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What are five examples of parts speech?

Here are five examples of parts of speech, along with explanations and examples:

1. Noun: A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.

* Examples: *teacher*, *school*, *book*, *happiness*

2. Verb: A verb expresses an action or a state of being.

* Examples: *run*, *sleep*, *think*, *is*, *seem*

3. Adjective: An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.

* Examples: *happy*, *blue*, *tall*, *interesting*

4. Adverb: An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, telling how, when, where, or to what extent.

* Examples: *quickly*, *slowly*, *very*, *happily*, *now*

5. Pronoun: A pronoun takes the place of a noun.

* Examples: *he*, *she*, *it*, *they*, *we*, *you*, *I*

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