​Noun

​Nouns are people, places, or things.

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They are things you can see, hear, smell, feel, and/or taste.

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​My cat is an example of a noun.

​Verb

​A verb is an action word.

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​Verbs are things that nouns can do.

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​An example of a verb is to hide.

​Adjective

​Adjectives are words that describe nouns.

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​Adjectives change the way a noun looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes.

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​An example of an adjective is shiny.

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​The cat's eyes are shiny.

​Adverb

​An adverb is a word that describes a verb (action).

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​Adverbs usually end in "ly."

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​An example of an adverb is gently.

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​The tongs gently squeezed the cat's face.

​Prepositions

​Prepositions describe the position of a noun or verb.

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​They can describe where a noun is or when a verb happens.

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​Two examples of prepositions are before and under.