Three little words you often see Are ARTICLES: a, an, and the. A NOUN’s the name of anything, As: school or garden, toy, or swing.

ADJECTIVES tell the kind of noun, As: great, small, pretty, white, or brown.

VERBS tell of something being done: To read, write, count, sing, jump, or run.

How things are done the ADVERBS tell, As: slowly, quickly, badly, 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.

The INTERJECTION shows surprise As: Oh, how pretty! Ah! how wise!

The whole are called the PARTS of SPEECH, Which reading, writing, speaking teach.