Keywords

Keywords

by guancheng lin -
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Topic: Key sentences and examples I learned from the “Parts of Speech” lesson
Sentence 1
“An adjective describes a noun, but an adverb can modify almost everything else.”
– Adjective: adjective (形容词)
– Noun: noun (名词)
– Adverb: adverb (副词)
– Verbs: describes (描述), modify (修饰)
This sentence made me realize for the first time that adverbs can modify not only verbs but also entire clauses.
Sentence 2
“Interjections like wow or oh can stand alone to show emotion.”
– Interjection: Interjections (感叹词), wow (哇), oh (哦)
– Pronoun: they (它们, implied but understood)
– Noun: emotion (情感)
I never knew “interjection” was an official part of speech that can form a complete utterance by itself.
Sentence 3
“After prepositions such as in or on, you usually need a noun or pronoun as the object.”
– Prepositions: prepositions (介词), in (在…里), on (在…上)
– Conjunction: such as (例如, compound conjunctive use)
– Pronouns: you (你), pronoun (代词)
– Noun: object (宾语)
This rule finally solved my long-standing question about what can follow a preposition.