Other Parts of Speech: Fresh Take

  • Correctly identify and use adjectives
  • Correctly identify and use adverbs
  • Correctly identify and use conjunctions in a sentence
  • Correctly identify and use prepositions in a sentence
  • Correctly identify and use definite and indefinite articles

Adjectives

Watch this video to learn what adjectives are and see some examples.

You can view the transcript for “Intro to adjectives | The parts of speech | Grammar | Khan Academy” here (opens in new window).

Adverbs

Watch this video to hear an overview of what adverbs are and how to use them.

You can view the transcript for “Intro to adverbs | The parts of speech | Grammar | Khan Academy” here (opens in new window).

Conjunctions

Watch this video to learn about coodinating conjunctions.

You can view the transcript for “Coordinating conjunctions | The parts of speech | Grammar | Khan Academy” here (opens in new window).

If you feel like you need some additional help understanding the difference between independent and dependent clauses (which is key to using subordinating conjunctions), check out this video.

You can view the transcript for “Subordinating conjunctions | The parts of speech | Grammar | Khan Academy” here (opens in new window).

Prepositions

This video explains what prepositions are and how to use them.

You can view the transcript for “Meet the preposition | The parts of speech | Grammar | Khan Academy” here (opens in new window).

Definite and Indefinite Articles

Watch this video to see some examples of how to use definite and indefinite articles.

You can view the transcript for “Definite and indefinite articles | The parts of speech | Grammar | Khan Academy” here (opens in new window).