Special Notes on Parts of speech For the secondary classes SL .NO . NAME OF THE PARTS OF SPEECH Function or ‘Job’ 01 A Noun is a word which names any person or thing. 02 A Pronoun is a word used for a noun or a clause. 03 An Adjective is a word which adds some thing to the meaning of a noun. 04 A verb is a word which states something about a person or a thing. 05 An Adverb is a word which generally adds some thing to the meaning of a verb an Adjective or another Adverb. 06 A preposition is a word places before a noun or pronoun equivalent to show its relation to some other word in sentences . 07 A Conjunction is a word which joins words, phrases or clauses. 08
