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Verbs . Are words used to refer to various kinds of actions (go, talk) and states (be, have) involving people and things in events (Jessica is ill and has a sore throat so she can’t talk or go anywhere). Adverbs . Are words used, typically with verbs, to provide more information about actions, states and events (slowly, yesterday).Some adverbs (really, very) are also used with adjectives to modify information about things(Really large objects move slowly. Ih davery strange experience yesterday). Prepositions . Are words (at, in, on, near, with, without) used with nouns in phrases providing information about time (at five o’clock, in the morning), place (on the table, near the window) and other connections (with a knife, without a thought) involving actions and things.