Types Of Nouns And Verbs Flashcards
Proper nouns
People or places, John or Jack
Common noun
Words common to places/people e.g teachers in a school
Collective noun
Group of people: flock of sheep
Possesive noun
Who or what owns something: his/ours
Uncountbale noun
Can’t be counted on its own e.g jam
Transitive verb
Followed by a direct noun “she sells sea shells”
Intransitive verb
Not followed by a direct object “she sat there quietly?
Regular noun
Forms d or ed in the past tense
Irregular
Doesn’t form the past tense by adding d or ed e,g ate
Dynamic verb
Process-brought
Finite verb
Expresses tenses can be a main clause
Non finite verb
Doesn’t specify tense” while walking to school”
Auxilary verb
Helping verb-determins tense or mood”will rain today”
Lexical verb
Doesn’t need another verb-it rained all night(EVERY VERB APART FROM AUXILLARY, REMEMBER THIS. WE ONLY EVER USE THIS)