PARTS OF SPEECH

CHAPTER IV

PARTS OF SPEECH

7. Words are generally divided into  eight classes or parts of speech according to the work they do in a sentences :

(1)A NOUN is a word which names any person or thing : man, book, gold, Bangladesh

(2)An adjective is a word which adds something to the meaning of a noun : A good boy, a dark room.

A pronoun is a word used for a noun or a clause: Rahim is not here , he is ill. He failed which broke his heart .

(3) A verb is a word which states something about  a person or a thing : He walks . I go. The sun shines.

(5) An adverb is a word which generally adds something to the meaning to the of a verb ,  an adjective , or another adverb .He walks fast . He is very clever boy .He walks very fast.

(6) A Preposition is a word placed before a noun or a noun equivalent to show its  relation to some other word  in a the sentences –The book on the table. He came to me.

(7) A conjunction is a word which joins words , phrases or clauses- He said this to Karim  and Nurul. He sat behind you but in front of me. As he was ill,   he     did   not go to school.

(8) An Interjection is a word which expresses some sudden feeling or emotion –Alas ! Hark! Bravo!

EXERCISE 4

State  the parts of speech of the in the following sentences in the following sentences :I know Abdul who gave you the book . The school in which I read has a very good headmaster . Bangladesh is a free country .  I went there and  returned soon after .Bravo! this is nicely done. Children like sweets. Gold is a valuable thing. The tree fell but none was hurt  . Put the book on the table. Najma is my sister. She is intelligent. He speaks fluently and well.