Basic English Language Skills Basic English Language Skills
the red bus
the unscheduled meeting 
an inaccurate report
a hard-working employee
ADVERBS
Adverbs are words that give more information about verbs. They answer 
questions such as: “How?” “Where?” “When?” “To what extent?”
PREPOSITIONS
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.
To read more about parts of speech, you can go to the following links:
• www.5minuteenglish.com/grammar.htm
• www.englishclub.com/grammar/parts-of-speech- table.htm
• www.english-grammar-revolution.com/parts-of- speech.html
The meeting was promptly adjourned. (How?)
She saw the dire
Example:  
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: