Parts of Speech

In English there are different types of words. Like articles, prepositions, nouns, adjectives and verbs They have special functions and they teach Us to distinguish the various parts of speech. NOUNS of course are words for "things" Some we can touch or feel or put inside a box Like BOOKs and BOYS and DIAMOND RINGS And ELEPHANTS and CAKES and CLOCKS. (On second thoughts an elephant might just break the box) Abstract nouns speak of things we cannot see, Like hope and love and eternity, Verbs are action words for "doing", Like "TRY " and "FLY" - while words like "eating"and "gluing" and "perusing", These are words half noun/half verb.... Like "believing", " waiting", and "amusing", These Gerunds are somewhat more confusing. An adverb describes how something is done Like how BEAUTIFULLY she sang, or how QUICKLY he had run, These adverbs help describe the verbs, While adding interest to the words. An adjective describes a noun Like a CLEVER boy, or a SILLY clown Always descriptive, it tells us more, About the PRETTY girl, or the DIRTY floor. A preposition gives us an indication, Of where something is in relation To something else, Like under the Table, ON the shelf Or AGAINST the wall, Or THROUGH the doorway, DOWN the hall, Like AROUND the corner, or IN your dreams, Or OVER the rainbow, or sprinkles ON your ice cream. Conjunctions, like "AND", and "BUT", "BECAUSE", "HOWEVER" Help connect our sentences together, "THEN", "ALTHOUGH","UNLESS","BECAUSE" Join phrase to phrase, And clause to clause. An article is either definite or not, AN eskimo, A spaceship, THE Polka-dot, If there's only one of something then use "the" But if it's one of many, then choose "a". The interjection - Express feelings like joy or excitement,- Like a huh?! Yea !! wow ! Gee or a yay Of "delightment" - Or not so nice feelings Like groan, sigh or a moan- All kinds of feelings- whether happy or dark, Interjections usually end with an exclamation mark. :) I hope that I have left nothing out If I have give me a shout, I hope this lesson helped to teach, You all about our parts of speech.