates an action/a condition/ possession is called a verb.

          Mahesh writes novels-Action

          India is a beautiful country-Condition

          We have  a big campus-Possession 

Note:  The details of the verb will be given in the tenses and tense forms.

Adjective:

A describing  word is called an adjective. It tells about the qualities,quantities,numbers,colours,etc.

Example:

 He is kind

There is a little water in the well

We are two brothers

He is wearing a blue shirt.

Adverb:

a. Adds to the meaning of a verb.

Example:

He speaks fast

They work hard

She writes neatly

b.Adds to the meaning of an adjective

Example:

The room is very clean

These students are quite intelligent

My house is extremely spacious 

c.Adds to the meaning of another adverb

Example:

He answers very quickly

They rarely play well

She never comes late

Preposition:

Shows the position of the noun.

A word which is placed before a noun or pronoun to bring relation with another  noun or pronoun is called a preposition.

ex:

Akhilesh came to my house

The book is on the table

She is at  the bus-stop

Note: Prepositions play an important role in English language and decide whether we are speaking standard English or not. We use prepositions for time,place,etc.

Conjunction:

Joins two groups of words

A word which joins sentences or part of a sentence is called a Conjunction.

ex:

He works hard. He earns a lot of money

He works hard and earns a lot of money.

We went out though it was raining.

It is easy if you speak in English.

Note: Part of a sentence here means a clause

Interjection:

A word  which expresses a strong or sudden feeling is called an interjection.

Oh! You are here.

Ah! I am tired.

Alas! I missed my last class.

Bravo! You have done well.

Hurray! We won the match.