Verbs are active and like to change around. They change form depending on how many people or things are doing an action and depending on when the action happened.

How could the following sentence be rewritten in the past tense?

She runs along the beach.

A pronoun is a word that's used in place of a noun or noun phrase. Words like "he," "she," "it," "they" and "her" are all pronouns. You can use pronouns to stand in for nouns so that sentences don't get repetitive.

Read the following sentence.

Laura left Laura's mom a message saying that Laura would be a few minutes late.

Which option is the best example of rewriting this sentence using pronouns?

An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, as well as every other part of speech except a noun. (Modifying nouns is the adjective's job). Many adverbs end in -ly, like happily, quickly or hungrily. But if an adjective ends in y, drop the y and add -ily to make an adverb. So, "happy" becomes "happily," and "hasty" becomes "hastily."

Identify the adverb in the following sentence.

The puppy trotted sadly.

Prepositions are little words that describe where, when and in which direction something is going. On, in, at, upon and against are just a few prepositions. Other prepositions include: with, before, beyond, through and under.

Identify the preposition in the following sentence.

Mrs. Young went to the mall.

A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases and clauses. An easy way to remember them is with the acronym FANBOYS.

Identify the conjunction in the following sentence.

Layla would have been on time, but she missed her bus.

Interjections are interrupting words, and they are often followed by an exclamation point.

Nicola just dropped her keys in the lake. What is an interjection she might yell?