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hey are helpful  though  because they further explain the action of the verb. For example  she is drinking
            water.  ere  water is the ob ect.  erb is an action in the sentence. For example   yoti eats cake.  he verb is
             eats .

                he woman  S  built     a strong stone wall  O .

                he children  S  eat     buns  cakes and biscuits  O .
                he professor  S  threw     an orange  O .


               PARTS OF SPEECH
                                                                                            Noun
             here are eight parts of speech: noun  pronoun  verb  ad ective
                                                                                dverb                    Verb
            adverb  preposition  con unction  and inter ection.  he parts
            of speech indicate how a word functions in meaning as well as
            grammar within a sentence.  n individual word can function     Inter ection   Parts of         ronoun
                                                                                           Speech
            as  more  than  one  part  of  speech  when  used  in  different
            circumstances.  nderstanding parts of speech is essential for
                                                                              on unction                d ective
            determining the correct definition of a word when using the
                                                                                          reposition
            dictionary.

            Noun
              noun is a name of a person  place  thing or idea.  roper nouns always start with a capital letter  common
            nouns do not. Nouns can function in different roles within a sentence. For example  a noun can be a sub ect
            direct ob ect  indirect ob ect  sub ect complement or ob ect of a preposition.

            For example  Oh my  od   he young girl  brought me a very long letter  from the teacher and then she  uickly
            disappeared.

            Pronoun
              pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.   pronoun is usually substituted for a specific noun.


            For example  Oh my  od   he young girl brought me a very long letter from the teacher and then she  uickly
            disappeared.
            Verb

              verb expresses action.  here is a main verb and sometimes one or more helping verbs.
             “She can sing.” Sing is the main verb  can is the helping verb.    verb must agree with its sub ect in number
             both are singular or  plural .

            For  example    he  young  girl  brought    me  a  very  long  letter  from  the  teacher  and  then  she   uickly
            disappeared.

            Adjective
             n ad ective is a word used to modify or describe a noun or pronoun. It usually answers the  uestion of which
            one  what kind or how many.

            For  example    he  young  girl  brought  me  a  very long  letter from the teacher and then she quickly
            disappeared.





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