Word Classes Flashcards
Preposition
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
Adjective
An adjective is a word that describes or defines a noun or noun phrase. Its semantic role is to change information given by the noun
Adverb
An adverb is a word or an expression that generally modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, determiner, clause, preposition, or sentence. Adverbs typically express manner, place, time, frequency, degree, level of certainty, etc., answering questions such as how, in what way, when, where, to what extent
Verb
A verb is a word that in syntax generally conveys an action, an occurrence, or a state of being. In the usual description of English, the basic form, with or without the particle to, is the infinitive. In many languages, verbs are inflected to encode tense, aspect, mood, and voice.
Noun
In grammar, a noun is a word that represents a concrete or abstract thing, such as living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, and ideas. A noun may serve as an object or subject within a phrase, clause, or sentence.
Pronoun
words like ‘I’, ‘she’, and ‘they’ that are used in a similar way to nouns
Article
Articles are sometimes classed as their own part of speech, but they are also considered a type of determiner
Conjunction
In grammar, a conjunction is a part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses that are called the conjuncts of the conjunctions.
Proper noun
a noun that serves as the name for a specific place, person, or thing
Abstract noun
Abstract nouns describe conceptual things that cannot be sensed. They include all emotions, feelings, characteristics, philosophical concepts, states of being, and time. For example, independence, beauty, love, anger, and Monday are all abstract nouns.
