The Big Idea
Deeper parts of speech than the normal seven or eight.
Go into 10 deeper parts of speech. Source - Articles - Articles and determiners function like adjectives by modifying nouns, but they are different than adjectives in that they are necessary for a sentence to have proper syntax. Articles and determiners specify and identify nouns, and there are indefinite and definite articles. Examples of articles: a, an, the; examples of determiners: these, that, those, enough, much, few, which, what. - Determiners - Numerals, quantifiers, Demonstratives - Auxiliary Verbs - Helping verbs that add meaning to main verbs by changing tense, mood, or voice. Examples: be, do, have, can, will - Modal Verbs: A specific type of auxiliary verb that expresses possibility, ability, obligation, or permission. Examples: can, could, should, might - Infinitive Markers - The word “to” often signals an infinitive form of a verb. Examples: to run, to swim, to sing - Participle Markers: The words “having” and “been” often accompany participles, which are verb forms that function as adjectives. Examples: having eaten, been seen - Expletives: Words that fill grammatical space but don’t have specific meaning. Examples: it in “it is raining” or there in “there are many books”.