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A noun is a word or phrase that represent a person, a place, a thing or activity, or a quality or idea.

Noun Examples:

Jeffrey, Korea, pen, New Year, dog, cat, elephant, garden, school, work, music, town, Manila, teacher, farmer,
Bob, Sean, Michael, police officer, France, coffee, football, danger, happiness…
Noun example sentences:

 The teacher told the children to stop chattering in class.


 John is good at French but weak at History
Article Definition:

An article is a word used before a noun to modify the noun. “The” is called the definite article and “a“, “an” are
called the indefinite article.
Examples:
An umbrella, the boy, the school, a mouse, an apple, an hour.
Article example sentences:

 I would like an apple.


 He was sitting in a chair.
 The whale is in danger of becoming extinct.
Verb (vb.)
Verb Definition:

A verb is a word or group of words that describes an action, experience or expresses a state of being.
Examples:

Walk, is, seem, realize, run, see, swim, stand, go, have, get, promise, invite, listen, sing, sit, laughed, walk…
Verb example sentences:
 Don’t try to run before you can walk.
 Did you kiss anybody?
 Leave me alone!
Pronoun (pron.)
Pronoun Definition:

A pronoun is used instead of a noun or noun phrase in a sentence. A pronoun may take place of the name of a
person, place or thing.
Examples:

I, me, we, you, he, she, yours, himself, its, my, that, this, those, us, who, whom
Pronoun example sentences:

 Richard isn’t at work this week; he‘s gone on holiday.


 Don’t tell her the truth.
 She tried it herself.
 You can’t blame him for everything.
 The woman who called yesterday wants to buy the house.
Adjective (adj.)
Adjective Definition:

An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun.


Examples:

Beautiful, seven, cute, second, tall, blue, angry, brave, careful, healthy, little, old, generous, red, smart, two,
small, tall, some, good, big, useful, interesting…
Brown dog, red car, tall boy, fat cat, big garden.
Adjective example sentences:
 The flowers have a nice smell.
 The chatter made the room noisy.
 The pickles are salty.
Adverb (adv.)
Adverb Definition:

An adverb describes a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a whole sentence.


Examples:

Neatly, in the market, every day, tomorrow, very, badly, fully, carefully, hardly, nearly, hungrily, never, quickly,
silently, well, really, almost…
Adverb example sentences:

 She carefully preserved all his letters.


 We usually go to restaurant on Sundays.
 He never turned up.
 David is clearly unhappy to be here.
Conjunction (conj.)
Conjunction Definition:

A conjunction connects words, phrases or clauses in a sentence.


Examples:

And, however, still, but, or, so, after, since, before, either, neither, because, unless…
Conjunction example sentences:

 I want to get home before it rains.


 I will go shopping, or I will go camping.
 Once you learn it, you never forget.
 I will eat either carrots or peas for dinner.
Preposition (prep.)
Preposition Definition:

A preposition is used before a noun, pronoun, or gerund to show place, time, direction,… in a sentence.
Examples:

In, on, at, about, apropos, according to, after, along, above, except, from, near, of, before, since, between, upon,
with, to, after, toward…
Preposition example sentences:
 I always wear these shoes with this dress.
 You should receive a reply within seven days.
 I saw that news in the newspapers.
 Divide it among the children in class.
 The hotel is over the bridge.
Interjection (interj.)
Interjection Definition:

An interjection is a word or phrase used to express a strong feeling or emotion.


Examples:

Ahem!, aha!, gosh!, aw!, great!, hey!, hi!, hooray!, oh!, yeah!, oops!, phew!, eh!, oh!, ouch!, hi!, well!…
Interjection example sentences:

 Bravo, Rena! You’re right.


 Bingo! That’s the one I’ve been looking for.
 Well, what did he say?
 Yeah! She’s going with us tonight!

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