I can’t take any credit for this rhyme, but I find it useful for remembering the difference between nouns, pronouns, adjectives etc and I thought that you guys might find it useful as well:
Every name is called a NOUN,
As FIELD and FOUNTAIN, STREET and TOWN;
In place of noun, the PRONOUN stands,
As HE and SHE can clap their HANDS;
The ADJECTIVE describes a thing,
As MAGIC wand and BRIDAL ring;
The VERB means actions, something done -
TO READ, TO WRITE, TO JUMP, TO RUN;
How things are done, the ADVERBS tell,
As QUICKLY, SLOWLY, BADLY, WELL;
The PREPOSITION shows relation,
As IN street, or AT the station;
CONJUNCTIONS join in many ways,
Sentences, words OR phrase AND phrase;
The INTERJECTION cries out “Hark!”
I need an exclamation mark!
Through poetry, we learn each of these
Make up THE PARTS OF SPEECH.
