Word classes Flashcards
Proper noun
Name, place, object or thing
Concrete nouns
Identifiable through senses eg. stone
Abstract noun
Cannot be identified through senses eg. love, hate
Verb
Action word
Adverb
Describes the action word
Adjective
Describing word
Suffix
Letters added to the end of a word to make a new word
Pre-fix
Letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word
Pronoun
Replaces a noun eg. he or she
Preposition
A word expressing placement or relation eg. On, behind, before
Conjunction
Word joining two sentences eg. but
Auxiliary verbs
Indicates modality eg. likelihood, ability, permission and obligation such as you MUST go
Determiners
Comes before a noun and shows what is being referred to eg. a, the and an
What are the 5 types of determiner?
Articles, quantifiers, demonstratives, possessives and interrogatives