Page 9 - The Language Sandwich

The Nine Parts of Speech

If our recipe is “The English Language,” then our

ingredients list consists of the nine parts of

speech.

1. Nouns (the bread)

2. Verbs (the meat)

3. Pronouns (the type of bread)

4. Adverbs (the type of meat)

5. Adjectives (the butter)

6. Conjunctions (the cheese)

7. Articles (the mayo)

8. Prepositions (the lettuce)

9. Interjections (the mustard)

Click to the next page the adjacent infographic

for a quick go-to guide detailing the parts of

speech (and their edible equivalents). But stick

with me, and I will define the parts of speech in

more detail. By the end of this article,

everything will make sense. Let’s start

assembling that sandwich!