Word Classes Flashcards

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Word Classes

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  • Noun
  • Adjective
  • Verb
  • Adverb
  • Pronoun
  • Preposition
  • Determiner
  • Conjunction
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Nouns

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  • Common
  • Proper
  • Concrete
  • Abstract
  • Collective
  • Possessive
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Common Noun

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  • Refer to general rather than individual things
  • Dogs
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Proper Noun

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  • Names given to specific individuals, places & things
  • London
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Concrete Noun

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  • Tangible things that physically exist
  • Dog
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Abstract Noun

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  • Things which exist but not physically
  • Love
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Collective Noun

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  • Names a group of things
  • Flock
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Possessive Noun

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  • Formed by adding an apostrophe & ‘s’ to a noun
  • John’s
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Verbs

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  • Stative
  • Dynamic
  • Auxiliary
  • Modal
  • Phrasal
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Stative Verb

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  • A state of being
  • To love
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Dynamic Verb

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  • An action
  • (Material, relational, mental & verbal)
  • To run
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Auxiliary Verb

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  • Added to the main verb in a clause, often to change tense or mood
  • Have
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Modal Verb

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  • A specific type of auxiliary verb, alters the meaning of the main verb
  • May
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Phrasal verb

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  • Made up of more than one word, creating a new meaning
  • Drop by
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Adjectives

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  • Of Quality
  • Of Quantity/Number
  • Possessive
  • Demonstrative
  • Interrogative
  • Comparative & Superlative
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Adjective of Quality

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  • Describe the nature of the noun
  • The BLUE hat
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Adjective of Quantity/Number

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  • The amount of a noun
  • SEVEN cats
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Possessive Adjective

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  • Indicate to whom the noun belongs
  • MY cat
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Demonstrative Adjective

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  • Identify a specific noun
  • THIS bag
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Interrogative Adjective

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  • Ask questions
  • WHAT bird is that
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Comparative & Superlative Adjective

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  • Compare things
  • Comparative, Taller
  • Superlative, Tallest
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Adverbs

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  • Of Manner
  • Of Place
  • Of Time
  • Of Frequency
  • Of Purpose
  • Comparative & Superlative
  • Intensifier
  • Of Degree
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Adverb of Manner

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  • Describe the way a verb is performed
  • The house was built QUICKLY
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Adverb of Place

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  • Describe where something is occurring/going
  • She walks IN THE PARK
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Adverb of Time
- Describe when something is happening - She walked in the park YESTERDAY
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Adverb of Frequency
- Describe how often something is happening - She walks in the park EVERY DAY
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Adverb of Purpose
- Describe why something is happening - She walks to the shops TO BUY A NEWSPAPER
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Comparative & Superlative Adverb
- Allow you to compare - Comparative, MORE quickly - MOST quickly
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Adverb that is an Intensifier
- Convey a greater or lesser emphasis of the verb - I REALLY love cats
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Adverb of Degree
- Describe the greater or lesser degree of other adverbs/adjective - The house was EXTREMELY large
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Pronouns
- Personal - Subject - Object - Possessive - Relative - Interrogative
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Personal Pronoun
- Take place of a noun referring to people, places or things - He/Him
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Subject Pronoun
- Are used to refer to the subject of the verb in a clause - He
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Object Pronoun
- The ones used to refer to the object of a verb in a clause - Me
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Possessive Pronoun
- Indicate something belonging to someone/ something - Mine
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Relative Pronoun
- Who, whose, whom, that, which & what indicate a relationship between a clause & the subject of a clause - The boy WHO kicked the ball
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Interrogative Pronoun
- Who/ whoever/ whosoever, which/ whichever/ whichsoever, whom/ whomever/ whomsoever, whose/ whosever/ whosesoever, what/ whatever/ whatsoever, used to ask questions - Who kicked the ball?
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Preposition
- Prepositions connect other words/ phrases in a sentence - Place (spatial), You were running through the streets - Time (temporal), You left after me - Logical, The drawer for art materials is the top one
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Conjunctions
- Co-ordinating - Subordinating - Correlative
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Co-ordinating Conjunction
- Join main clauses, individual words & phrases together - And
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Subordinating Conjunction
- Join a main clause to a subordinate clause - I listen to my iPod while I wait
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Correlative Conjunction
- Are always in two parts - BOTH John AND Jennie will need to work hard