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There are thousands of words in any language. But not all words have the
same job. For example, some words express "action". Other words express a
"thing". Other words "join" one word to another word. These are the "building
blocks" of the language. Think of them like the parts of a house. When we want
to build a house, we use concrete to make the foundations or base. We use
bricks to make the walls. We use window frames to make the windows, and door
frames to make the doorways. And we use cement to join them all together. Each
part of the house has its own job. And when we want to build a sentence, we use
the different types of word. Each type of word has its own job.
We can categorize English words into 8 basic types or classes. These classes
are called "parts of speech".
In this lesson, we have an overview of the eight parts of speech, followed
by a quiz to check your understanding:
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