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A story on Parts of Speech There is a happy family in the world of English language. A husband named Mr. Noun and his wife named Mrs. Verb live in the house called Grammar. Mrs. Verb is the life partner of Mr. Noun. They have two sons and a daughter. The elder son occupies the place of his father Mr. Noun, so people call him Pronoun. The younger son is Adjective. He is a poet. He often talks and writes about his father Mr. Noun, where as his sister Ms. Adverb often talks about her mother and sometimes about her younger brother. There is also a servant in their house. He is a joker. People call him Mr. Interjection. Mr. Nouns brother-in-law is called Mr. Preposition. He often helps him by showing his position in life. Mr. Conjunction is a good friend of them. They all live happily in the world of English Language. PARTS OF SPEECH 26 VOWELS , Alphabets . 26 . A, E, I, O, U

CONSONANTS .

Grammar. Grammar is the study of the rules that teaches us the art of using the words of a language. It is the science of language. . . . . . . According to their nature and function, the words in the English language are

classified into eight classes called Parts of Speech. , .

1. NOUNS : noun is a word that refers to the name of a person, place or thing. Noun . : Raju is a student ,Hyderabad is a city English is a language 2. Pronouns: Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun to avoid unnecessary repetition of a noun. Noun Pronoun . Ex: Raju is a student. He is very smart Hyderabad is a city. It is a greater city English is a language. It is the most useful language 3. Verbs: Verbs is a word that shows the performance of an action, existence, possession or state of a subject. Verb . Ex: Raju is learning English Hyderabad is developing very fast English is influencing many lives 4. Adjectives: Adjective is a word that is used to qualify a noun or pronoun. Noun Adjective . Ex: Raju is a smart boy Hyderabad is a greater city English is the most useful language 5. Adverbs: Adverb is a word which modifies the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb.Verb Adverb .

Ex: Raju is speaking fluently Hyderabad is growing rapidly English can be learnt easily 6. Prepositions: Preposition is a word used to show the relation of a noun to the other words in a sentence. Noun , Preposition .

Ex: Raju is there before a computer Hyderabad is the main city in Telangana English can be learnt within a few days 7. Conjunctions: Conjunction is a word which joins together sentences showing a relationship between them.

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Ex: Raju takes coffee or tea in the morning Hyderabad is famous for Irani tea and biryani English can be learnt within a few days. Because it is the easiest language in the world 8. Interjections: Interjection is a word or an expression that expresses a sudden or strong feeling.Sudden feeling , emotions Interjection .

Ex: What a surprise! Raju is speaking in English Oh! Hyderabad is a beautiful city Hurray! I have learnt English We sometimes use only one word in different parts of speech. Based on the meaning it conveys we should know the exact parts of speech of that particular word. . Parts of speech I saw a saw Verb noun . . SAW Saw . .

Well: I learnt swimming in the well (Noun) I felt well after swimming (Adverb) Everything is well with us (Adjective) Well! What shall we do now? (Interjection) Near: I live near Kens Hotel in Hyderabad (Preposition) My near relatives live in Warangal (Adjective) Vennela gets tensed as the examinations near (Verb) Jabilli goes near enough to beat Vennela (Adverb) Round: The ball is round (Adjective) The boy ran round the ground (Preposition) Shall we have one more round of drinks? (Noun) Kids round their eyes with a lot of excitement (Verb) VOCABULARY Give Award : Bestow :

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Confer : Deliver : Distribute : Endow : Grant : Hand over : Impart : Lavish : Pay : Present : Reward : Volunteer :