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What are the 8 parts of speech in English?
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The 8 parts of speech are: Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction, and Interjection. Each part tells us how a word is used in a sentence.
What is a noun? Give two examples.
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A noun is the name of a person, animal, place, or thing. Examples: 'Rahul' (person), 'Delhi' (place), 'tiger' (animal), 'book' (thing).
Is 'happiness' a noun? Why?
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Yes, 'happiness' is a noun because it names a feeling or idea. Abstract nouns like happiness, love, and anger are also nouns even though we can't see them.
What is an adjective? Give an example.
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An adjective describes a noun. It tells us what kind, how many, or what color. Example: In 'red ball', 'red' is an adjective describing the ball.
Pick out the adjective: 'The tall boy won the race.'
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The adjective is 'tall' because it describes the noun 'boy'.
What is a pronoun? Why do we use it?
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A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun to avoid repetition. For example, instead of saying 'Ravi did this', we say 'He did this'. 'He' is a pronoun.
Replace the noun with a pronoun: 'Sita gave the book to Sita's brother.'
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She gave the book to her brother. 'She' and 'her' are pronouns replacing 'Sita'.
What is a verb? Give an example of a 'doing' verb.
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A verb shows action, being, or possession. A 'doing' verb shows action. Example: 'run' in 'The boy runs fast'.
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