Word Classes Flashcards
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What Are Nouns
A noun is a word that represents a person, thing, concept or place. Eg. Road, house
What are proper nouns?
A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, organisation or thing. (Also Begins With Capital Letter) Eg. Apple
What is an abstract noun?
An abstract noun is something that is not physical, like a feeling. Eg. Sadness,
What is a common noun?
A common noun a non-specific place, person or thing. Eg. Dog, Cat, boy, girl
What is a Pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that you use to refer to someone or something when you do not need to use a noun, often because the person or thing has been mentioned earlier. His, him, her, they
What is a concrete noun?
A concrete noun is a noun that refers to a physical thing, person, or place—something or someone that can be perceived with the five senses (touch, hearing, sight, smell, and taste).
What is a collective noun?
A collective noun is a noun that refers to a group of something or someone. Eg. Troop - A group of monkeys.
What is a verb
Verbs can be used to describe an action, that’s doing something. For example, like the word ‘jumping’.
What is a determiner?
a modifying word that determines the kind of reference a noun or noun group has. Eg. Her, witch, that
What is an abjective
An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Eg. Ugly, beautiful, disgusting
What is an adverb?
An adverb describes a verb. Eg. Quickly, slowly.
What is a preposition
A preposition describes were something is located. Eg. Below, under, above.
What is a conjunction
Conjunctions join together two different parts of a sentence. They can be words like ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘if’, ‘when’, and ‘because’.
