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Learn Parts of speech in English Language - English Mirror There are eight kinds of words and they are called Parts of Speech in English language: (1) Noun, (2) Pronoun, (3) Verb, (4) Adverb, (5) Adjective, (6) Preposition, (7) Conjunction and (8) Interjection. NOUN: ---- A noun is the (word) name of everything i.e. People, places, animals, birds, insects, things etc. Kinds of Nouns according to their functions: Common Noun Countable Noun Proper Noun Uncountable Noun Collective Noun Material Noun Abstract Noun Possessive nouns PRONOUN: -------- A word that is used in place of a noun is called Pronoun. eg. I/You/We/He/She/They/It etc. Following are kinds of Pronouns: Personal Possessive Reflexive Demonstrative Indefinite Distributive Reciprocal Relative Interrogative VERB: ----- A verb is a word used to express an action or state. eg. Boys play, I eat an ice-cream, Birds fly. There are three kinds of verbs: Transitive Verb Intransitive Verb Auxiliary Verb ADVERB: ------ An adverb is a word used to add something more to the meaning of a verb, an adjective & another verb. eg. He ran fast, She speak loud. There are different kinds of adverbs: Adverb of time Adverb of frequency Adverb of place Adverb of manner Adverb of degree Adverb of reason Adverb of duration Adverbs of affirmation ADJECTIVE: ---------- An adjective is a word used to add something more to the meaning of a noun. e.g. The tree is tall, A girl is beautiful. The parrot is green. There are six types/kinds of Adjectives. Adjective of Quality Adjective of Quantity Demonstrative Adjective Interrogative Adjectives Possessive Adjectives Distributive Adjective PREPOSITION: ----------- A preposition is a word used with a noun or pronoun to show the person, a thing, denoted by the noun or pronoun, stands in relation to something else. eg. The book is on the table, The school is near the temple. There are three types of Prepositions: Preposition of Time Preposition of Position Preposition of Direction CONJUNCTION: ----------- A conjunction is a word used to join two words or sentences. eg. One and one makes two, The girl is poor but honest. Types of conjunctions are: Coordinating Conjunctions Subordinating Conjunctions Correlative Conjunctions INTERJECTION: ------------- An interjection is a word used to express sudden emotions/feelings. Wow ! It’s so beautiful, Oops ! I missed the train, Oomph ! She is beauty. Expressing – energy enthusiasm Interjections are connected grammatically with other parts of sentences. https://www.englishmirror.com/english-grammar/parts-of-speech.html