A noun is the name of a person, place or thing. Adjectives are words used to describe a noun. Verbs are action words. They describe what something is doing. Adverbs are words used to describe a verb. An interjection is an abrupt statement such as "Oh dear!" or "Yes!". Pronouns are used in place of nouns. For example: "Mary went shopping. She bought a new bracelet." Mary would be the noun and the word she is the pronoun. Conjunctions are words used to connection clauses or sentences. A preposition is a word used to link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words within a sentence.