The structural parts of speech

(1) the preposition (in, on, below, under, between ~ place and direction; time~ after, before, till, until, at; abstract relations ~ by, with, because of, with a view)

The preposition is a structural part of speech which denotes the relations between objects and phenomena. It shows the relations between a noun or a pronoun and other words.

(2) the conjunction

The conjunction is a structural part of speech which denotes connections between objects and phenomena. It connects parts of the sentence, clauses, and sentences.

As to their function conjunctions fall under two classes:

coordinating (coordinating conjunctions join coordinate clauses in a compound sentence or homogenous parts in a simple sentence, or homogeneous subordinate clauses in a complex sentence, or independent sentences) ~ and, as well as, neither…nor, not only…but also, or, either…or, but, while, whereas, so, for;

subordinating (subordinating conjunctions join a subordinate (dependent) clause) to a principal clause) ~ that, if, while, though, as if.

(3) the particle (only, just, but, barely, merely, solely, simply, still, just, yet, quite, even, too, also, not (negative particle), never)

The particle is a structural part of speech giving modal or emotional emphasis to other words or groups of words or clauses.

(4) the article

The article is the structural part of speech used with nouns. There are two articles in Modern English: the indefinite article (a, an) and the definite article (the).


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