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Words are divided into different classes called PARTS OF SPEECH according to the work they do in a sentence .

PARTS OF SPEECH

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Parts of speechTHERE ARE NINE KINDS

OF FUNCTIONSD PERFORMED IN A

SENTENCE. THEY ARE:-NOUN PRONOU

NVERB

ADVERBADJECTIV

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PREPOSITION

ARTICLESINTERJECTION

CONJUNCTION

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It is a word used as the name of person, place or thing. All objects that we see, hear, taste , touch or

smell and some of that we can think of , but cannot

perceive by senses, come under ‘ thing ‘ . Example 1. My house is as beautiful as TajMahal

2. Asoka was a great king .

3. The sun shines bright .

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There are various types of nouns used in several occasions . They are :

● Proper Noun ● Common Noun ● Collective Noun ● Material Noun ● Abstract Noun

Types of nouns

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Definition of nounsProper Noun The name of a particular place or person. e g: Sita , Calcutta , Ganges, etc.

Common Noun Name in common given to the same kind. e g: Man , Woman , Town , etc.Collective Noun The name given for a collection. e g: Crowd , Fleet , Family , etc.Material Noun Name of any subject. e g: Copper , Wood , Iron , etc.Abstract Noun The name given to a quality , state or an action . e g: Theft , laughter , wisdom , etc.

DefinitionsWithExample.

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A pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun.

e g: 1. She is a doctor.

2. I love my pet.

3. We are going to play hockey.

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There are three types of pronouns. They are:

• Personal pronouns

• Relative pronouns

• Interrogative pronouns

TYPES OF PRONOUNS

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Personal pronouns The Personal pronouns are so called, because

they stand for the three persons. e g: I, we, thou, yours, she, him, etc.Relative pronouns The pronouns who, whom, whose, which and that

which join two sentences and refer back to nouns going before them are called Relative pronouns.

e g: His, It, which, whom, whose, him, etc.Interrogative pronouns Pronouns used for asking questions are called

Interrogative pronouns. e g: What, whose, which, who, etc.

Definition of pronouns

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Words which say something are called verb . All saying words are called verb.

e g: 1. The girl types.

2. The candles burns brightly. 3. Asoka is discussing.

verb

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There are two types of verbs. They are:

• Transitive verbs

• Intransitive verbs

TYPES OF VERBS

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Transitive verb A verb that requires an Object to complete its sense is called a Transitive Verb. e g : Birds fly.

Intransitive verb A verb that does not require an object, but makes

good sense by itself is called an Intransitive Verb. e g :The man look healthy.

Definition of verbs

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A verb which express a meaning of its own is called a principle verb or a main verb. A verb which helps another verb to form a main verb is called an auxiliary verb.

There are 24 auxiliary verbs. they are;

Has, have, had, is, am, are, was, were, be, been, being, will, would, shall, should may, might, must, do, …….does, did,

AUXILARY VERB

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Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs in the bracket.

(gives, goes, comes, brings, collects puts, rings)

The newspaper boy…….. On his cycle every morning. He ……. Us newspaper. He ……..the bell and ……. The paper through the window. Then he …….the next house and so on. On the first day of every month, he……..the bill and ……the amount.

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An adjective is a word used to add something to the meaning of the noun.

e g : 1. A fat man has a brown dog.

2. She is poor but happy.

3. It was a cloudy day.

ADJECTIVES

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There are eight types of adjectives. Four of them are:

• Adjectives of Quality

• Adjectives of Quantity

• Numeral Adjectives

• Interrogative Adjectives

Types of adjective

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Adjectives of quality The adjectives good, cloudy, honest, etc., tell us of what kind a person or thing is. Such adjectives are called

Adjectives of Quality. Adjectives of Quality answer the question- ‘ Of what kind?’

e g: He had enough bread. He wants some money.Adjectives of quantity The adjectives much, a little, some, any, half, no tell us

how much of a thing is intended. Such adjectives are called Adjectives of quantity. It answer the question- ‘How much? ‘

e g: Several men came to see the lion. Many women were there.

DEFINITIONS OF ADJECTIVE

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Adjectives of number. The adjective all, many , several, five,

some, most, that show how many persons or things there are , or in what order any of them stands, are called adjectives of number. Adjectives of number answer the question –’How many?’ or ‘In what order?’

example: This rabbit is mine. I want those mangoes.Interrogative Adjectives Nouns which are used to ask questions

are called interrogative adjective. example: what color is your hair? which house is yours?

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An adverb is a word which adds to the meaning of a verb, and tells us how a thing is done, when it is done or where it is done.

e g: The bird sang sweetly.

Hari came yesterday.

ADVERB

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There are 5 types of adverbs. • Adverbs of manner • Adverbs of place • Adverbs of time • Adverbs of number • Adverbs of degree

TYPES OF ADVERBS

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Adverbs of manner The adverbs foolishly, slowly, neatly, fast etc

show how an action is done. Such adverbs are called adverbs of manner.

e g: 1. She ran fast. 2. The old man walked slowly.Adverbs of place The adverbs outside, everywhere, here, out, etc

show where an action is done. Such adverbs are called adverbs of place.

e g: 1. He will come today. 2. The doctor is coming immediately.

Definitions of adverbs

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ADVERBS OF TIME The adverbs today, tomorrow, daily,

earlier, immediately, etc show when an action is done. Such adverbs are called adverbs of time.

e g. 1Anitha left early. 2. The doctor is coming immediately.Adverbs of Numbers The adverbs twice, always, often,

seldom, once etc show how often an action. Such adverbs are called adverbs of numbers.

e g 1.Twice the boy struck him. 2. He seldom came here.

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Words that tell us about position or relation of one thing to another are called preposition. A preposition is always followed by a noun or a pronoun. Preposition are used to show place, position and direction, when something happens, to say how people or things travel, how things are done and who does them.

e g: 1. He stands near the gate. 2. He is in the garden. 3. Hari is fond of music.

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SIMPLE PREPOSITION.(e .g.) At, by, for, from, in, of, off, on, out,

through, to, till, up, with.COMPOUND PREPOSITION. (e.g.) Around, across, before, be, beside,

into, out side,etc.PHRASE PREPOSITION. (e.g.) In accordance with , in regard to, on

account of, in order to etc.

CLASSIFICATION OF PREPOSITION

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Conjunctions are joining words that link together words or 2 different parts of sentences. And , but, & or are the three main coordinating conjunctions.

e g 1. you and I are old friends. 2. WE saw TajMahal and

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THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF CONJUNCTIONS . THEY ARE:

COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONSUB COORDINATING CONJUNCTION

Types of conjunctions

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Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunction:

1. We could not go ……….. It was raining 2.Work hard ………. You will fail. 3. Wait here ……….. I return. 4. Catch me ……….. You can. 5. He is very wise ………. He is young.

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Interjection is a word which express the sudden feelings like joy emotion desire love etc.

e g. hurray, alas etc. Alas! he is no more

INTERJECTION

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The words a, an, and the are called articles. The articles. The article ‘an’ is placed before a word beginning with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u). The article ‘a’ is placed before a word beginning with a consonant. We use the indefinite articles ‘a’ and ‘an’ when we mention something for the first time. When we refer it again, we use the definite article ‘the’. ‘The’ is also used when we refer to a particular thing.

e g : 1 . Making an omelets is so easy. 2 . Sanjana is an Indian. 3 . There is a big shopping mall on James street.

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Use a, an, or the wherever necessary;

1) …… sun shines brightly.2) I first met him…… year ago.3) …… Ganga is….. sacred river.4) …… postman has put ….. letter under….

door.5) …. pen that I have lost has…. gold cap.

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