INTRODUCTION Each word in English belongs to one of the eight parts of speech. Each word is also either a content word or a function word. When we look at linguistic universals, we get convinced that words in any language have different forms, functions and meanings. The subject NP is a noun or its equivalent; the predicate (VP) has the varrb as its head, which may or may not be accompanied by other details. Different schools of grammar present different classifications for the parts of speech. Traditional grammarians, for example, base designations on a word's meaning or signification. Structural grammarians see parts of speech as often identifiable through their position in sentences. Using valuable ideas from both groups, we may divide parts of speech into two major groups: 2 Classes:1) content words (open class) 2) function words (closed class). Here noun, pronoun,verb, determiner, adjective, participle form, adverb modifying the verb, prepositions etc are the labels hel...
