Word Classes And Their Definitions Flashcards

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Preposition

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Where something is e.g. above you, below you, to the left of you

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Verb

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An action word e.g. swimming, I swam, I walked, I ran

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Adjective

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A word that describes a noun e.g. a blue table, a brown bird

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Adverb

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Describes how you do the verb e.g. quickly, slowly,

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Pronoun

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A word that replaces a name (like “she”, “it”, “them”, and “this”)

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Article (determiner)

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words that come before nouns and specify something about their quantity, definiteness, or ownership (the, a, an),

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Conjuction

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A word that joins sentences e.g. but, because, if

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Proper Noun

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is a noun that serves as the name for a specific place, person, or thing. E.g. Eiffel Tower, Alexander, France

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Abstract noun

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Things that can only be felt or thought they can not be seen or touched, e.g. an idea is a thought or air

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Noun

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An noun is a word thay refers to a thing e.g. book, house, human, chair

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