199. All the words in our language can be divided into these eight classes: —
| 1.
2.
3. | Nouns
and
Pronouns
Verbs | used to name
persons or things
— used to assert | are always required
to make a sentence. |
| 4.
5.
6.
7. | Adjectives
and
Adverbs
Prepositions
and
Conjunctions | used only to modify
other words
used to show the connection
between other words | may help
to form
sentences. |
| 8. | Interjections | used to express
feeling | often stand
by themselves. |
Speaking of them by kinds or by classes in this way, we call them the eight Parts of Speech
About Interjections, however, we must remember that though they help to form our language, they are very different from all the other kinds of words;
are not parts of sentences; and are often used by themselves.
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