Hello dear reader, I want to intimate you with one of the basic rudiments of the English Language: Parts of Speech. We also refer to them as Word Classes. They categorise or distribute every word that exists in the English Language into a grammatical family based on shared structural attributes or features; as words in the same class behave in the same way differently from words in another class.
You can watch the video teaching of the Parts of Speech on our YouTube Channel.
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Introduction to Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech, also referred to as Word Class, belongs to the grammatical class of grammar. (Learn more about what Grammar is on this page.) There are nine (9) of them in all. They can further be subdivided into two major classes: the Open Class and the Closed Class.
Division of Parts of Speech
There are two major divisions of Parts of Speech and they are:
Open Class
Those in the Open Class are four (4) in number and they are:
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Nouns
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Verbs
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Adverbs
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Adjectives
For those in the Open Class, new members can still be added. For instance, we do not have an idea of the whole nouns that exist in English; so membership is limitless. This is also true for verbs, adverbs and adjectives whose membership is not limited or restricted.
Closed Class
The second category, the Closed Class, has five (5) membership and these include:
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Pronouns
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Prepositions
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Conjunctions
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Interjections
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Articles
The Word Classes in the Closed Class are so called because new entrants/words cannot be added to them. In other words, membership to any of them is highly restricted. In other words, the total number of all the pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, articles and interjections in the English Language are already determined. Nobody can add to them again unlike the Parts of Speech in the Open Class.
Let us examine each of the nine (9) Parts of Speech we have in English…
Nouns
Read more extensively on Everything about Nouns.
Verbs
To read more extensively on verbs, see All You Need to Know about Verbs
Pronouns
Click here: Pronouns in English to read more.
Adverbs
Read more on Adverbs
Adjectives
See all you need to know about Adjectives
Prepositions
Read more here: on Prepositions
Conjunctions
Read more here: on Conjunctions
Interjections
Read more here: on Interjections
Articles
Read more here: on Articles
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Can I get all part of speech with five exampld each
Click on each part of speech and see more details.
I need parts of speech in university level, by the way thanks for the teaching
Parts of Speech are the same at all level; it is just the details that might be different. Check the posts on each of the word classes.
Akademia, Pls can I get materials on Stylistic Variation and Discourse Reference?
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