PARTS OF SPEECH
Words are divided into 8 different classes.
They are : Noun
, Adjective , Pronoun , Verb , Adverb , Preposition , Conjunction , Interjection.
A noun is a word used as the name of person, place
or thing.
-JAYAVARAMAN VII is a great king.
Angkor wat is in Siemreap.
The rose smells sweet.
The sun shines bright.
An Adjective is a word used to add the meaning of a
noun.
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She is a smart girl.
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There are ten girls in this
class.
A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun.
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Tommy is absent, because he is
ill.
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The books are where you left them.
A Verb is a word used
to express an action or a state of being.
I opened the door.
Jenny is asleep.
An Adverb is a word
used to add the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb to make the
meaning fuller or more exact. Words that tell us how, when, or where action
take place.
I spoke to you yesterday.
They lived there
- Jenny ran
quickly
A Preposition
is word that used with a noun or a pronoun to show how the relationship of this
word to other parts of the sentence, generally being placed in front of them.
The dog sat under the table.
Tommy came with me.
A Conjunction is a word that used to join words, phrases,
or sentences together.
The cat and the dog.
He worked hard but he did not get rich.
He said that he worked because he liked it.
An Interjection is a word expresses some sudden
strong feeling causing exclamation.
Oh!
Hello! Ah!