 Parts of speech words Words do different jobs in a sentence When we talk about grammar we have names for the different words common parts of speech noun proper noun pronoun verb Adjective add verb preposition noun a person place or thing Examples of nouns include computer horse and book proper nouns Proper nouns are names. They begin with a capital letter Most proper nouns cannot be made plural, but there are some exceptions Examples of proper nouns John Martha Mr. Brown Ms. Lopez San Francisco California Grays Harbor College pronoun A pronoun is a word that we use in the place of a noun. We usually need a noun in a sentence before so we know what the pronoun is referring to There are many kinds of pronouns in English. The most common ones are subject and object pronouns Examples of subject pronouns For first person singular, the pronoun is I For first person plural, the pronoun is we For second person singular and plural, the pronoun is you For third person singular, the pronouns are he, she, and it For third person plural, the pronoun is they Examples of object pronouns For first person singular, the pronoun is me For first person plural, the pronoun is us For second person singular and plural, the pronoun is you For third person singular, the pronouns are him, her, and it For third person plural, the pronoun is them Verb Verbs are words that show action or a state or condition Verbs also tell the time of the action or state or condition They tell us if the action is happening now in the present, in the past, or in the future For example, he runs every day, runs is the verb Examples of verbs include listening to music and studying Adjectives Adjectives describe nouns. They give more information about people, places, and things They can describe size, color, shape, or condition Using adjectives when you write can help the reader imagine what you are writing about Examples of adjectives include red, blue, green, yellow, big, little, hot, and cold Adverb Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs They give more information about the action For example, adverbs tell how, where, when, and how often People often say that adverbs end in L-Y A lot of adverbs do, but there are many that do not Examples of adverbs Fast, carefully, today, upstairs, quietly, never, yesterday, and here Preposition Prepositions are words that we use to tell time or place Examples of prepositions The fish are in the bowl The bird is on the wire In and on are prepositions The end