The same word used as different parts of speech The same word may
belong to different parts of speech. It is the function or use of the
word in a sentence that determines the part of speech the word belongs
to.
After:
The Policeman ran after the thief (Preposition).
I reached the station after the train had left (Conjunction).
He reached soon after ...... (Adverb).
Book:
He has been booked for copying (Verb).
He is reading a book (Noun).
He stood before the booking window (Adjective).
Close:
The event came to a close amidst much fanfare (Noun).
He is my close friend (Adjective).
Close the door before you go to bed (Verb).
The incidents were closely connected (Adverb).
Little:
My little sister is 21 today (Adjective).
We have little information (Determiner).
I slept very little last night (Adverb).
Little as known about her whereabouts (Pronoun).
Most:
Most people were happy (Determiner).
This is a most unfortunate situation (Adverb).
Most of you what you say is wrong (Pronoun).
Near:
His school is near his house (Preposition).
The examinations are nearing (Verb).
He is a near relation of mine (Adjective).
She came near (Adverb).
Since:
I haven't eaten anything since breakfast (Preposition).
It's twenty years since I've seen her (Conjunction).
She has not been seen since ...... (Adverb).
DEECET General English Material - Parts of Speech
Adverb: An 'Adverb' is a word that describes or adds to the meaning of
a verb, an adjective, another adverb or a sentence, and which answers
such questions as how? where? or when?
In English many adverbs have an -ly ending. Eg: He runs fast. ('Fast'
describes the verb runs).
She is very beautiful ('Very' describes the adjective beautiful).
He walks very slowly ('Very' describes the adverb slowly).
Preposition:
Preposition is a word used with nouns, pronouns and gerunds, to link
them grammatically to other words. Prepositions may express such
meanings
as Possession (Eg: The branch of the tree), Direction (Eg: To the left
side), Place (Eg: at the corner of the street), Time (Eg: before,
now).
Conjunction:
It is a word which joins words, phrases or clauses together, such as
but, and, when. Eg: John and Mary went out.
She sings but I don't.
There are two types of conjunctions.
1) Co-ordinating Conjunctions
2) Subordinating Conjunctions
Co-ordinating Conjunctions join linguistic units which are equivalent
or of the same rank. For example: i) It rained, but I went for a walk
any way.
ii) Shall we go home or go to see a movie.
Subordinating Conjunctions such as because, when, unless, that join an
independent clause and a dependent clause. For example: He ate the
whole cake because he was hungry.
The above sentence has two clauses.
a) He ate the whole cake b) because he was hungry.
Here the (b) clause is dependent on clause
(a). When we add a clause that is dependent on the other, we use a
subordinating conjunction. In this sentence 'because' is a
subordinating
conjunction.
Interjection:
An Interjection is a word which expresses some sudden remark of a feeling.
Eg: Hurrah! We have won.
Alas! He is no more.
a verb, an adjective, another adverb or a sentence, and which answers
such questions as how? where? or when?
In English many adverbs have an -ly ending. Eg: He runs fast. ('Fast'
describes the verb runs).
She is very beautiful ('Very' describes the adjective beautiful).
He walks very slowly ('Very' describes the adverb slowly).
Preposition:
Preposition is a word used with nouns, pronouns and gerunds, to link
them grammatically to other words. Prepositions may express such
meanings
as Possession (Eg: The branch of the tree), Direction (Eg: To the left
side), Place (Eg: at the corner of the street), Time (Eg: before,
now).
Conjunction:
It is a word which joins words, phrases or clauses together, such as
but, and, when. Eg: John and Mary went out.
She sings but I don't.
There are two types of conjunctions.
1) Co-ordinating Conjunctions
2) Subordinating Conjunctions
Co-ordinating Conjunctions join linguistic units which are equivalent
or of the same rank. For example: i) It rained, but I went for a walk
any way.
ii) Shall we go home or go to see a movie.
Subordinating Conjunctions such as because, when, unless, that join an
independent clause and a dependent clause. For example: He ate the
whole cake because he was hungry.
The above sentence has two clauses.
a) He ate the whole cake b) because he was hungry.
Here the (b) clause is dependent on clause
(a). When we add a clause that is dependent on the other, we use a
subordinating conjunction. In this sentence 'because' is a
subordinating
conjunction.
Interjection:
An Interjection is a word which expresses some sudden remark of a feeling.
Eg: Hurrah! We have won.
Alas! He is no more.
DEECET General English Grammar - Parts of Speech
Words are divided into different kinds of classes called parts of
speech. The parts of speech are eight in number. But most modern
grammarians list nine different parts of speech.
Part of Speech - Examples
1. Noun - Ganesh, Lion, Wisdom
2. Adjective - beautiful, sad, realistic
3. Pronoun - I, he, she, it, they, we, etc.
4. Verb - go, be, must, do
5. Adverb - fast, very, badly
6. Preposition - in, on, at, of, under
7. Conjunction - and, but, if, or
8. Interjection - Oh! Alas! Well!
9. Determiner - a, the, any, every
Noun - Look at the following words:
Mr. Srinivas, Mrs. Leela
Vinod, Sita
son, daughter
road, telephone
They are all names of persons, places or things. They are called Nouns.
A noun is a word that denotes the name of a person, place, thing or
idea. There are several kinds of nouns. Nouns may be classified on
the basis of meaning or on the basis of form. On the basis of meaning,
nouns may be
classified as Proper Nouns and Common Nouns.
On the basis of meaning, nouns may also be classified as Concrete
Nouns and Abstract Nouns. Concrete noun is a word that denotes
something
concrete, something that can be tasted, touched or seen, something
that exists physically. Eg: room, daughter, gold, iron, etc.
Proper nouns and material nouns are concrete nouns. But not all common
nouns are concrete nouns, they may be concrete or abstract. An
abstract noun is a word that denotes something that is abstract (based
on general
idea). The thing denoted may be an idea or emotion, freedom, equality,
love, death, wisdom, childhood, honesty etc.
Adjective:
An Adjective is a word that describes the thing, quality, state or
action which a noun refers to. For example black in a black car is an
adjective.
In English, adjectives usually have the following properties:
a) They can be used before a noun. Eg: a heavy bag.
b) They can be used after be, become, seems etc as complements.
Eg: The bag is heavy.
c) They can be used after a noun as a complement.
Eg: These books make the bag heavy.
d) They can be modified by an adverb.
Eg: Very heavy bag.
e) They can be used in a comparative or superlative form.
Eg: The bag seems heavier now.
Pronoun:
A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun. 'Pronoun' means 'for a noun.'
Eg: I told Sivaram that the book which he gave me was interesting.
Here 'I' is used for the speaker, 'me' is also used for the speaker,
'which' is used for book and 'he' is used for Sivaram. So I, which, he
and me are Pronouns.
Verb: 'Verb' is the 'heart' of a sentence. The verb is the most
important part of a sentence. It carries the central message of a
sentence in the form of action, state, possession, occurrence. Eg: She
runs (action)
He is happy (state)
The accident took place here (occurrence)
He has a car (possession)
speech. The parts of speech are eight in number. But most modern
grammarians list nine different parts of speech.
Part of Speech - Examples
1. Noun - Ganesh, Lion, Wisdom
2. Adjective - beautiful, sad, realistic
3. Pronoun - I, he, she, it, they, we, etc.
4. Verb - go, be, must, do
5. Adverb - fast, very, badly
6. Preposition - in, on, at, of, under
7. Conjunction - and, but, if, or
8. Interjection - Oh! Alas! Well!
9. Determiner - a, the, any, every
Noun - Look at the following words:
Mr. Srinivas, Mrs. Leela
Vinod, Sita
son, daughter
road, telephone
They are all names of persons, places or things. They are called Nouns.
A noun is a word that denotes the name of a person, place, thing or
idea. There are several kinds of nouns. Nouns may be classified on
the basis of meaning or on the basis of form. On the basis of meaning,
nouns may be
classified as Proper Nouns and Common Nouns.
On the basis of meaning, nouns may also be classified as Concrete
Nouns and Abstract Nouns. Concrete noun is a word that denotes
something
concrete, something that can be tasted, touched or seen, something
that exists physically. Eg: room, daughter, gold, iron, etc.
Proper nouns and material nouns are concrete nouns. But not all common
nouns are concrete nouns, they may be concrete or abstract. An
abstract noun is a word that denotes something that is abstract (based
on general
idea). The thing denoted may be an idea or emotion, freedom, equality,
love, death, wisdom, childhood, honesty etc.
Adjective:
An Adjective is a word that describes the thing, quality, state or
action which a noun refers to. For example black in a black car is an
adjective.
In English, adjectives usually have the following properties:
a) They can be used before a noun. Eg: a heavy bag.
b) They can be used after be, become, seems etc as complements.
Eg: The bag is heavy.
c) They can be used after a noun as a complement.
Eg: These books make the bag heavy.
d) They can be modified by an adverb.
Eg: Very heavy bag.
e) They can be used in a comparative or superlative form.
Eg: The bag seems heavier now.
Pronoun:
A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun. 'Pronoun' means 'for a noun.'
Eg: I told Sivaram that the book which he gave me was interesting.
Here 'I' is used for the speaker, 'me' is also used for the speaker,
'which' is used for book and 'he' is used for Sivaram. So I, which, he
and me are Pronouns.
Verb: 'Verb' is the 'heart' of a sentence. The verb is the most
important part of a sentence. It carries the central message of a
sentence in the form of action, state, possession, occurrence. Eg: She
runs (action)
He is happy (state)
The accident took place here (occurrence)
He has a car (possession)
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