Word Classes Brief Summary
Parts of Speech in The English Language
Word Classes...
- Nouns
- Pronouns
- Adjective
- Conjunction
- Adverbs
- Prepositions
- Verbs
- Interjection
NOUN
Nouns give titles to places, ideas, people & things. They're considered to be naming words.. e.g Philip, Lagos, Colombia, December, Lecturer, Pen, book.CLASSIFICATION OF NOUNS
CONCRETE NOUNS {objects that can be felt, heard, seen}. Duster, pot, stone.
PROPER NOUNS {Important places, days of the week.} January, Canada.
COMMON NOUNS {Ordinary things, concept & object}. Actor, woman, hill.
ABSTRACT NOUNS {Imaginary things} hunger, death, truth, pain, relief.
COLLECTIVE NOUNS {Implies mass, group or togetherness} team, audience, congregation.
COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE {Determines if they can or can't be counted}. Chairs, Tables, Furniture, Water, rice, sand.
POSSESSIVE NOUNS {Ownership} "company's" worker. "Daddy's" house. "Kiki's" investment.
PRONOUNS
They're used as the replacement of a noun, to also avoid unnecessary repetitive nouns.PERSONAL PRONOUN {represent definite things or persons} Mine, you, her, she.
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN {laying emphasis, show possession} Our, My, Their.
RECIPROCAL PRONOUN {Expression, exchange of action, interactive} Each other, one another.
REFLEXIVE PRONOUN {reflects back or to} Itself, ourselves, himself.
RELATIVE PRONOUNS{refers to other pronoun or noun, called it's anticident}who, which, whom..
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS{direct attention to specific things} this, that, these.
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS {made up of 'wh' words} why, when, who.
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS{neither definite or specific} All, Everyone, Few, Little, Several.
IMPERSONAL PRONOUNS{refer people in general or to an undefined person} I, nowadays, They.
VERB
Expresses action, event or state. "Doing word".VERB PHRASE {verb is composed with 2 or more words} are working, have been, must have..
AUXILIARY VERB{help verbs express their meaning clearly} could, would, dare, may, can't.
LEXICAL VERB{stand & function alone} wrote, washed, won.
FINITE VERB{controlled by a subject} NON-FINITE{not affected by the person, number of subject}
TRANSITIVE & INTRANSITIVE {transitive followed by an object in it's sentence, intransitive isn't followed by an object} Trans=Threw, Wrote. Intrans= Laughed, Smiles.
IRREGULAR VERB {don't have present tenses, infinitive or regular d or ed to their base}..
ADVERB
Modifies and adds to the verb. Describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs.ADJUNCTS {extent the action is performed} slowly, quickly, far.
DISJUNCTS {expresses viewpoint, attitude} foolishly, certainly, luckily.
ADJECTIVE
gives more info about pronouns or noun. Adds life & color to language. tall, short, heavy.CONJUNCTION Links other clauses, phrases & sentences together. In addition, therefore.
PREPOSITION Relationship between 2 words or phrases in a sentence. During, Since, Towards, within.
INTERJECTION Expresses & shows intense feelings, anger, disgust or joy. Aha! Never! Wow!
Phrase: Does not contain finite verb, (Finite verb agrees with the subject in person and in number). Clause: Has its own subject & verb.
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