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The Parts of Speech
The eight parts of speech are the building blocks of sentences.  the verb, the noun, the pronoun,

the adjective, the adverb, the preposition, the conjunction, and the interjection.

Each part of speech explains not what the word is, but how the word is used.

Sometimes the same word can be a noun in one sentence and a verb or adjective in the next.

When you learn to use the parts of speech correctly, your sentences will mean just what you want them to mean !

Books are made of ink, paper, and glue.
"books" is a noun, the subject of the sentence.

Deborah waits patiently while Bridget books the tickets.
Here "books" is a verb, and its subject is "Bridget."

We walk down the street.
"walk" is a verb, and its subject is the pronoun "we."

The mail carrier stood on the walk.
"walk" is a noun, which is part of a prepositional phrase describing where the mail carrier stood.

The town decided to build a new jail.
"jail" is a noun, which is the object of the infinitive phrase "to build."

The sheriff told us that if we did not leave town immediately he would jail us.
"jail" is part of the compound verb "would jail."

They heard high pitched cries in the middle of the night.
"cries" is a noun acting as the direct object of the verb "heard."

The baby cries all night long and all day long.
"cries" is a verb that describes the actions of the subject of the sentence, the baby.

For example.

Jeff coached the football team, after the match they drove home in a coach.

Why is this so important? If you know the way a word is used, you are more likely to know what it means!