The Parts of Speech

"The Parts of Speech" was given by one of the teachers in my kids' elementary school in New York. I don't remember which teacher and the paper does not have the author's name. Below is not my writing. It was written by an unknown writer. The other was written by Bruce Tone:

The Parts of Speech

All NOUNS are names of things

As Mary, Rome, and kings.

PRONOUNS take the place of nouns,

You know, she works, he frowns.

VERBS tell something to be done-

to read, count, sing, laugh or run.

When what kind you wish to state,

Use ADJECTIVES as small or great.

But if manner you would tell,

Use ADVERBS, slowly, well.

CONJUNCTIONS join the words together,

As men and women, wind or weather.

The PREPOSITION stands before

A noun, as in or through a door.

INTERJECTION shows surprise,

As Oh! How pretty! Ah! How wise!

The whole are called eight parts of speech,

Which reading, writing, speaking teach.

 

The Parts of Speech

By Bruce Tone

 

Each NOUN is the name of a different thing

As "The city of London loved Henry its king."

Most PRONOUNS take the place of nouns,

As, "Jane always smiles, unless she frowns."

ADJECTIVES are essential when you want to tell

That "The large dog is goofy, and friendly as well."

VERBS make the ideas we have go places

As "The man jogs fast so he won all four races!"

ADVERBS add to the action, telling where, when, or how;

As "It occurs quickly or slowly

Did you learn anything from this?

The parts of speech continues...I turned to the other page and found more nuggets of gold. Thanks to the teacher who has given it to my daughter or son.

Here are definitions of seven of the parts of speech:

A noun is a word used to name a person, a place, or a thing. Example: cow

A pronoun is a word used to take the place of a noun. Example: it

A verb is a word used to tell what a noun does. Example: eats

An adjective is a word used to modify a noun or pronoun. Example: fierce

An adverb is a word most often used to modify a verb. Example: loudly

A preposition is a word that shows how a noun or a pronoun is related to some other words in a sentence. Example: at

A conjunction is a word used to join words or groups of words. Example: and