1. Noun
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Definition: Names a person, place, thing, or idea.
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Examples: dog, London, happiness, table
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Types: Proper nouns, common nouns, abstract nouns, collective nouns
2. Pronoun
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Definition: Replaces a noun to avoid repetition.
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Examples: he, she, it, they, you, we
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Types: Personal, possessive, reflexive, relative, demonstrative, interrogative
3. Verb
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Definition: Shows action or state of being.
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Examples: run, is, seem, write
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Types: Action verbs, linking verbs, auxiliary (helping) verbs, modal verbs
4. Adjective
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Definition: Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
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Examples: tall, blue, interesting, five
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Questions they answer: What kind? Which one? How many?
5. Adverb
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Definition: Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
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Examples: quickly, very, well, yesterday
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Questions they answer: How? When? Where? To what extent?
6. Preposition
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Definition: Shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence.
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Examples: in, on, at, under, beside, during
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Used in: Prepositional phrases (e.g., under the table)
7. Conjunction
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Definition: Connects words, phrases, or clauses.
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Examples: and, but, or, because, although
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Types: Coordinating, subordinating, correlative
8. Interjection
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Definition: Expresses strong emotion or sudden feeling.
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Examples: Wow! Oh! Hey! Ouch!