• Parts of Speech

    From alexander koryagin@2:5075/128.130 to Dallas Hinton on Wed Sep 14 11:38:09 2022
    Hi, Dallas Hinton!
    I read your message from 13.09.2022 12:13

    DH> This little poem has been floating around FaceBook for a while.
    DH> I can't find out who wrote it! Every name is called a NOUN,
    DH> As field and fountain, street and town;
    DH> In place of noun the PRONOUN stands
    DH> As he and she can clap their hands,
    DH> The ADJECTIVE describes a thing,
    DH> As magic wand and bridal ring,
    DH> The VERB means action, something done -
    DH> To read, to write, to jump, to run;
    DH> How things are done, the ADVERBS tell,
    DH> As quickly, slowly, badly, well;
    DH> The PREPOSITION shows relation,
    DH> As in the street, or at the station;
    DH> CONJUNCTIONS join, in many ways,
    DH> Sentences, words, or phrase and phrase;
    DH> The INTERJECTION cries out, 'Hark!
    DH> I need an exclamation mark!'

    "We learn word classes through this rhyme,
    And it will help us every time!"

    The author unknown. And here is a variant of it, nice to print. ;) https://files.schudio.com/ashby-fields/files/documents/word_class_poem_with_actions.pdf

    BTW - is there a rule when we should not put an article after "of"?

    ...In place OF NOUN the PRONOUN stands...

    "Noun" is countable after all ;)

    Bye, Dallas!
    Alexander Koryagin
    fido.english_tutor 2022
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