Parts of speech

Parts of Speech:

1. Noun
2. Adjective
3. Pronoun
4. Verb
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection

• Noun: It is a word used as the name of a person, place thing(tangible/intangible) or animal.
• Ex:  Ram is an honest man.
         Delhi is the capital of India.
         That chair is a new one.
         Cows eat grass
• Adjective: It is a word used to describe a noun.
• Ex: She is a beautiful woman.
        This is a difficult question.
        There are one hundred pages in this book.
• Pronoun: It is a word used instead of a noun.
• Ex: Ram passed the exam because he had worked  hard.
        I want my Books to remain where I leave them.
• Verb: It is a word used to describe an action done by a noun.
• Ex: The boy asked me to clarify his doubts.
        Delhi is the capital of India.
• Adverb: It is a word used to add something to the meaning of a verb, an adjective another adverb.
• Ex:  He speaks loudly.
         she is a very beautiful woman.
• Preposition: It is a word used to indicate how a noun or pronoun stands with respect to something else.
• Ex: Birds fly in the air.
        She is afraid of dogs.
• Conjunction: It is a word used to join a set of words or sentences.
• Ex: Ram and Laxman are brothers.
        She worked hard,but failed in the exam.
• Interjection: It is a word used to express sudden feelings.
• Ex:  Oh!That's a great work

A stand-alone word cannot be classified as a part of speech as the same word can be used as different parts of speech in different sentences.For ex:
Water is precious,we shouldn't waste it.(Noun)
Please water the plants everyday.(Verb)