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Total Number of Parts of Speech

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  1. Noun
  2. Pro Noun
  3. Adjective
  4. Verb
  5. Adverb
  6. Preposition
  7. Conjuction
  8. Interjection
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Noun

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Name of person, place, things, animal, and feelings.

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Kind Of Noun

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  1. Proper Noun
  2. Common Noun
  3. Collective Noun
  4. Material Noun
  5. Abstract Noun
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Proper Noun

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Name of a particular person animal place or thing.

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Countable Noun

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Names that can be counted.

Eg. Cow, Dog,

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Uncountable Noun

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Names that can’t be counted

  1. Oil
  2. Beauty
  3. Honesty
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Pronoun

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A word used instead of a Noun.

Eg. Ram is a Student he reads in class Six.

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Types of Pronoun

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  1. Personal
  2. Possessive
  3. Reflexive
  4. Emphatic
  5. Demonstrative
  6. Indefenitve
  7. Distributive
  8. Reciprocal
  9. Relative
  10. Interrogative
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Personal Pronoun

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I,We ,you,he,she ,it they.

  1. I and We -First Person
  2. You-Second Person
  3. He , She, It-Third Person
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Possessive Pronoun

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The pronoun which is used to show possession
Used to show Possession.

Eg. This book is mine
These are ours

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Reflexive Pronoun

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The pronoun myself, ourselves, yourselves, himself herself, itself, or themselves are called reflexive pronouns because action done by the subject turns back upon the subject.

  1. Myself
  2. Ourselves
  3. Yourself
  4. Yourselves
  5. Himself
  6. Herself
  7. Itself
  8. Themselves
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Emphatic Pronoun

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When myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves herself, himself, itself , themselves are called empathic pronoun when they are used for the sake of emphasis.

Eg. I killed the tiger myself.

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Demonstrative Pronoun

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The Pronoun used to point out the object or objects to which it refers.

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those
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Indefinite Pronoun

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This pronoun refers to a person or thing in a general way.

Eg. Somebody, Anybody, Some, All, None, Many,One, Nothing

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Distributive Pronoun

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When each ,either or Neither are used as Pronoun. Then they are called as Distributive Pronoun

Eg. Each of you is guilty.

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Reciprocal Pronoun

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Each Other and One Another are called Reciprocal Pronoun

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Relative Pronoun

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A Relative Pronoun refers to a Noun or Pronoun going before which comes before and relates the said Noun and Pronoun to a group of words coming after.

Noun, Pronoun, or words coming before are called the antecedent.

Eg. The boy who is playing is my friend.

Who, Whose, Whom, Which What are relative Pronouns
when they come as questions they are interrogative pronouns.

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Interrogative Pronoun

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Who whom which what whose are interrogative pronoun when they are used for asking a question

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Adjective

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An Adjective is a word which qualifies a noun or pronoun.

Eg . She is beautiful.
They are bad people.

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Kind of Adjectives

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  1. Adjective of Quality
  2. Adjective of Number
  3. Adjective of Quantity
  4. Demonstrative Adjective.
  5. Possesive Adjective.
  6. Distributive Adjective
  7. Interrogative Adjective.
  8. Proper Adjective
  9. Emphasizing Adjective.
  10. Exclamatory Adjective.
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Adjective of quality

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Shows the quality of a person or thing.

Eg. She is beautiful.
Table is long.

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Adjective of quantity

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How much of a thing is meant.

Eg. He has lost all his wealth.
Don’t eat any rice.

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Adjective of Number

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How many people or things are meant.

Eg. She ate some rice.

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Demonstrative Adjective

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Used to point out some person or thing.
Eg. This man will guide you.
I don’t like that woman

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Possessive Adjective
Used to show possession or relation. Eg. 1. This is his book. 2. This book is his.
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Distributive Adjective
Each every either and neither is called a distributive adjective when they are followed by a noun. Eg. Each boy had a pen Every man has his own duty
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Interrogative Adjective
What whose are called interrogative adjectives when they are used with a noun to ask a question. Eg. What is this? Which is yours?
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Proper Adjective
Proper adjectives are made from a proper noun. Eg. Indian farmers are honest. He is an Indian student.
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Emphasizing Adjective
Own, very, same, very same, etc are such adjectives which are used to convey, emphasize the noun that follows them
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Exclamatory Adjective
What is called an exclamatory adjective when it is used as an adjective in an exclamatory sense. Eg. What an idea? What a piece of work is man?
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Verb
A verb is a word which denotes an action, possession, relation or a state of being. ``` Eg. Action Children play Man was walking Relation/Posssession I have a car The car has four wings State of being They are happy He was a poor man. ```
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Type of Verb
1. Lexical Verb They are the main verb eg: Eat, go, laugh, can be infinite. 2. Helping Verb/ Auxilary Verb ``` 3. Transitive Verb The verb used with an object. Ram eats rice I know this 4. Intransitive The verb is used without an object. I eat I sleep ```
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Object ov verb
The thing which is acted upon Eg. I like this beautiful flower. He is playing in the field. (No thing which is acted upon)
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Preposition
A preposition is a word placed before a noun and pronoun to show its relation to some other words in a sentance. Eg. There is a cat on the table. I am writing with a pen He is going to him Preposition eg In,at,without,between,below,before,since,by,about,into,to,of,under,near,for ,from ,behind,till,on,with,among,over,after,up,during,towards,until
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Conjunction
A conjunction is a word used to join, words, phrases, clauses, or sentences together. Eg. and, because, though, as well as, if, before, while, where, until, neither, nor, but, therefore, yet, otherwise, after, as, as if, so, till, not only but also,or, although, still, when,since, unless, whether,that,either,or,both and
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Coordinating Conjunction
It joins two items of equal rank eg Ram and Shayam
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Subordinating Conjunction
It joins a subordinate clause to a principal clause.
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Intejection
A word that expresses some sudden feeling or emotion. Eg . Hush
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Interjection
A word that expresses some sudden feeling or emotion. Eg. Hush
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Number
1. Singular Number | 2. Plural Number
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Add S to the end of the Noun
Eg. Boy - Boys | Pen -Pens
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If a singular noun ends with ch, sh, ss,s then we add es to make it plural
Eg. Bench - Benches Bush-Bushes Class-Classes Gas -Gases
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If Ch is pronounced as k only add s
Monarch - Monarchs | Stomach - Stomachs
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If Noun ends with y , and before it vowel comes then add s
Boy- Boys Toy- Toys Key-Keys
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If Noun ends with y , and before it consonant comes then remove y and add ies
Fly-Flies | Body-Bodies
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If the noun ends with o and a consonant is present before o then add es
Hero-Heroes | Mango-Mangoes
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If the noun ends with o and a vowel is present before o then add s
Radio - Radios
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When a Noun ends with f and fe, to make it plural remove f and fe with v and add es
Wife: Wifes Half: Halves
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Noun having the same singular and plural
Sheep,dear,pice,police,innings,series,
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The noun only used in Plural
Alms, Atheleatecs, Riches, Scissors, Spectacles, Trousers, Tongs, Cards, Scales, Thanks, Ashes
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The noun only Singular Noun
Poetry, Scenery, Furniture, Alphabet, Tea Coffe Money Music, Percentage, Knowledge, Stationary, Luggage, Information, Politics, Mathematics, Physics, Advice, News, Billiards, Gender
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Number of the Pronoun
``` The pronoun in the singular number. Eg. Me, Mine, Myself He, Him, Himself She, Her, Herself It, Itself, Yours This, That, Somebody Nobody,Anybody ``` The Pronoun in Plural Number Eg. We, Us, Ours, Ourself, Yourself, They, Them, Theirs
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Number of the Verb
``` 1. Adding ,s/es makes a verb singular eg- Eats, Goes 2. Singular Number Verb eg-Am, Were, Have, Do, Go 3. Verb which is used as a singular as well as plural ``` eg Had, Did, Shall, Should, Will, Would, Can, Could,May, Might,Must
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Gender
1. Masculine Gender 2. Feminine Gender 3. Common Gender 4. Neuter Gender
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Masculine Gender
Eg. Ram, Dog, Man
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Feminine Gender
Eg. Sita, Women, Mother
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Common Gender
Eg. Child, Person, Infant,Doctor, Patient,Parents
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Neutral Gender
Eg. Crow,Ant,Pen,Honesty,Army
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Masculine to Feminine
Lad - Lass CZAR- CZARINA POET -POETEESS HEIR-HEIRESS Gaint-Gaintess
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Person
1. First Person : Persaon Speacking 2. Second Person : Person Spoken two 3. Third Person : Person Spoken about
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First Person
I ,My,Mine,Myself,We,Ours,Us and ourselves
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Second Person
You , Your ,Yours ,Yourselves
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Third Person
He,Him,Himshelf,She ,Her

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