Parts of speech

... words used with nouns. In the English language are the, a, an:

...is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.

...is a word used in place of a noun.

...expresses action or being.

...modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.

...modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

...is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase modifying another word in the sentence.

...joins words, phrases, or clauses.

...is a word used to express emotion.

The young girl brought me a very long letter from the teacher, and then she quickly disappeared. Oh my!