Outcome: Other Parts of Speech

Identify the Function of Other Parts of Speech, Including Conjunctions, Prepositions, and Articles

A person struggling to hold three boxes, one labelled with a conjunction, one with a preposition, and one with an article. He's saying "Uh, what should I do with these?"

We’ve covered the majority of parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. So, what’s left?

What remains are the little connecting word categories: conjunctions, prepositions, and articles. These small words may not seem as important as verbs, nouns, and adjectives, but they are the backbone of English: these are the words that give our language structure.

What You Will Learn to Do

  • identify functions of conjunctions, and potential usage issues with them
  • identify functions of prepositions, and potential usage issues with them
  • identify functions of articles, and potential usage issues with them

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