Parts of speech are different types of words that help us build sentences. Today we will learn about four important parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and verbs.
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verb
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Nouns
Nouns are words that name people, places, things, or ideas. They answer the question 'what?' or 'who?'
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cat
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house
noun
book
noun
teacher
noun
park
Proper Nouns
Proper nouns are special nouns that name specific people, places, or things. They always start with a capital letter.
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Monday
p. noun
Seattle
p. noun
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May
May
Pronouns
Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. Instead of repeating the same noun over and over, we can use pronouns to make our sentences smoother.
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I
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you
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he
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she
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it
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we
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they
John is a teacher. He works at a school.
Kim is a teacher. She is happy.
The students are studying. They have a test tomorrow.
Adjectives
Adjectives are words that describe nouns. They tell us what something is like. They answer questions like 'what kind?', 'which one?', or 'how many?'
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big
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small
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red
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happy
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The big dog is running.
She has a red car.
The happy children are playing.
Pizza is my favorite food.
Verbs
Verbs are action words or words that show what someone or something is doing. They can also show states of being.