Grammar for ielts writing a handbook by David S. Wills Contents

Parts of Speech

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Conjunction
Definition: A conjunction joins two words or groups of words, and can
connect 
clauses.
Examples: and, but, or, yet
Sentences:
They want to go skiing, but it’s too expensive. 
She ate ice cream and cake for dessert.
Preposition
Definition: Shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and
another 
word.
Examples: on, at, in, from, about
Sentences: 
The keys are on the table. 
She sat near the door.
Interjection
Definition: A word or phrase that expresses emotion.
Examples: wow, ah, watch out, ouch
Sentences: 
Ouch! That hurt!
Wow! That was amazing!
Building Sentences with Parts of Speech
Of course, the purpose of knowing these parts of speech is to better understand 
language. They can help you to decode what a sentence means, but they can also 
help you to produce better sentences. The purpose of this book is to help you 
build your language to the level of IELTS 7 or above, and knowing the parts of 
speech is fundamental.