1. Parts of Speech 4 parts of it, anyway

2. Nouns A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. Person: Dr. Humble, George Washington, mother Place: class, Peru, kitchen, Raleigh Thing: cat, pencil, wall, cell phone Idea: love, trouble, hope, peace, confusion

3. Adjectives Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence. the tall professor the lugubrious lieutenant a solid commitment a month's pay a six-year-old child the unhappiest, richest man

4. Verbs Action or being I ran home in the rain. She feels happy. We are late.

5. Adverbs Adverbs are words that modify a verb (He drove slowly. — How did he drive?)verb an adjective (He drove a very fast car. — How fast was his car?)adjective another adverb (She moved quite slowly down the aisle. — How slowly did she move?)