Parts of Speech

She is a personal pronoun that takes the place of a specific female person's name. Pronouns replace nouns to avoid repetition and simplify sentences.

New describes the quality of Headmaster, telling us what kind of headmaster he is. Adjectives modify nouns by providing descriptive information about them.

Headmaster names a person with a specific position, making it a common noun. Nouns name people, places, things, or ideas, regardless of whether they are proper or common nouns.

Is is a linking verb that connects Headmaster to poet. Linking verbs join the subject to a word that renames or describes it, rather than showing physical action.

Poet is a noun that names a person who writes poetry. It refers to a person with a specific occupation or creative role, making it a common noun.

He is a pronoun because it replaces a specific person's name as the subject of the sentence. Pronouns stand in for nouns to avoid repetition.

From is a preposition because it shows the relationship between travelled (the action) and Madras (the starting place). Prepositions connect nouns/pronouns to other words in the sentence.

Travelled is a verb because it describes the action of moving from one place to another. Verbs express actions, events, or states of being.

Madras is a noun (specifically a proper noun) because it names a specific place. Nouns name people, places, things, or ideas.

To is a preposition because it indicates direction toward Bombay. Prepositions show spatial, temporal, or logical relationships between words in a sentence.

By is a preposition because it indicates the means or method of travel (car). Prepositions show how something is done or the instrument used.

Bombay is a noun (proper noun) because it names a specific city. Proper nouns always begin with capital letters and name particular people, places, or organizations.

And is a conjunction because it connects two independent phrases (travelled from Madras to Bombay by car and returned back by train). Conjunctions join words, phrases, or clauses.

But is a conjunction (coordinating conjunction) because it connects two contrasting ideas. Conjunctions join words, phrases, or clauses, with but specifically showing contrast.