Jobs on a film set
On a film set everyone has a role — actor, director, lighting. Words work the same way: nouns name things, verbs do the action, adjectives describe. Parts of speech are just the job each word plays in a sentence.
Words have jobs
- Noun — a person, place, thing, or idea (dog, city, courage)
- Verb — an action or state (run, is, think)
- Adjective — describes a noun (red, tall, gentle)
Test it
If a word names something, it's likely a noun. If it shows action, it's a verb.