PARTS OF SPEECHLESSON NO. 1CONTENTS:What are parts of speechImportance of parts of speechSummary of the 8 parts of speech OBJECTIVES:After this lesson you will have a general idea about all the parts of speech and will be able to recognize different  parts of speech in a sentence. An Overview of  Parts of SpeechThis is a summary of the 8 parts of speech*. You can find more detail in the next chapterspart of speech function or "job" example words example sentencesNounA noun is the name of a person ,place or thingExample words:Pen, Pakistan,Lahore.computer,book,teaherExample sentences:This is my pen.I love Pakistan.I am a teacher.PronounA pronoun replaces a noun.Example words:I, you, he, she.Example sentences:Sara is Pakistani. She is beautiful.Ahmad is my friend.He is very good singer.AdjectiveAn adjective describes a noun Example words: a/an, the, 69, some, good, big, red, well, interesting Example sentences:My dog is big. I like big dogs.VerbA verb expresses an action or stateExample words: (to) be, have, do, like, work, sing, can, must Example sentences:I like apples.He wrote a novel. AdverbAn adverb describes a verb, adjective or adverb Example words:quickly, silently, well, badly, very, reallyExample sentences:My dog eats quickly. When he is very hungry, he eats really quickly.Prepositiona preposition links a noun to another word Example words:to, at, after, on,Example sentences:We went to school on Monday. I saw him at the bus station. ConjunctionA conjunction joins clauses or sentences or words.Example words: And, but, when Example sentences:I like cats and dogs. I like dogs but I don't like cats.InterjectionAn interjection is a short exclamation, sometimes inserted into a sentenceExample words:Oh!, ouch!, hi!, well Ouch!Example sentences: That hurts! Hi!How are you?  important note* Some grammar sources categorize English into 9 or 10 parts of speech. , we use the traditional categorization of 8 parts of speech. Examples of other categorizations are:• Verbs may be treated as two different parts of speech:o Lexical Verbs (work, like, run)o Auxiliary Verbs (be, have, must)• Determiners may be treated as a separate part of speech, instead of being categorized under Adjectives