⚙️The Four Main Jobs
🧍NOUNwho / what?
Its jobNames a person, place, thing, or idea — the subjects & objects.
🔵 dog · school · courage · noodles
🏃VERBwhat happened?
Its jobBrings the action or shows a state of being.
🔴 slurped · run · jump · is
🎨ADJECTIVEwhich? what kind?
Its jobDescribes a noun — the "paint" that adds detail.
🟢 spicy · legendary · rusty · brave
✨ADVERBhow? when?
Its jobDescribes a verb, adjective, or adverb — often ends in -ly.
🟣 loudly · quickly · very · soon
🔧Build a Sentence
Each word has a different job that makes the picture clearer! 🍜
🔀One Word, Different Jobs
VERB · the action
"I run every morning."
Here run = an action you do.
same
word ↔
new job
NOUN · a thing
"She hit a home run!"
Here run = a thing (a score in baseball).
🧩More Parts of Speech
📍PREPOSITIONwhere? when?
Its jobShows position, direction, or time — tells where or when.
🔷 in · on · under · over · before · after
🔗CONJUNCTIONjoin them?
Its jobJoins words, phrases, or ideas together.
🟠 and · but · or · so · because
💥INTERJECTIONa feeling!
Its jobA short word that shows sudden emotion — often with a !
🔴 Wow! · Ouch! · Hey! · Oh!
🅰️ARTICLEa / an / the
Its jobA special little adjective that comes right before a noun.
⚪ a · an · the
🔑Key Terms
🧍Noun A person, place, thing, or idea.
🏃Verb An action word or state of being.
🎨Adjective A word that describes a noun.
✨Adverb Describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb (often ends in -ly).
🔁Pronoun A word that takes the place of a noun (he, she, it, they).
📍Preposition Shows position, direction, or time — tells where or when. "The cat sat UNDER the table."
🔗Conjunction Joins words, phrases, or ideas (and, but, or). "I ran AND jumped."
💥Interjection A short word showing sudden emotion, often with a "!" — "Wow! That's amazing."
🅰️Article A special little adjective before a noun (a, an, the). "THE dog chased A ball."
👑Subject The noun or pronoun that performs the action of the sentence.
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Remember: one word can play different parts of speech — its job depends on how you use it in the sentence!