Tag Archives: parts of speech
Where’d You Get That Drawl, Y’all? Posted by Gary Locke on Mar 17, 2017
Where did the famous Southern drawl of the American South come from, and why is it so often imitated? As I’ve mentioned before, I sometimes work in the theater. Lately, I’ve been in rehearsal for All the Way, a play about President Lyndon Johnson, and the passage of the United States Civil Rights Bill. I’m…
The Parts of a Speech Posted by Gary Locke on Jan 13, 2017
Many of us, at some time in our lives, have to speak in front of a large gathering. It may be a quick toast to a friend celebrating a birthday or an anniversary. It may be some form of testimony that you have been asked to make based on your experience and knowledge of a…
Homonyms: The Scourge of the English Language Posted by Gary Locke on Sep 9, 2016
In spite of technological advances, which have made the life of the modern writer so much easier, sometimes even the most sophisticated software program is of no help whatsoever. Writers can format, layout, and review their work almost instantaneously. Spell check is like having an extra pair of eyes on the page at all times…
A good old English grammar review. Posted by Gabriele on Sep 12, 2014
It is time to do a review of the parts of speech in English! This post will be a review for many people, but for some it may be introductory. For everyone there is a practice exercise at the end of this post for you to see how well you know your parts of speech…
Parts of Speech in English – Conjunctions and Interjections Posted by Gabriele on Jan 13, 2012
The last two parts of speech that we have to cover in our review of parts of speech in English are conjunctions and interjections. Here we go! . Conjunctions A conjunction is a word that “joins”. It joins two parts of a sentence together. There are two important ways to categorize conjunctions by their relationship…
Parts of Speech in English – Pronouns and Prepositions Posted by Gabriele on Jan 12, 2012
Today we continue with our review of the different parts of speech in the English language. The two parts of speech that I will review today are pronouns and prepositions. Pronouns Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. You use a pronoun instead of a noun, that is, the pronoun replaces the noun…
Parts of Speech in English – Adjectives and Adverbs Posted by Gabriele on Jan 10, 2012
Now that we have reviewed verbs and nouns (see my previous posts), it makes the most sense that the next two parts of speech we look at should be adjectives and adverbs. Adverbs and adjectives are the words that we used to describe verbs and nouns. Adjectives An adjective is a word that tells us…