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noun
A noun is the word we use to
identify a person, place, object
or idea. Common nouns refer
to any of the above, whereas
proper nouns refer to any
particular person, place,
object or idea.
Examples of common nouns:
boy, shop, table, dream
Examples of proper nouns:
Sally, London, Channel Tunnel
pronoun
A pronoun is the word used in
the place of one or more
nouns.
Examples of pronouns:
As soon as she returned from
holiday, Anne telephoned her
father and told him about the
accident.
adjective
An adjective qualifies a noun
or pronoun. It describes size,
colour, how many, which one,
whose, or what kind.
Examples of adjectives:
An old man shouted from an
upper window of the
terraced house.
verb
A verb is a word which
expresses action or state of
being. The tense of the verb
shows the time of that action
or state.
Examples of verbs:
He ran to the shops. (past)
I feel the cold.
(present)
We will leave next week.
(future)
adverb
An adverb is used to modify a
verb, an adjective or another
adverb. It expresses in what
manner, when, where, and
how much.
Examples of adverbs:
The man spoke loudly.
(modifies the verb spoke)
He was very annoyed.
(modifies the adjective annoyed)
He spoke too quickly.
(modifies the adverb quickly)