Hi, Alexander! Recently you wrote in a message to Dallas Hinton:
ak> "We learn word classes through this rhyme,
ak> And it will help us every time!"
Okay. While they may appear rather simplistic, until one gets to the part few folks remember for various reasons, I still use mnemonics like:
"i" before "e" except after "c"
and
Thirty days hath September,
April, June, and November
on occasion... [chuckle].
ak> The author unknown. And here is a variant of it, nice to
ak> print. ;)
ak> https://files.schudio.com/ashby-fields/files/documents/
ak> word_class_poem_with_actions.pdf
Cute. I see the interjection has been left out... OTOH the number of lines is the same & it could be argued that "hark" is not an interjection. :-Q
ak> BTW - is there a rule when we should not put an article
ak> after "of"?
ak> ...In place OF NOUN the PRONOUN stands...
ak> "Noun" is countable after all ;)
Yes, countability is an important factor. You probably wouldn't have difficulty with "I'm a resident of Canada" or "margarine can be used instead of butter in xxx recipe". I don't know of a rule here, but what I do know is that poets may take liberties with grammar etc. in order to make their words fit the rhythm or rhyme scheme & are usually allowed a bit of "artistic licence". :-))
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