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    This document discusses the basics of parts of speech in English grammar. It identifies the nine main parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, articles and determiners, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. It explains that parts of speech describe a word's function in a sentence, such as naming people, places, or things for nouns or joining parts of a sentence for conjunctions. Examples are provided for how to identify each part of speech based on its role or function within a sentence.

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    This document discusses the basics of parts of speech in English grammar. It identifies the nine main parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, articles and determiners, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. It explains that parts of speech describe a word's function in a sentence, such as naming people, places, or things for nouns or joining parts of a sentence for conjunctions. Examples are provided for how to identify each part of speech based on its role or function within a sentence.

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    Basics of Grammar

    Functional English I
    Parts of Speech
    In language, every single word that we use belongs to one of the
    nine categories called parts of speech as given below,

    1- Nouns
    2- Pronouns
    3- Adjectives
    4- Verbs
    5- Adverbs
    6- Articles and determiners
    7- Prepositions
    8- Conjunctions
    9- Interjections
    Parts of speech is a term used in traditional grammar for the
    nine main categories into which words are classified according
    to their functions in sentences. The parts of speech do not
    define what a word is. Instead, they describe the function of a
    word in the sentence i.e., how to use that word in a sentence.
    The word categories that fall under parts of speech are also
    called word classes, providing the building blocks for grammar.
    How to identify parts of speech
    Parts of speech are categories that are used to describe
    each word's function in a sentence. The best way to
    identify a word's part of speech is to think about what
    role the word plays in the sentence.
    To identify different parts of speech, analyze the
    function that the word plays in a sentence. For instance,
    - A noun is any word that performs the function of naming
    any person, place, or thing. Example: grandma, school,
    pencil.
    - A pronoun performs the function of replacing a noun
    within a sentence. Example: he, she, they.
    - An adjective performs the function of describing a noun or
    pronoun. Example: red, tall.
    - A verb performs the function of defining an action or state
    of being (is, was) of the subject in the sentence. Example:
    run, sleep.
    - An adverb performs the function of describing a verb.
    Adverbs can also be used to describe adjectives. Example:
    happily, extremely, very.
    - A conjunction performs the function of joining two parts
    of a sentence together. Example: and, but, because.
    - A preposition is used in combination with a noun or
    pronoun to tell their relationship with other parts of
    speech used in the sentence, like other nouns or pronouns,
    verbs or adjectives. Example: in, on, up, down, under, of,
    from, at, with.
    - Interjections are words that perform the function of
    expressing an emotional state. Example: wow, ouch, hey,
    oh.
    - Articles and determiners are special terms that are placed
    before a noun or pronoun and perform the function of
    either introducing a noun or telling what the noun or
    pronoun refers/points to. It also determines if the noun is
    general or specific. It also tells the quantity of the noun.
    Example a, an, the, many, that, such, two etc.
    Identify the parts of speech
    1. Still waters run deep.
    2. He still lives in that house
    3. After the storm comes the calm
    4. The side effects of the drugs are bad.
    5. The train is late.
    6. It weighs about a pound.
    7. He told us all about the battle.
    8. This phone is only available in Japan.

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