Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech 1. Noun A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Example: John is reading a book in the library. (John, book, and library are nouns.) 2. Pronoun A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun to avoid repetition. Example: Maria is singing a song because she loves music. (She replaces the noun Maria.) 3. Verb A verb is a word that shows an action, state, or being. Example: Birds fly in the sky. (Fly shows an action.) Example: He is happy. (Is shows a state of being.) 4. Adjective An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Example: The blue sky looks beautiful. (Blue describes sky, and beautiful describes the appearance.) 5. Adverb An adverb is a word that describes or modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It often answers how, when, where, or to what extent. Example: She sings sweetly. (How?) Example: He arrived early. (When?) 6. Preposition A preposition is a word that shows the relation...