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There are "officially" nine parts of speech.
There are "officially" nine parts of speech.
We'll work through them in this order: nouns, verbs, adjectives, articles, pronouns, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and finally interjections. Unfortunately, the order in which we'll review (or learn) them is NOT the best way to remember the nine parts of speech.
"VAIN PA CAP"
"VAIN PA CAP"
It's a goofy reminder, but it works.
Note: if you create a more useful mnemonic, I will very happily adopt it (and give you all the credit)!
It's not easy (even for me) to just list them. I always blank on at least one, usually conjunctions, so now I use a mnemonic (nee-mon-ic), a memory helper, with initial letters & an image to help me get them all.
My mnemonic is VAIN PA CAP.
I imagine a dad ("Pa") who doesn't want anybody to see his bald head (because he's vain), so he wears a cap all the time.
V - verb
A - adverb
I - interjection
N - noun
P - pronoun
A - adjective
C - conjunction
A - article
P - preposition
If you don't already know all nine parts of speech and what they do, the practice form below will help you learn them all.
If you don't already know all nine parts of speech and what they do, the practice form below will help you learn them all.
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