word that names a person, place, a thing, or an idea. 

Examples: teacher, student, desk, school, and family

Several kinds: proper and common, compound, and collective

A word that replaces a noun. 

Ex: she, they, it, ours, mine, yours, his

word that expresses an action or a state of being.

Ex: flying, dancing, eating, boating

Ex: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been

A word that answers questions about a verb.

Most adverbs end in "ly"

Ex: loudly, correctly, quickly, right, next, and again

Describes a noun or pronoun

Answers - What kind? Which one? How many? or How much?

Ex: small, that, five, and some

words that specify place, direction, and time.

Ex: above, behind, in, over, past, to, and with

joins together words or phrases

Remember: FANBOYS

Ex: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so