word classification Flashcards
common/concrete nouns
an easy way to identify a common noun is whether it is a name for something you can touch (man,fruit,glove)
proper noun
a naming word for a particular person, place or thing. It always begins with a capital letter (Barry, Harry Potter, Paris , Friday)
abstract nouns
the name of a quality,state of mind, physical condition or idea (capitalism, intelligence, sadness,love)
collective noun
a name denoting a collection or group of people,animals or things that are. regarded as a whole(jury,crowd,herd,team)
active verbs
active verbs denote physical processes (to kill,to sleep,to jump)
stative verbs
stative verbs denote emotional processes( to love,to believe, to think)
determiner (adjective)
this,that,those,my,your
distributive(adjective)
each,every,either,neither
interrogative (adjective)
which,what
numerical(adjective)
one,two,three
indefinite ( adjective )
all,many,several
qualitative( adjective)
male,english,large,fat,amazing
adverbs
a word that describes or modifies any word class apart from nouns and pronouns(they generally modify verbs and end in -ly)
adverbs of time
soon,then,soon,yesterday
adverbs of place
here,there,outside,above,between
adverbs of manner
slowly,quickly,angrily,badly
adverbs of degree
very,fairly,almost,too
adverbs of number
once,twice,firstly,secondly
adverbs of certainty/uncertainty
certainly,surely,tentatively,perhaps
interrogative adverbs,
how,when,where,why
pronouns
pronouns replace nouns(or the role of nouns,being the subjects or objects of sentences)
personal
can be 1st 2nd or 3rd. i,me,us,you
demonstrative
this,those,that,these
indefinite
can be used to group non-specific things
interrogative
who,what,why,when,how
reflexive
any pronoun that utilises the suffix ‘self’ or ‘selves’
emphatic
when a reflexive pronoun refers back to a noun or pronoun within the sentence for emphasis
possessive
yours,ours,mine,hers,his
