Parts of speech for Class 4

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Definition of parts of speech: Parts of speech are the words that divided Grammarly groups into different words and indicate the functions performed in the sentence.

There are eight types of parts of speech:

Noun
Pronouns
Adjective
Adverb
Verb
Preposition
Conjunction
Interjection

Let us study each part of speech in detail.

1. Noun

A noun is a naming word that is used as the name of a person, place, animal, thing, feeling, thoughts, and idea in a sentence. Queen, author, mountains, frocks, umbrella, and birds are some words that are described as nouns.

Examples:

Myra and Dinesh went to see a movie on Sunday.
Riya is eating an apple.
Jaipur is called the pink city.
My mother always helps me in the kitchen.
There is a bunch of grapes kept on the table.
Mira is so sensitive towards her family.
Mahesh is playing hockey in the garden.
The sun shines so brightly.
The Taj Mahal is a beautiful monument.
I like to watch the Cinderella Cartoon.

2. Pronouns

A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun phrase or noun expression. Instead of repeating the same words again and again we use pronouns in the sentences. I, he, she, they, them, and her are some words that are described as pronouns.
Examples:

They are going to a movie.
She likes to watch Korean dramas.
Ragini does not like them.
Pihu met me at the store
Sia lost her beautiful Bag.
He respects his elders always.
Geetika is waiting for him.
He is going to his grandparent’s village.
It is raining heavily last night.
He went to shopping with us.

3. Adjectives

Adjectives are words that describe or indicate a noun or a pronoun in a sentence and give more information about its appearance in detail. Hard, tall, brown, pink, high, and letter are some words that are described as adjectives.

Examples:

The notebook has a hardcover.
Reema buys her favourite pink handbag.
The film was very interesting and had moral knowledge.
Reyansh asked for some sugar in her coffee.
There are many books on my shelf.
My sister cooks tasty food.
Each and every student will wear fancy clothes in role play.
Tom and peters were best friends.
She is always an active student in the class.
The little boy is very naughty.

4. Adverb

An adverb is a word that modifies or describes information about the action going on in the sentence. It describes a piece of information or expresses a word about an adjective, adverb phrase, or verb. Politely, Prideful, curly, beautiful, happy, and daily are words that describe adverbs in a sentence.

Examples:

The teacher always speaks so politely with the children.
Her friend is waiting for him outside the class.
Pihu and Ajay I’m watching TV quietly.
Ronit handles the situation bravely.
He works so hardly to achieve success.
She lives happily with her family.
Ria listened to her mother carefully.
He will meet him as soon as possible.
Alex was extremely lucky to have a foreign trip with friends.
Her mother frequently keeps a check on her daughter.

5. Verb

The words which refer to or indicate some actions or doing words in a sentence are called verbs. We describe an action state or an occurrence or show possession in a sentence. Barking, talking, should, must, arrived and writing are some words with describe verbs in a
sentence.
Examples:

The child is playing with a ball.
The students are listening carefully to the teacher.
The winds are blowing strongly.
Rohan and Samrat are going on a long trip.
Reeta Sings songs sweetly.
Neha is writing a letter to her friend.
The bus arrived at 1:00 p.m.
The children are playing hockey in the garden.
You must complete his homework before playing.
Sharma eats all the chocolate given by her father.

6. Preposition

Prepositions are words that join nouns or pronouns or indicate them together with other things and objects in a clause or a sentence.

Into, out, until, on, above are some words that are described as prepositions.

Examples:

The books are on the shelf.
Madhavi is going out with her friend.
The boy threw stones into the river.
The clinic is near the grocery shop.
Rani is afraid of the dog next door.
My friend will not come inside the room.
The client meeting is at 8:00 pm.
Rashi shifted to Jaipur in October.
Madhavi’s work should be completed within this week.
Gian is sitting between his friend.

7. Conjunctions

The words or phrases or a clause that join a sentence together or connect together are called conjunctions. And, but, so, either, any, and for are some words that join sentences to another sentence.

Examples:

Jyoti will come and pick up her daughter from school.
Anshu is an intelligent girl but very talkative.
My father could not attend the party as he is not well.
The teacher punishes him because he did not complete his work.
Navya works so hard yet she scores lower marks.
He won’t pass unless he studies hard.
They wait until his friend comes.
He shifted to Pune because of his job.
He will switch off the lights before leaving the room.
Alex wanted to go to a party but her parents refuses.

8. Interjections

An interjection is a word in a statement that takes a place in expressions or reactions or feelings. It expresses sudden emotions, feeling, requests and demands. Hush!, Ouch!, Alas!, Bravo! are words that describe interjections.

Examples:

Ouch! He hit me with the ball.
Wow! What a beautiful necklace.
Shh! The Baby is sleeping.
Oh! You left your purse in the shop.
Hurrah! His team won the match.
Hello! Myself Alia.
Alas! He got injured while driving.
Bravo! Manya passes the exam.
Listen! Neha should complete the work within the time.
Great! You had done a good job.