The different classes into which words are divided according to the functions in a sentence are called parts of speech.
Parts of Speech is 8 kinds
1) Noun 2) Pronoun 3) Adjective 4) Verb 5) Adverb 6) Preposition 7) Conjunction 8) Interjection
NOUN
Read the following sentences:
(i)
Romal is a bright student. (ii) the
cow gives us
mild. (iii)
Gold is a precious metal. (iv) I read in
class six. (v)
Honesty is the best policy.
A noun is the name of anything.
Some more examples: Bokthiar uddin, Khulna, book kindness, Honesty, Pleasure, Father, Husband, Guest, breakfast, Mongol, Hammer, Infantry, Teacher.
PRONOUN
Read the following sentences:
Noun Pronoun
(a)
Babu is a good boy. (a) Babu is a good boy. (Noun).
(b)
Babu goes to school daily. (b)
He goes to school daily. (Pronoun).
(c) Babu learns her lessons regularly (c)
He learns her lessons regularly. (Pronoun).
The word which is used instead of a noun is called a Pronoun.
NOTE: (i) Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh. (ii) It is a big city. (iii) It stands of the Burigonga. (iv) Manir is a good boy. (v) He has a friend who reads in class seven.
Some more examples: I, we, me, us, he, she, him, her, it, this, these, whom, whose, who.
ADJECTIVE
Read the following sentences:
(i) Tareq is a bright student. (ii) Dhaka is a big city. (iii) Mohin was a kind man. (iv) I have many books. (v) Mr Rahim has much money. (vi) Ratan is a naughty boy. (vii) Hasnat abdullah is a rich man.
An adjective is a word that qualifies a noun or a pronoun.
Some more examples: kind, great, honest, poor, wise, famous, healthy, fresh, valuable, beneficial, obedient, truthful, innocent, harmful.
VERB
Read the following sentences:
(i) Our headmaster is an honest man. (ii) I have a nice reading room. (iii) The boy takes care of his health. (iv) Good boys of to school regularly.
The word which is used to say something about a person or a thing is called a verb.
Some more examples: see, go, sing, read, catch, speak, arrive, arrange, compare, forget, abandon, advise.
ADVERB
Read the following sentences:
i) Salma writes slowly. ii) Mr jamil is a very rich man. iii) The orse can run more quickly. iv) I support him only because he is honest. v) The boy stood just behind me. vi) Fortunately I found him there.
An adverb is a word which modifies anything except a noun or a pronoun.
Some more examples: now, always, slowly, honestly, almost, early, enough, attentively, silently, suceessfully.
PREPOSITION
Read the following sentences:
i) They live in Dhaka. ii) The book is on the table. iii) I live with mother. iv) He came to me. v) The man sat beside me.
A preposition is a word placed before a noun or a pronoun th show its relation to some other words in a sentence.
Some more examples: at, for, with, of, after, by, since, before, near, without, within, over.
CONJUNCTION
Read the following sentences:
i) Mita
and Rita are friends. ii) You said
that the man was guilty. iii) I did the work
while I was there. iv) The man is poor
but he is honest.
INTERJECTION
Read the following sentences:
i) Oh! How lovely the rose is. ii) Alas! I am undone. iii) Hurrah! We have won the game.
Interjection is a word that expresses some sudden feeling or emotion of the mind and is not related to other words in the sentence.