Word Classes

Question 1

Nouns are one of the four major word classes, along with verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Nouns are the largest word class.

Answer 1

Nouns

Question 2

A verb refers to an action, event or state.

Answer 2

Verb

Question 3

They give us more information about people, animals or things

Answer 3

Adjective

Question 4

We use adverbs to add more information about a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a clause or a whole sentence

Answer 4

Adverbs

Question 5

We use pronouns in place of nouns and noun phrases.

Answer 5

Pronouns

Question 6

a pronoun indicating possession, for example mine, yours, hers, theirs.

Answer 6

Possessive pronoun

Question 7

A preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object.

Answer 7

Preposition

Question 8

a modifying word that determines the kind of reference a noun or noun group has, for example a, the, every.

Answer 8

Determiners

Question 9

a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (e.g. and, but, if ).

Answer 9

Conjuction

Question 10

A plural noun is a noun that refers to more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

Answer 10

Plural nouns

Question 11

Modal verbs show possibility, intent, ability, or necessity.

Answer 11

Modal verb

Question 12

a noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object, e.g. truth, danger, happiness.

Answer 12

Abstract noun

Question 13

A proper noun is a noun that serves as the name for a specific place, person, or thing.

Answer 13

Proper noun