Question

Define the parts of speech.

Topic	Communication skills
Type	Long answer
Class	10

Answer 1

According to the function of a sentence, it is classified into eight types :-

• Noun :- Word (except a pronoun) that indicates a person, place or thing, or names.
• Adjective :- It describes a noun or a pronoun. It specifies quality, size and number. 
• Verb :- It shows state of action.
• Conjunction :- Words that link other words, phrases, or clauses together. 
• Preposition :- It refers to the word which specifies a location and shows the relation of a noun, noun phrase, a sentence with another word. 
• Article :- word used before noun. 
• Interjection :- It conveys strong emotion, and usually has an exclamatory sign in the end.
• Adverb :- Words used to modify a verb, an adjective or another adverb.

---

Study more about communication skills at Communication Skills Class 10.