Basic English Language Skills ADVERBS PREPOSITIONS Adverbs are words that give more information about verbs. They answer  questions such as: “How?” “Where?” “When?” “To what extent?” The meeting was promptly adjourned. (How?) She saw the dire Example:  A preposition is used to describe the relationship between a noun (or  pronoun) and another word or phrase in a sentence CONJUNCTIONS Conjunctions are joining words. They are used to join words, phrases and clauses in a sentence. The most frequently-used conjunctions include:  and, but, for, nor, or, yet. • www.5minuteenglish.com/grammar.htm • www.englishclub.com/grammar/parts-of-speech- table.htm • www.english-grammar-revolution.com/parts-of- speech.html To read more about parts of speech, you can go to the following links: She found the report on her desk. The door is behind him. He walked around the office. Example:  She works in sales and marketing. He wanted to attend the conference, but he could not find the venue.  I can’t remember whether he is studying bookkeeping or accounting. He missed his bus, yet he still made it to work on time Example: 