Words are divided into different kinds or classes, called Parts of Speech, according to their use; that is, according to the work they do in a sentence.
The parts of speech are eight in number:
1. Noun.
- A Noun is a word used as the name of a person, place, or thing;
- The word thing includes (i) all objects that we can see, hear, taste, touch, or smell;
- and (ii) something that we can think of, but cannot perceive by the senses.
2. Adjective.
- An Adjective is a word used to add something to the meaning of a noun;
3. Pronoun
- A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun;
4. Verb
- A Verb is a word used lo express an action or state
5. Adverb
- An Adverb is a word used to add something to the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb;
6. Preposition
- A Preposition is a word used with a noun or a pronoun to show how the person or thing denoted by the noun or pronoun stands in relation to something else
7. Conjunction
- A Conjunction is a word used to join words or sentences
8. Interjection
- An Interjection is a word which expresses some sudden feel ing