CHAPTER3
Brushing Up onParts of Speech
In This Chapter
- Getting to know the different parts of speech
- Telling the difference between a noun and a pronoun
- Recognizing the three verb types
- Connecting words with conjunctions and prepositions
- Straddling the lines that define the parts of speech
Parts of speech are the categories used to group words by the roles they play in sentences, kind of like how actors play lead and supporting roles on stage and in TV and movies.
Some words name a thing, others express an action, some modify other words, several join words and clauses, and a few simply utter short exclamations.
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