parts of speech

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University of Gujrat (Hafiz Hayat Campus)
Submitted to: Miss Khadija
Submitted by: Faiza Afzal
Roll no.: 17471507-105
Course Title: English 101
Semester: BS Chem (1)
Assignment no.: 1st
Topic: Parts of Speech
Date of Submission:

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Parts of Speech
Paragraph:
A HOUSE ON FIRE
I had never seen a house on fire before. So, one evening when I heard fire engines
with loud alarm bells rushing past my house, I quickly ran out and, a few streets away,
joined a large crowd of people; but we could see the fire only from a distance because the police
would not allow any one near the building on fire.
What a terrible scene I saw that day! Huge flames of fire were coming out of each
floor, and black and thick smoke spread all around. Every now and then tongues of fire
would shoot up almost sky-high, sendin g huge sparks of fire round-about.
Three fire engines were busily engaged and the firemen in their dark uniform were
playing the hose on various parts of the building. The rushing water from several
hoses soaked the building but it did not seem to have any effect on the flames. Then the
tall red ladders of the fire engine were stretched upwards and I could see some firemen
climbing up with hoses in their hands. On reaching almost the top of the ladder, they began to
pour floods of water on the topmost part of the building. This continuous flooding brought the
fire under control but the building was completely destroyed.
While fire is a blessing in many ways, it can also be a great danger to human life
and property.
Identified partsof Speech:
Nouns:
A noun is a word used as the name of a person, place or thing. For example:
 Akbar was a great King.
 I am a resident of Gujrat.
Category Words Type
 Noun
 House
 Evening
 Alarm
 Bells
 House
 Crowd
 Police
 Building
 Scene
 Flames
 Common
 Common
 Common
 Common
 Common
 Collective
 Collective
 Common
 Abstract
 Common

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 Floor
 Sparks
 Three
 Uniform
 Water
 Hoses
 Flames
 Ladder
 Hands
 Human
 Common
 Noun
 Common
 Common
 Common
 Common
 Common
 Common
 Common
 common
Verb:
A verb is a word used to express an action or state. For example:
 The girl wrote a letter to her father.
 The fire brigade came.
Category Words Type
 Verb
 Had
 Seen
 Heard
 Rushing
 See
 Could
 Would
 Allow
 Saw
 Spread
 Were
 Engaged
 Playing
 Soaked
 Did
 Seem
 Effect
 Stretched
 Climbing
 Began
 Destroyed
 Helping
 Transitive
 Transitive
 Transitive
 Transitive
 Modal
 Modal
 Transitive
 Transitive
 Intransitive
 Helping
 Intransitive
 Transitive
 Transitive
 Auxiliary
 Intransitive
 Intransitive
 Intransitive
 Intransitive
 Transitive
 Transitive
Adverb:

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An adverb is a word used to add something to the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or
another adverb. For example:
 He solved the problem quickly.
 They used to come here oftenly.
Category Words Type
 Adverb
 Never
 Before
 Past
 Quickly
 Few
 Busily
 Then
 Upwards
 Top
 Completely
 Almost
 time
 time
 place
 manner
 quantity
 manner
 time
 manner
 place
 quantity
 quantity
Adjective:
An adjective is a word used to add something to the meaning of a noun. For example:
 Quaid e Azam was a brave leader.
 This flower has a sweet smell.
Category Words Type
 Adjective
 Loud
 Terrible
 Black
 Thick
 Sky-high
 Huge
 Dark
 Parts
 Tall
 Red
 Blessing
 Quality
 Quality
 Quality
 Quality
 Quality
 Quality
 Quality
 Quantity
 Quality
 Quality
 Quality
Pronoun:

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A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun. For example:
 Hassan is absent, because he is ill.
 Where have you been?
Category Words Type
 Pronoun
 I
 Anyone
 It
 They
 Their
 This
 Personal
 Indefinite
 Personal
 Personal
 Personal
 Demonstrative
Preposition:
A preposition is a word used with a noun or a pronoun to show how the person or
thing denoted by the noun or pronoun stands in relation to something else. For example:
 The goat is in the garden.
 She sat under the tree.
Category Words Type
 Preposition
 With
 On
 From
 Simple
 Simple
 Simple
Conjunction:
A conjunction is a word used to join words or sentences. For example:
 Ali and Hassan are cousins.
 I ran fast, but missed the train.
Category Words Type
 Conjunction
 When
 But
 Because
 Subordinate
 Co-ordinating
 Co-ordinating

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Interjection:
An interjection is a word which expresses some sudden feelings. For example:
 Hurrah! We won the match.
 Wow! That’s a lovely painting.
Category Words Type
 Interjection  N/A  N/A
Articles:
The adjectives “a” or “an” and “the” are usually called Articles.
Category Words Type
 Articles
 A
 The
 __
 __
Reference:

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 High School English Grammar by Wren & Martin