1. NOUN
2. PRONOUN
3. VERB
4. ADVERB
5. ADJECTIVE
6. PREPOSITION
7. CONJUNCTION
8. INTERJECTION
1. NOUN >>> NAMES
Name of a PERSON >>> RAJU PRIYA
Name of a PLACE >>> TEMPLE DELHI
Name of a THING >>> CAR FLOWER
Name of an IDEA >>> LOVE FREEDOM
2. PRONOUN >>> IN PLACE OF A NOUN
PRONOUNS >>> I, WE, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, THEY
Priya is my friend. Indian Players are great.
She is dancing. They have won the World Cup.
Priya >>> NOUN Indian Players >>> NOUN
She >>> PRONOUN They >>> PRONOUN
3. VERB >>> ACTION WORDS
MAIN VERBS
SWIM RUN PLAY
AUXILIARY (HELPING) VERBS
i) 'BE'-FROM VERBS - AM, IS, ARE, WAS, WERE
ii) 'DO'-FORM VERBS - DO/DOES, DID
iii) 'HAVE'-FORM VERBS - HAVE/HAS, HAD
iv) 'MODAL' VERBS - (Let's learn about modals later)
4. ADVERB >>> TELLS MORE ABOUT A VERB
(Most of the adverbs end in "ly" - softly, clearly, slowly)
He walks slowly She is dancing beautifully
walks > Verb is dancing > Verb
slowly > Adverb beautifully > Adverb
The adverbs "slowly" and "beautifully" tell about the verbs.
He walks---- How? >> SLOWLY
She is dancing ---- How? >> BEAUTIFULLY
5. ADJECTIVES >>> TELLS MORE ABOUT A NOUN
The elephant is big The Giraffe is tall
Elephant > Noun Giraffe > Noun
big > Adjective tall > Adjective
The Adjectives "big" and "tall" tell about the Nouns.
BIG >>>ELEPHANT
TALL >>> GIRAFFE
6. PREPOSITION >>> RELATES A NOUN TO ANOTHER WORD
A cat is on the table A girl is siting under the tree
A girl is standing near the table A book is in her hand
ON > PREPOSITION >> relates "A cat" to "the table"
NEAR > PREPOSITION >> relates "A girl" to "the table"
UNDER > PREPOSITION>>> relates "A girl" to "the tree"
IN > PREPOSITION >>> relates "A book" to "her hand"
7. CONJUNCTION >>> CONNECTS WORDS
Sathiya and Sekar are friends The snake is beautiful but dangerous
AND > CONJUNCTION >> connects " Sathiya" >< "Sekar"
BUT > CONJUNCTION >> connects "beautiful" >< "dangerous"
8. INTERJECTION >>> WORDS OF STRONG FEELINGS
(Interjections will have an exclamation mark (!) )
Hurrah! I win the 1st prize Alas! They lost their family.
They are crying.
HURRAH > INTERJECTION >> expresses JOY
ALAS > INTERRJECTION >> expresses SORROW
