Sentences & Parts of the speech

A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense, contains a main verb, and begins with a capital letter. 

Sentences are used:


To make statements:

I took some money out of the bank.
The shop stays open until 9 p.m.

To ask questions or make requests:

Can I help you?
Could you open the door?

To give orders:

Stop arguing!
Come here at once!

To express exclamations:

You’re driving too fast!
It’s so cold!

THE EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH

There are eight parts of speech in the English language: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. The part of speech indicates how the word functions in meaning as well as grammatically within the sentence. An individual word can function as more than one part of speech when used in different circumstances. Understanding parts of speech is essential for determining the correct definition of a word when using the dictionary.

     1. NOUN

• A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.
  
  
  2. PRONOUN
• A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.

     3. VERB

• A verb expresses action or being.
  
  
  4. ADJECTIVE
  
• An adjective modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.
  
  
  5. ADVERB
• An adverb modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
  
  
  6. PREPOSITION
• A preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase modifying another word in the sentence.
  
  
  7. CONJUNCTION
• A conjunction joins words, phrases, or clauses.
  
  
  8. INTERJECTION
• An interjection is a word used to express emotion.