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The Eight Parts of Speech

Words are used to form patterns of English grammar and syntax. Each word falls into one of eight categories referred to as parts of speech. Here are the eight commonly recognized parts of speech.

Certain words have further categorization such as: adverbs of frequency: always, sometimes, often, etc. or determiners: this, that, these, those . However, the basic categorization of words in English fall into these eight categories.

Once you've studied the eight parts of speech you can test your understanding 

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Canada

Area: 3,855,103 sq mi (9,984,670 sq km). Population (2009 est.): 33,687,000. Capital: Ottawa. People of British and French descent constitute more than half the population; there are significant minorities of Chinese, South Asian, German, Italian, American Indian, and Inuit (Eskimo) origin. Languages: English, French (both official). Religions: Christianity (mostly Roman Catholic; also Protestant, other Christians, Eastern Orthodox); also Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism. Currency: Canadian dollar. Canada may be divided into several physiographic regions. 

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"Eye To Eye" - Sheryl Crow

Jul 19 2010

Intro

American rock star Sheryl Crow recently found time backstage at one of her concerts to give an English lesson. Her popular and timeless mix of folk, rock and country has some great slang in the lyrics, so we asked her to teach a phrase from her new album, 100 Miles From Memphis, which comes out this week.

Since her huge hit “All I Wanna Do” in 1994, Sheryl has won 9 Grammy awards for her recordings. But if there was a major award for performing live, Sheryl would have a pile of those, too, because her concerts are very energetic and fun. If you agree with what you just read, then we see eye to eye about Sheryl Crow. Watch the video to learn more about what it means to see eye to eye from the star herself

New Words

lyrics: the words of  a song
Grmmay: the most important music in the U.S.
see eye to eye: agree - see  sth as the same way as some one else

Tip of the Day: On / At the Weekend

On / At the Weekend

British English: at the weekend OR at weekends (in general) / US English: on the weekend OR on weekends (in general)

Example Sentences

US English - I like plying tennis on weekends.
British English - She enjoys going into London at weekends.

امام علی (ع)

حکمت وزید ن باد  رقصاندن شاخه ها نیست بلکه امتحان ریشه ها ست.

امام علی (ع)