Wordclass Flashcards
👌Nouns
The name of a thing. Common nouns are the names of things like desk, chair, tent, car, flower, knife.
👌Verbs
A word used to describe an action. For example, like the word ‘jumping’ in this sentence: The rabbit was jumping in the field.
👌Adjectives
word that describes a noun. It was a terrible book. The word ‘terrible’ is an adjective. It tells us what the book (the noun) was like.
👌Adverbs
word that describes a verb close verbAction or doing words (run, fly, read, be). He ate his breakfast quickly. The word ‘quickly’ is an adverb as it tells us how he ‘ate’ (the verb) his breakfast.
👌Pronouns
A pronoun takes the place of a noun. in a sentence. Pronouns are short words like ‘it’, ‘she’, ‘he’, ‘you’, ‘we’, ‘they’, ‘us’ and ‘them’.
Possessive pronouns
Possessive pronouns are used to show possession. They serve their purpose on their own. Singular, Mine, Yours, His, Hers, Its. Plural, Ours, Yours, Theirs.
👌Prepositions
A preposition is a type of cohesive device. They can describe location, position, direction, time or manner and show how nouns, pronouns or noun phrases are linked to another word in a sentence. Common examples of prepositions include in, on, under, between, above, below, with and beside.
Determiners
Determiners are a type of word that comes before a noun to introduce it and provide additional information about the quantity and proximity of the noun. It helps give the reader or listener more context. For example, ‘this plate’ or ‘my house’.
👌Conjunctions
Conjunctions are linking words, such as ‘and’, ‘because’, ‘then’, ‘however’, that help your reader follow your train of thought, or see the connection or relationship between ideas and arguments. Conjunctions can also add clarity to your writing, especially an argument or essay.
Plural nouns
Plural nouns are nouns that are more than one, for example, ‘birds’ is the plural of ‘bird’ and the word ‘cities’ is the plural of ‘city’.
👌Modal verbs
Modal verbs are useful for telling us about how necessary, or possible, something is. For example, in the statement ‘you must leave’, ‘must’ is a modal verb indicating that it’s necessary for the subject (‘you’) to perform the action of the verb (‘leave’).
Abstract nouns
An idea or concept - something that you cannot actually see, touch, hear, smell or taste. The opposite of a concrete noun. E.g. Love, hatred, anger, happiness, truth, freedom, dedication, peace, knowledge.
Proper nouns
Proper nouns name a specific object, person or place. They require a capital letter, because they give us the actual name of something or someone. For example, ‘Italy’ or the name ‘Juneil’.
👌Imperative Verb
used to give instructions or to tell someone to do something.e.g. Stop, listen, move
