SPEECH SPEECH SPEECH SPEECH NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN names a person, place, thing, or idea (dog, book, love, dream, Jim) names a person, place, thing, or idea (dog, book, love, dream, Jim) names a person, place, thing, or idea (dog, book, love, dream, Jim) names a person, place, thing, or idea (dog, book, love, dream, Jim) PRONOUN PRONOUN PRONOUN PRONOUN takes the place of a noun (he, she, it, you, we) takes the place of a noun (he, she, it, you, we) takes the place of a noun (he, she, it, you, we) takes the place of a noun (he, she, it, you, we) ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE describes a noun (large, red, old, clean) describes a noun (large, red, old, clean) describes a noun (large, red, old, clean) describes a noun (large, red, old, clean) VERB VERB VERB VERB action or state of being (wrote, ran, guessed, is, was) action or state of being (wrote, ran, guessed, is, was) action or state of being (wrote, ran, guessed, is, was) action or state of being (wrote, ran, guessed, is, was) ADVERB ADVERB ADVERB ADVERB describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb (quickly, clumsily, loudly) describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb (quickly, clumsily, loudly) describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb (quickly, clumsily, loudly) describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb (quickly, clumsily, loudly) PREPOSITION PREPOSITION PREPOSITION PREPOSITION connect nouns, pronouns, and phrases with other words in a sentence (as, over, in, for, up, with) connect nouns, pronouns, and phrases with other words in a sentence (as, over, in, for, up, with) connect nouns, pronouns, and phrases with other words in a sentence (as, over, in, for, up, with) connect nouns, pronouns, and phrases with other words in a sentence (as, over, in, for, up, with)