The Standard Deviants explain verbals, which are verb forms that function as some other type of speech in a sentence. Then it's four more parts of speech: adverbs, which describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs; prepositions, which show relationships between other words; conjunctions, which provide transitions within sentences; and interjections, which are words that express emotion or surprise. Wow!

Co-written by Chris Thaiss, Ph.D. of George Mason University and Charles Fisher, M.A. of The Madeira School.