Person, place, thing, or idea

• examples of idea: conflict, rage,Utilitarianism, and Christianity 

• note: A specific noun such as Russia is a PROPER noun and is capitalized

Adjective

Describes a noun or pronuon

(he, she, it, etc)

note: an adjective can come after the noun in a sentence

example: I am sick

An action word or a word that describes a state of being

action- study, sleep, run, and jump

state of being- am, was, will be

*verbs are conjugated depending on tense, number, person, mood, or voice*

Describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb

Describing a verb: He did well.

Describing an adjective: That's a very sick woman.

Describing an adverb: Your eyes are so very beautiful.

* well is commonly used as an adverb, good is used as an adjective*