Parts of Speech.

As mentioned in our earlier post about self confidence that being prepared and being prepared is an important part of soft skills. But just being prepared isn't enough, one has to be effective in communicating their ideas and views. This is possible only when people have a strong hold on the basics of a Language. In this blog we will concentrate on the English language and help you understand this language better.

In the English language, words can be considered as the smallest elements that have distinctive meanings. Based on their use and functions, words are categorized into several types or parts of speech. 
This post will offer definitions and examples for the 8 major parts of speech in  English grammar -noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective,conjunction, preposition, and interjection.

Knowing the eight parts of speech is important because it will allow you to better identify how words are functioning in a sentence. Punctuating a sentence correctly often depends on the writer’s ability to correctly identify the function of a given word.

Noun:
A noun is a naming word
Ex:
Alan, leopard, India, table etc.

Verb:
A verb is an action word. It denotes action.
Ex:
Come, sit, go,hit etc.

Words that are used as both nouns and verbs are known as gerunds
Ex:
Raju smokes. (Verb)
Smoking is injurious to health. (Noun)

Adjective:
Adjectives are the words that are used to describe a noun. Adjectives are usually the measure of quality.
Ex:
Beautiful, ugly, short, tall etc.

Pronoun:
Pronouns are used instead of nouns. They reduce the time taken and the complexity of the sentence.
Ex:
Radha is a good girl. Radha studies well. Radha is beautiful.
Instead of using Radha  in the second and third sentence, the pronoun 'she' can be used.
Radha is a good girl. She studies well. She is beautiful.

Adverb:
Adverbs are used to enhance the character of a verb.
Ex:
He corrected the paper carefully.
He wrote the test easily.

Preposition:
A preposition links a noun ,a pronoun and a phrase in a sentence.
Ex:
The book is on the table.
The kids are in the car.

Conjunction:
Conjunctions are used to join two different parts of a sentence.
Ex:
'and', or and 'but' are the commonly used conjunctions.

Interjection:
These are used to convey emotions.
Ex:
Ouch, that hurt!
Oh no, I forgot that the exam was today!