parts of speech

                        

            PART OF SPEECH

Part of speech refers to classes of word as determined by the kind of roles the play in a sentence. Every word has a given  functional identity.

Words are grouped  into classes to show  their  grammatical function. There are(8) families of word that form this community  called part of  speech. This  families are grouped into (2) called  the lexical or content word and structural or function word.

Lexical or content word :the are those 

words that has denotative meaning. Under lexical word we have noun, verb, adverb, adjectives.

Functional or structural  words :the do not have dictionary meaning. Under structural  we have  pronoun ,preposition, interjection, conjunction.

                        Noun

A  noun is a name of  a person,  animal ,place or thing, quality, emotion.

          Function of  a noun

.1. Noun plays the role of a subject,object.

2. It can function as a compliment.

                        VERB

A verb is an action  word or a state of being. Verb can be sub divided into two major  part  which are.

* finite verb : the  are controlled by the subject

* non finite verb

      ADVERB

An adverb  modifies  a verb, an adjective and other adverb.

           ADJECTIVES

Adjectives are word that modifies  a noun.

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