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What is part of speech. Name them with their kinds.


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We can categorize English words into 9 basic types called parts of speech. They are verb, noun, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, article, conjunction, and interjection.

Noun: Naming word – Eg. London, Thomas

Verb: Action word – Eg. Run, sing

Adjective: Describing word – Eg. Big, loud.

Adverb: Describes a verb – Eg. Quickly, very

Pronoun: Replaces a noun – Eg. He, she

Preposition: Links a noun to another word – Eg. in, on

Article: Defines a noun – Eg. a, an

Conjunction: Joins word or sentences – Eg. and, if

Interjection: Short exclamations – Eg. wow!, oh!


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