Parts of speech elements
- Noun
- Pronoun
- Adjective
- Verb
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection
Noun: A word which is used to name a person/place/thing.
Kinds of nouns:
- Proper noun: Milton, Ramana, Hyderabad
- Common noun: Boys, Children, Doctor
- Collective noun: Class, team, group
- Material noun: gold, silver, water
- Abstract noun: sweetness, honesty, wisdom
Pronoun: A word which is used to substitute a noun to avoid unnecessary repetition of noun
10 types of pronouns are there.
Eg:
- He is playing in the ground.
- They are going to a movie
- We will go together to the school tomorrow.
Personal Pronouns:
Singular plural
Ip I We
IIp you You
IIIp {He/she/it} They
Adjective: It is a word which describes a noun or a pronoun.
Eg: three, much, all, few, several, some, these, those, every, whose, which
- She is a beautiful girl
- They are clever children
- There are only some flowers in the garden
Verbs: It is a word that tells what someone or something is done or experienced. In this two topics have to be learned.
Types of verbs and four forms of verbs:
Types of Verbs:
1) Principal verb (or) Main verb: It gives complete sense in a sentence
Eg:
- I drink milk
- I will be going to park tomorrow
- Welcome from America
a)Transitive Verb: it takes an object
- b) Intransitive verb: it doesn’t take an object.
2) Auxiliary verb: helps the principal verb to complete the sense
Main verb Auxiliary verb
Transitive verb Primary &auxiliary.
Intransitive verb Model auxiliary.
Primary auxiliary:
‘Do’ forms ‘Be’ forms ‘Have’ forms
Do Is Has
Does Am Have
Did Are Had
Was
Were
Bee
Model auxiliary
Can
Could
Shall
Should
Will
Would
Many
Might
Ought
Adverb:
Def: An ‘adverb’ is a word that adds to the meaning of the verb or an adjective or another adverb.
Examples for Adverbs :
Now, then, Before, Since, ago, yesterday, out, below, inside, outside, far, once, first, twice, thrice
Eg:
- He was badly hurt
- I have told him twice.
- She often gives dance performances
- He visits sometimes here
- They were fallen ill yesterday
Badly, sadly, hard, quickly, fast, bravely
Preposition:
Defn: A word which shows the relationship between two things and placed either before noun or pronoun
Eg: at, in, by, from, off, through, till, to, up, with, over, out, down, of, on, etc.
- Gopal is in the room
- We write with a pen
- The man jumped into the river
- Malini has been staying here for 4 years
- No student was late as Ramu
Conjunction:
‘Conjunction’ is a word which joins two or more phrases and sentences.
They are of two types: a) co-ordinate conjunctions b) subordinate conjunctions
Eg: And, both, as well as, not only-but also, either-or, neither-or, when, while, before, after, because, though, If, unless, if not, as long as, whether, so-that, in order to, no sooner than, as soon as, also, as, that, because, since, as if, when,and where.
Eg:
- The students sing vandemataram before they start their function
- Neither my father nor my mother will accompany me to hyd
- Ashish and antony wanted to go home
- They want to visit museum after he finishes exams
- Either students or lecturers of the college not participated
Interjection:
Defn: it is a word used to express surprise or emotion
Eg: oh!, Alas!, wow!, ah!, hurray!, ouch!