Word Classes Flashcards

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Preposition

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A word that shows direction, time, place or spatial location.
On, above, under, below

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Adjective

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A word that describes a noun.
Big, small, thick, tall

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Adverb

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A word that describes a verb
Quickly, smoothly, slowly, silently

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Verb

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A doing word
Jumping, hurrying, screaming

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5
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Noun

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A word that is a non-specific person, place or thing
Bed, closet, house, laptop

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Pronoun

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A substitute for a noun when you already mentioned the phrase
Her, she, he

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Article

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A determiner used to introduce a noun
The, a

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Conjuction

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A word that connects clauses
And, also

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Proper noun

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A name for a specific person, place or thing
Buckingham Palace

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10
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Abstract noun

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A noun tharpt refers to a feeling or something that is not physical
Happiness, dizziness

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