I was going through the Parts of Speech lesson, and a few things really clicked for me. Take this sentence: "A fog had come over the mountains." At first glance, it seems straightforward, but when you look closer, that little word "over" is doing some heavy lifting. It’s not just telling us where the fog is—it’s showing movement, too. And that tiny "a" at the beginning? It’s easy to skip over, but it’s actually super important because it makes the fog feel general, like any fog, not one we already know about.
Then there’s "The plateau was dull and gloomy." The word "and" seems so simple, but without it, the description would feel incomplete. And "dull" isn’t just a boring word—it’s actually shaping how we picture the scene. Adjectives aren’t just about colors or sizes; they set the whole mood.
One more that got me thinking: "I walked beyond the town to look at the weather." The word "I" seems basic, but imagine if we had to use the narrator’s name every single time—it would sound so repetitive! And "at" is one of those words I’d normally ignore, but now I see how it changes the meaning (look at vs. look for).
It’s wild how these small words do so much work behind the scenes. They’re like the invisible glue holding sentences together.