Word Groups Flashcards
Nouns
Words that represent a class of people, places, things or ideas.
An idea represents a thought or concept in the mind.Eg book, city, Asia, happiness, Peter, Her, friendship, honesty
Pronouns
Pronouns are words like he, she, yourself, mine, who, this and used to describe either individuals or groups of people, rather than using their name or names.
Verbs
Words that express actions (run, think, write) or state of being (sleep, die, arrive) occurrence, or links a subject to a description ( is, become, have, do, will can)
Adjectives
Words that describe nouns or pronouns. Eg blue, tall, happy
Adverbs
Words that describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs indicating how, where, when or to what extent something happens. Eg quickly, very, yesterday
Conjunctions
Words that connect words, phrases or clauses. Eg and, but because
Interjections
Words or phrases that express sudden emotion or exclamation. Eg wow, ouch, hey