* Verbs: These describe actions or states of being.
* Example: *run, jump, think, exist*
* Adjectives: These describe nouns.
* Example: *big, small, red, happy*
* Adverbs: These describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
* Example: *quickly, slowly, very, extremely*
* Prepositions: These show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in the sentence.
* Example: *on, in, under, over, by*
* Conjunctions: These connect words, phrases, or clauses.
* Example: *and, but, or, because, so*
* Pronouns: These replace nouns.
* Example: *I, you, he, she, it, they*
Let's break down an example:
Sentence: The *happy* dog *ran* *quickly* *through* the park.
* Nouns: *dog, park*
* Not nouns: *happy* (adjective), *ran* (verb), *quickly* (adverb), *through* (preposition)