Parts of Speech (Word Classes) Explained

Words are divided into different kinds or classes called Parts of Speech (also known as Word Classes). These divisions are made according to the use of the word, i.e. what work the word does in the sentence.

Why learn about Parts of Speech?

Here are the top reasons to learn to use4 the different parts of speech:

• Understanding how to use words can and join them together to make sentences
• Learn how to form grammatically correct sentences.
• Understanding of the parts of speech also helps to know how to correctly punctuate sentences.

Various Parts of Speech

There are Eight Parts of Speech

1. Noun: Name of person, animal, place or thing.
2. Pronoun: A word that is used in place of a noun.
3. Adjective: Tells us more about the noun.
4. Verb: Word that shows an action, occurrence, or state of being.
5. Adverb: Word/s that tells us more about the verb, adjective, or other adverb or a word group.
6. Preposition: Shows the relation between a noun/pronoun and some other word in the sentence.
7. Conjunction: Joins words, group of words, or sentences.
8. Interjection: Word which expresses some sudden feeling.

An Article is Not a Part of Speech

In the English language, words such as ‘the’ are classified as an article, and an article is not considered a part of speech.

Words such as ‘the’ can be used both as an adjective and an adverb, depending on how it’s being used.

So, in short, the word “the” is an article and can be used as an adjective, and an adverb, but it is certainly not a pronoun, preposition, or conjunction.

To Sum It Up

A sentence is made up of words, and these words can be placed in different classes known as parts of speech.

Each part of speech explains what a word is and also how it is used. Another important thing to remember is that the same word can take the form of one part of speech (for example noun) in one sentence and it can be another part of speech (for example a verb or adjective) in another sentence.

These parts of speech are going to be our friends for a long time. So it’s important to get to know them closely.

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