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What are the parts of speech

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There are many parts of speech for example : verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns and prepositions
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Words are categorized according to eight parts of speech, which explain a word's purpose or usage.

Nouns and proper nouns

  • Nouns are people, places, things, or ideas.

Example: ⇒ brother, sister, city, school, house, soccer ball, football stadium, George, happiness, library.

Verbs

  • Verbs show actions or states of being.

Example: ⇒ go, work, be is seem, appear, know.

Adjectives

  • Describe or modify nouns. They tell "what kind" or "how many."

Example: ⇒ happy, tired, green, yellow, colorful, five.

Adverbs

  • Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They tell "how" or "when."

Example: ⇒ quickly, slowly, late, very, happily.

Hope this helps you!

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