Rappin’ Grammar A NOUN is a person, place, or thing: Like a guy or school or playground swing. A PRONOUN us a sub for nouns: like I and we, Him and he, she, her, it, them, they, you, me. An ADJECTIVE describes those two: Which one? What kind? How many? Whose? A VERB is an action or being kind of thing: Eat, walk, were, be, shout, and sing. An ADVERB gives more information: How? When? Where? Why? That’s this part definition. PREPOSTIONS pull nouns into a phrase: In, on, under, with, around, above, hey! CONJUCTIONS connect words, phrases, or clauses: If, also, but, since, for, as, because. And INTERJECTIONS – Yes! Wow! Yo! Strong feelings are what they let you know! So now that we have this rhymin’ rap, The 8 Parts of Speech will be a snap! 2001 TREND enterprises, Inc