A noun is a person, place or thing. farm students Pencil A pronoun takes the place of a noun. Baseball Player Shark It He People They An adjective describes a noun. Green oval Small house Scary dinosaur A verb is a word that shows action. Run Read Ski An adverb is a word that tells more about a verb. Run quickly Read quietly Ski daily Tell the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in the Above the sentence. table On the table Under the table