What does part of speech mean?

Each part of speech does not explain what the word is but how the word is used.

Conjunction

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Function - Joining Word Clue - Joins two words, phrases or clauses

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Example - She went to school, although she was feeling ill.

Preposition

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Function - 'Small words' which usually relate two words or phrases to one another. Clue - Usually precede nouns, pronouns or articles Example - The teacher sat on the chair behind her table in the classroom and spoke to her students.

Article

Image credit Function - The words 'a', 'an' or 'the' which precede nouns or adjectives. Clue - 'a', 'an' .... (Indefinite) - 'the' .... (Definite) Example John won a prize for History. (Indefinite - non-specific) Peter won the History Prize. (Definite - specific)

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Source: EBH Joubert. English Grammar

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