2. A noun is a person, a place, or a thing.
Ex. Jimmy read a book in the park.
Jimmy is a noun because it is a person’s name.
Book is a noun because it is a thing.
Park is a noun because it is a place.
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3. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a
noun.
Ex. John rode on John’s tractor.
New sentence: John rode on his tractor.
His takes the place of John’s to make the sentence sound
better.
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4. An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
Ex. The tall man went into the restaurant.
Tall is an adjective. It describes a noun, man.
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5. A verb is a word that shows what something or
someone is doing.
Ex. Mary sleeps on the couch.
Sleeps is a verb because it shows what Mary does.
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6. An adverb can tell how, when, or where an
action happened.
Ex. Jason quickly read the book.
How did Jason read? Quickly.
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7. Conjunctions connect words, phrases, clauses,
or even entire sentences.
Ex. Grapes are purple or green.
Or is the conjunction. It connects purple and green.
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8. Prepositions are words that specify place,
direction or time.
Ex. The ball rolled under the table.
Under is a preposition because it specifies place.
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