Have you ever thought of the parts of speech with personalities? How
would you characterize a noun? an adjective? a verb? M. L. Nesbitt
personifies the parts of speech in her allegory Grammar-Land: Grammar in Fun for the Children of Schoolroom-shire:
"They are funny fellows, these nine Parts-of-Speech. You will find out
by-and-by which you like best amongst them all. There is rich Mr. Noun,
and his useful friend Pronoun; little ragged Article, and talkative
Adjective; busy Dr. Verb, and Adverb; perky Preposition, convenient
Conjunction, and that tiresome Interjection, the oddest of them all"
(3).
These "funny fellows" are in a tizzy about which words belong to whom, so they must appear in court to present their case before Serjeant Parsing, Dr. Syntax, and Judge Grammar.
The author includes exercises at the end of each chapter. If you would like them in worksheet/handout form to accompany your study of this book, you can find them here.
This text is also available as a free e-book here.
These "funny fellows" are in a tizzy about which words belong to whom, so they must appear in court to present their case before Serjeant Parsing, Dr. Syntax, and Judge Grammar.
The author includes exercises at the end of each chapter. If you would like them in worksheet/handout form to accompany your study of this book, you can find them here.
This text is also available as a free e-book here.
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