An Introduction
We use Parts of Speech in our daily conversations and day-to-day life. Today you will realize that every syllable you utter out of your mouth is a part of speech. Every single word belongs to one of the eight categories of parts of speech, according to their work and uses in the sentence.
Eight Types of Parts of Speech and their Use
Now without any further ado, let's introduce you to these parts of the speech. There are eight categories, and they are as follows:
Noun
Pronoun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Preposition
Conjunction
Interjection
Noun
The noun is the name of any person, place, or thing. The noun "thing" includes all the things which have a name and can be seen, tasted, heard, touched, or smelled by you. It also includes anything that we could think of, but our feelings cannot comprehend.
For example:
Rey is a good girl. Here Rey is the name of a person; hence, it is a noun.
Switzerland is breathtaking. Here Switzerland is the name of a place. Hence it is a noun.
My dog's name is Dobby. Here Dog and Dobby are both names of animals; hence it is a noun.
I love books. Here books are the name of a thing; hence it is a noun.
The noun is further divided into a common noun, proper noun, countable and uncountable noun. The common noun includes abstract nouns and collective nouns.
Proper Noun - It is the name of a particular person or place. For example, Rey is a good girl. Here Rey is a proper noun.
Common Noun - The name of any generalized group or community, class or kind. The name shared by a common type of person or person is a common noun. For example, Rey is a good girl. Here the girl is a common noun. My dog's name is Dobby. Here the dog is a common noun and Dobby proper noun.
Collective Noun - It describes a collection of people or things. For example, The crowds in the market suffocate me. The crowd is a collective noun.
Abstract Noun - It is the name of quality, action, or state. E.g., honesty is important. Here honesty is an abstract noun.
Countable and Uncountable Noun - It describes if the name of objects or people is countable or not. E.g., doctors are countable, but sugar, milk is uncountable entity.
Pronoun
The Pronoun is the word which we use instead of a noun. For say, if we keep using a person's name in writing or speech, it would be an inappropriate sentence and will take away the essence of the sentence. Hence instead of using the name, we use a pronoun to denote that person or thing. The pronoun's words include I, me, she, he, you, us, their, ours, etc. Following are the examples:
Roger is in my class. He is intelligent.
In the above sentence, we have to use He for denoting Roger.
I love novels, and this is my book.
In the above sentence, I use I, myself, to denote ourselves instead of using our name.
The pronoun "it" is used to denote neutral gender or unknown gender or to denote a lifeless thing. E.g.,
It is a library book. Here the book is denoted by it.
Adjective
It is the word that describes or stresses the quality of the noun or person, place, or a thing. The following example will help you understand better.
Ben is a clever boy.
Here adjective Clever describes Ben.
I do not like that book.
In the above sentence, if you say which book? "That" points out the book. Hence that is an adjective here.
The adjective is divided into a descriptive or proper adjective, quantity, number, and demonstrative and interrogative adjectives. Some examples are as follows and darkened word adjectives:
Australia is the smallest continent. (descriptive or proper adjective).
She ate the whole food alone. (Adjective of quantity).
There were five boys. (Adjective of number).
Each person has to answer in class. (adjective of number).
He is such an honest man. (demonstrative adjective).
Which path is correct? (Interrogative adjective).
Verb
A verb is a word that describes the state of a person or thing. A verb tells us what a person or thing does, or what has been done to a person or thing. They are the action words that describe the action done by a person or thing. For example,
Sia is singing. (So singing is an activity performed by Sia. Hence, it is a verb)
The dog died. (The word died describes the state of dog)
A verb is mainly of two types that are transitive and intransitive.
He kicked the man. (Transitive verb)
He never kicks. (Intransitive verb)
Adverb
It is a word that adds meaning or adjective to the verb. The word which describes the quality of the verb is an adverb. The following are the examples to make you understand better, and darkened words are adverbs.
He quickly ran to buy medicines.
She sang beautifully.
They loved each other immensely.
Preposition
It is a word that is used with a noun or pronoun to establish a relation between a noun or pronoun concerning something else. Following are the examples:
The monkeys sat under the tree.
She lives in a big city.
They were looking from the window.
Conjunction
A conjunction is a word that is used to join sentences or phrases. Read the below examples for better understanding. Here, bold words are conjunctions.
Cat and dog are enemies.
Her courage and determination won.
It was sunny but cold.
She ran fast but missed the bus.
Interjection:
It is the word that expresses an exclamation that is a sudden reaction, feeling, or emotion of happiness, despair or anger, etc. Follow the examples below:
Hurray! I won.
Alas! He is no more.
You are a courageous person. Bravo!
Importance of Parts of Speech for all Students
Parts of Speech indicate how words relate to each other and are important for the construction of proper sentences. To get something meaningful, we use parts of speech. The relevance of reading and writing in the correct manner cannot be ruled out. If a student does not learn the parts of speech, he/ she will never be able to undo years of damage through incorrect sentence constructions. Knowledge of the right parts of speech and their application will also help students in attempting and understanding comprehension passages, chapters, or any other study matter that they will come across.
This topic also forms the basis of all the tenets of the English language and thus, students should always remember these eight basic rules.
How Vedantu Teaches Students Parts of Speech
Vedantu has quite some study material on Parts of Speech that can be referred to by all students. It has Parts of Speech – Eight Types and Uses available on this page.
This page has explained all the eight types of parts of speech. Students can read from this page and then clarify their doubts. Before a test on the same, they will just need to go through this page.
FAQs on Parts of Speech
1. Where can Students understand Parts of Speech Online?
Students can refer to Parts of Speech – Eight Types and Uses on Vedantu and then understand this. This page has an elaborate description of the eight types of parts of speech and is written in simple language for the students to understand. The examples used will further clear all the doubts or confusion that the students may have. Parts of Speech is a basic topic for grammar and needs to be understood well so that the very foundation of grammar remains strong throughout the later learning years.
2. How do Students learn about Adverbs?
Adverbs are those words that add meaning or an adjective to any given verb. It describes the quality of the verb. An example of this is Raj ran fast. Here, fast is the adverb to the verb ran. More about this has been explained as per the student’s understanding of Parts of Speech – Eight Types and Uses on this page.
This page has all the information that students require on Parts of Speech including adverbs and verbs. Going through this will assist the students in understanding the different parts of speech and how they work together.
3. How can Students fare well in tests that are on Prepositions?
All students can fare extremely good marks if they understand what prepositions are and then practice as many exercises as they can on the same. Practicing on their own will help them grasp the concept of prepositions. Prepositions such as under, in, at, above need to be placed in the right places while sentences are being constructed. They cannot be substituted as they will change the entire meaning of the sentence. They can go to Parts of Speech – Eight Types and Uses on Vedantu and check out its examples to understand better.
4. How can Students revise Parts of Speech before their Tests?
Students must go through Parts of Speech – Eight Types and Uses on Vedantu to understand the concepts. They should scan this page and read everything that’s on the page as this will ensure quick revision before their main tests. Paying close attention to all the examples will prove to be effective as that will help establish the meaning of the words and how sentences are constructed. Parts of Speech are very scoring and with the right resources, students can easily do well in all tests.
5. How many Parts of Speech do Students need to be aware of?
Students need to be aware of all the eight different parts of speech. The eight parts of speech are Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Preposition, Interjection, and Conjunction. Every word that comes out of our mouths is a part of speech and is interrelated. Students can also read from Parts of Speech – Eight Types and Uses on Vedantu as this page is a comprehensive list of everything that needs to be known.
It has been designed by Grammar teachers who are well-versed in the topic and understand how students need to grasp the fundamentals before they move on to the other topics.