HOW MANY PARTS OF SPEECH IN ENGLISH

 

THE EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH

There are eight parts of speech in the English.

1. noun
2. pronoun
3. verb
4. adjective
5. adverb
6. preposition
7. conjunction
8. interjection

The part of speech indicates how the word functions in meaning as well as grammatically within the sentence. An individual word can function as more than one part of speech when used in different circumstances. Understanding parts of speech is essential for determining the correct definition of a word when using the dictionary.

NOUN- A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.

Examples - Man, Car, house, happiness

PRONOUN- A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.

Examples - I, you, he, she, we, they, it

VERB- A verb expresses action or being of action

Examples - go, write, exist, jump, is, write, become