Part of Speech explains not what the word is, but how the word is used also explains the ways words can be used in various contexts, many words can serve, at different times, as two or more parts of speech, depending on the context.
main parts of speech
A noun : is often defined as a word which names a person, place or thing.-
examples of nouns: girl , river, friend, Jennifer.(He gave the book to Jennifer)
A verb : is often defined as a word which shows action or state of being.-
examples of verbs :bit, is, go, come ( The dog bit the man)
An adjective: is often defined as a word which describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun.-
examples of adjective: lazy, old, brown (The lazy dog sat on the rug)
An adverb: is usually defined as a word that gives more information about a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
examples of adverbs: fast, always, sometimes (Sue runs fast)
A pronoun: is often defined as a word which can be used instead of a noun.
examples of pronouns:he, who, which (He is a student)
A preposition: is a word which shows relationships among other words in the sentence.
examples of prepositions: to, by, at (She went to the store)
A conjunction: is a word that connects other words or groups of words.
examples of conjunctions:and, or, but, and, so (Bob and Dan are friends)
An article: is a kind of adjective which is always used with and gives some information about a noun.
examples of articles:a, the , that (I sat on a chair)
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