# Parts of Speech: Rules and Examples | SwaVid

Parts of speech: A noun names a person, place, animal or thing. Rules, examples and a free quick check for Class 6 to 12.

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# Parts of speech: rules and examples

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Short answer. A noun names a person, place, animal or thing. A verb tells what someone does. An adjective tells what kind a noun is. An adverb tells how, when or where an action happens.

1 . Pick the adjective in this sentence. Sahil found a rusty key.

2 . Pick what kind of word close is here. Please close the window.

Noun names, verb acts, adjective describes the noun, adverb tells about the action.

A noun names a person, place, animal or thing. A verb tells what someone does. An adjective tells what kind a noun is. An adverb tells how, when or where an action happens.

Priya (noun) climbed (verb) a steep (adjective) path slowly (adverb). Ouch! That hurt. (Ouch shows pain: interjection)

Noun names, verb acts, adjective describes the noun, adverb tells about the action.

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All the topics in this chapter, one rule at a time.

- Adjectives before and after the noun . An adjective can sit before its noun, or after words like is, are, looks and tastes. Either way it tells what kind the noun is.
- Watch the -ly ending . Friendly, lovely and elderly end in -ly, but they tell what kind a noun is. So they are adjectives, not adverbs.
- One word, two jobs . Some words can be a noun or a verb. If the word names a thing, it is a noun. If it shows what someone does, it is a verb.
- The job decides the class . The same word can do different jobs. Look at what the word does in this sentence, not at the word alone.
- Noun or verb . If the word names a thing, often after a, the or my, it is a noun. If it shows the action, it is a verb.
- Priya (noun) climbed (verb) a steep (adjective) path slowly (adverb).
- Ouch! That hurt. Ouch shows pain: interjection

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