Word Classes Flashcards
Nouns
a word that represents a person, thing, concept, or place
Verbs
a word that indicates a physical action (e.g., ‘drive’),
Adjectives
a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical.
Adverbs
a word that modifies (describes) a verb
Pronouns
a word that refers to either the people talking (“I” or “you”)
Possessive pronouns
a pronoun indicating possession, for example mine, yours, hers, theirs.
Prepositions
a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location
Determiners
words that come before nouns and specify something about their quantity, definiteness, or ownership.
Conjunctions
a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause
Plural nouns
is one of the values of the grammatical category of number.
Modal verb
show possibility, intent, ability, or necessity
Abstract noun
a noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object
Proper noun
a noun that serves as the name for a specific place, person, or thing
