MORE PARTS OF SPEECH

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What does part of speech mean?

Each part of speech does not explain what the word is but how the word is used.

Conjunction


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Function

  • Joining Word
    Clue
  • Joins two words, phrases or clauses


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Example

  • She went to school, although she was feeling ill.

Preposition


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Function

  • 'Small words' which usually relate two words or phrases to one another.
    Clue
  • Usually precede nouns, pronouns or articles
    Example
  • The teacher sat on the chair behind her table in the classroom and spoke to her students.

Article


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Function

  • The words 'a', 'an' or 'the' which precede nouns or adjectives.
    Clue
  • 'a', 'an' .... (Indefinite)
  • 'the' .... (Definite)
    Example
    John won a prize for History. (Indefinite - non-specific)
    Peter won the History Prize. (Definite - specific)


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Source: EBH Joubert. English Grammar

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