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Abstract Noun

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A noun which we cannot experience with any of the 5 senses e.g. happiness, tension

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Concrete Noun

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A noun we can see, hear, touch, smell or taste

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Collective Noun

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A singular word used to group together a plural e.g. a group, a herd, a class

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Proper Noun

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A noun which is the name or title of something and is capitalised

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Dynamic Verb

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A verb that we can see/hear being completed – a deliberate action

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Stative Verb

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A verb that we cannot see being completed e.g. I think, I believe

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Imperative Verb

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A commanding verb e.g. Do this work, sit down, let’s go

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Modal Verb

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A verb expressing possibility or probability e.g. will, should, could, can, must

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