A verb is defined as the part of speech that denotes action, being or state of being . The students were in the classroom. The students' are beautiful. Nouns Nouns are names of persons, animals, things, places, ideas, etc. Any word used as a name is a noun.
Proper nouns are the names of particular persons, places and things.
Pronouns Pronouns are words that are used in place of nouns. A pronoun defines a person, place or thing without actually naming it. That car is hers. The dog scratched its back. Compound personal pronouns are created by adding self and selves to some of the other personal pronouns.