Here’s an old children’s rhyme about the eight parts of
speech of English grammar. It gives you an idea of what
grammar is about. Read and remember it.
Every name is called a
noun
,
As
field
and
fountain
,
street
and
town
.
In place of noun the
pronoun
stands,
As
he
and
she
can clap their hands.
The
adjective
describes a thing,
As
magic
wand or
bridal
ring.
Most
verbs
mean action, something done,
To
read
and
write
, to
jump
and
run
.
How things are done the
adverbs
tell,
As
quickly
,
slowly
,
badly
,
well
.
The
preposition
shows relation,
As
in
the street or
at
the station.
Conjunctions
join, in many ways,
Sentences, words,
or
phrase
and
phrase.
The
interjection
cries out, “
Heed!
An exclamation point must
follow me!”
What is Grammar?
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Pronoun
Verb
Adjective
Noun
Adverb
Interjection
Conjunction
