Nouns, verbs etc... Flashcards

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Common noun

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Non specific person, place, thing

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Abstract noun

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Denoting an idea, quality, state e.g truth, happiness

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Proper noun

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A specific noun, a person, place,

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Personal pronoun

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First, second, third. Making genrelisations

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Demonstrative pronoun

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This, that, these, those. Show a nouns physical location

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Relative pronoun

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Introduces a dependent cause- which, who, that, whom

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Dynamic verb

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Describes an action- run

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Stative verb

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State of being- wants

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Axillary verb

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Change the grammatical mood of the sentence- may, do, would

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Modal verb

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Indicate possibility or necessity- must, could

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Adverb of degree

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Modify intensity/degree in sentence. Too, quite, very

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Temporal adverb

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When/how soon an action happens. Now, soon, usually, always

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Locative adverb

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Relate to a location- here, there

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Adverb of manner

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How the action of the verb is carried out. Easily, suddenly, well

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Descriptive adjective

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Modify nouns- beautiful

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Comparative adjective

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Compare- cooler, cleaner

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Superlative

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Degree of quality fastest, smallest

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Preposition

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Where or when something is in relation to something else- behind, on, under

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Determiner

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Used before a noun- the, my, this