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Parts of Speech: Brazil Is Beautiful This Time of Year

The document defines and provides examples of the eight traditional parts of speech: verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. It explains that verbs express actions or states of being, nouns name people, places or things, pronouns replace nouns, adjectives describe nouns, adverbs modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs, prepositions show relationships between nouns or pronouns, conjunctions connect words or phrases, and interjections convey emotion. For each part of speech, it provides examples of common words that fall into that category.

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Parts of Speech: Brazil Is Beautiful This Time of Year

The document defines and provides examples of the eight traditional parts of speech: verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. It explains that verbs express actions or states of being, nouns name people, places or things, pronouns replace nouns, adjectives describe nouns, adverbs modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs, prepositions show relationships between nouns or pronouns, conjunctions connect words or phrases, and interjections convey emotion. For each part of speech, it provides examples of common words that fall into that category.

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Parts of Speech

Traditional grammar classifies words based on eight parts of speech: the verb,


the noun, the pronoun, the adjective, the adverb, the preposition, the conjunction, and the
interjection.

what is a verb?
The verb is perhaps the most important part of the sentence. A verbor compound verb asserts
something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events, or states of being. The
verb or compound verb is the critical element of the predicate of a sentence.

E.g.-

 Let's walk to the park.


 Janine lives in Minneapolis.
 The air conditioning unit desperately needs repair.

What is a noun?
A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea. Nouns are
usually the first words which small children learn.

E.g.-

 Send in the clowns.
 Brazil is beautiful this time of year.
 His love of music really shows.

What is a pronoun?
A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun. You use pronouns like "he," "which," "none,"
and "you" to make your sentences less repetitive.

Grammarians classify pronouns into several types, including the personal pronoun, the
demonstrative pronoun, the interrogative pronoun, the indefinite pronoun, the relative pronoun,
the reflexive pronoun, and the intensive pronoun.

E.g.-

 She is the smartest kid in class.


 George took the book from him.
 Who is coming to the party tonight?

What is an adjective?
An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An
adjective usually precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies.
Parts of Speech
E.g.-

These words ascribe an attribute to the noun being modified.

 The sleepy bear hibernated all winter.


 It's a long drive, but it's worth the trip.
 Should I buy the blue jeans or purple sweater?

What is an adverb?
An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a clause. An adverb
indicates manner, time, place, cause, or degree and answers questions such as "how," "when,"
"where," "how much".

While some adverbs can be identified by their characteristic "ly" suffix, most of them must be
identified by untangling the grammatical relationships within the sentence or clause as a whole.
Unlike an adjective, an adverb can be found in various places within the sentence.

E.g.-

 Joe grumpily got out of bed.


 Sara ran very quickly to school.
 That's quite expensive, don't you think?

What is a preposition?

A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or


phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition.

A preposition usually indicates the temporal, spatial or logical relationship of its object to the rest
of the sentence.

E.g.-

 Between you and me, I wouldn't trust Andy.


 The coffee shop is across the street.
 Put the carrots in the refrigerator, please.

What is a conjunction?

A conjunction is a part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses that are called the
conjuncts of the conjunctions.
Parts of Speech
E.g.-

 You'll need to study all night if you want to pass tomorrow's test.


 Go to the store and buy some milk.
 Kristopher doesn't have enough experience. Therefore, we will not hire him.

What is an interjection?

An interjection is a word added to a sentence to convey emotion. It is not grammatically related


to any other part of the sentence.

You usually follow an interjection with an exclamation mark. Interjections are uncommon in
formal academic prose, except in direct quotations.

E.g.-

 Bah, who cares what they think anyway?


 If Cody asked me out on a date, gosh, that'd make my day.
 I spilled the coffee everywhere. Oops!

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