Subj : The 9 Parts Of Speech
To   : George Pope
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Jul 05 2021 17:22:00

George,

 GP> Welcome to English where only the poorest of words have a single
 GP> definition.

 GP> I love this language! (only 'cause I know it so well!)

  Here's a deal I learned in 5th grade over 50 years ago...it's called
"The Nine Parts Of Speech". I'll bet most kids nowdays have no clue on
these. I capitalized the term, and the examples.

Three little words you often see, are ARTICLES -- A, AN, and THE
(pronounced "thee" for this poem).

A NOUN is the name of anything -- a HOUSE or GARDEN, HOOP or SWING.

Instead of nouns, the PRONOUNS stand...MY head, YOUR arm, HER foot, HIS hand.

ADJECTIVES tell what kind of noun...GREAT, SMALL, PRETTY, WHITE, or BROWN.

VERBS tell of something to be done...WALK, HOP, SKIP, JUMP, or RUN.

How things are done, the ADVERBS tell...SLOWLY, QUICKLY, ILL, or WELL.

A PREPOSITION stands before a noun, as IN or THROUGH the door.

CONJUNCTIONS, also called CONNECTIVES, join words together...men AND women,
wind AND weather.

INTERJECTIONS show surprise. OH!! How Pretty!! AH!! How Wise!!

These are the nine parts of speech...which people write, and speak, and teach.

  You may bring the apple to me, and I'll give it to you, as I'm a softie. :)

Daryl

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