Noun or verb?

The poem 'The Rainbow' uses the word 'bridge' in two ways. There are bridges on the rivers, and the rainbow bridges heaven. Your book, Santoor, shows that the same word can be a naming word (a noun) or an action word (a verb).

Look at the book's example. 'I have seen a bridge made of roots in Meghalaya.' Here 'bridge' names a thing, so it is a noun. 'Some planks of wood were used to bridge the stream.' Here 'bridge' is what the planks DO, so it is a verb.

Many words work both ways. 'I have a cut on my finger' — cut is a noun. 'Please cut the paper' — cut is a verb. 'A fly sat on the mango' — fly is a noun. 'Birds fly high' — fly is a verb.

Here is a tip. If you can put 'a' or 'the' in front of the word, it is often a noun: a cut, the dance, a plant. If it tells what someone does, it is a verb: they dance, we plant, I paint.