Learn all the components(part of speech)in English in details e.g noun, verb, adverb, pronoun, adjective, preposition, conjunction, interjection
To speak and write English well, it helps to know the building blocks of the language. These are called the Parts of Speech (or components of English). Let’s go step by step, but I’ll keep it clear and practical.
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π§© The 8 Main Parts of Speech in English
1. Noun → Names of people, places, things, or ideas
book, car, Aminu, Lagos, love
π Example: The dog is sleeping.
π Types of nouns:
Proper noun (specific name): Nigeria, John, Coca-Cola
Common noun (general name): city, boy, drink
Abstract noun (ideas/feelings): love, freedom, wisdom
Collective noun (group): team, flock, family
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2. Pronoun → Replaces a noun to avoid repetition
I, you, he, she, it, we, they, mine, yours
π Example: John is tall. He plays football.
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3. Verb → Action or state of being
run, eat, sleep, is, am, are, was, were
π Example: She runs fast.
π Example: They are happy.
π Verbs are key because they change with tenses:
Present: eat
Past: ate
Past participle: eaten
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4. Adjective → Describes a noun
big, small, beautiful, red, three, hungry
π Example: The red car is fast.
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5. Adverb → Describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb
Often ends in -ly: quickly, slowly, happily
Also: very, well, never, always
π Example: She sings beautifully.
π Example: He is very tall.
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6. Preposition → Shows relationship (place, time, direction)
in, on, at, by, to, under, over, with, from
π Example: The pen is on the table.
π Example: We met at the park.
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7. Conjunction → Joins words, phrases, or sentences
and, but, or, because, although, so
π Example: I like tea and coffee.
π Example: She is sad because she lost her book.
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8. Interjection → Short words showing strong emotion
Oh!, Wow!, Ouch!, Hurray!, Hey!
π Example: Wow! That’s amazing.
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✨ Quick Summary Trick
Think of this sentence:
"Oh! She and I quickly ate three delicious mangoes on the table."
Oh! → interjection
She, I → pronouns
ate → verb
quickly → adverb
three, delicious → adjectives
mangoes → noun
on → preposition
and → conjunction
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π Practice idea: Every day, take one short sentence and try to identify the parts of speech in it.
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