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English Language - Word Classes
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This is a mind map of the different word classifications in the English language.
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English Language - Word Classes
Verb - actions, events and states
Main - actions, events and states; usually followed by objects
Copular - not followed by objects, by phrases about subject
Auxiliary - come before main verbs
Primary auxiliary verb - most used (be, do, have)
Modal - describe degree of certainty or necessity
Modal verb of necessity - a recommendation
Modal verb of obligation - a demand
Modal verb of possibility - a suggestion
Imperatives - commands
Finite - definite relation to subject or noun, main verb, only in past/present tense, can indicate active/passive voice and quantity
Non-finite - no relation to subject or noun, no indication of tense, mood or gender, often act as other classes
Gerund - verb as noun
Infinitive - verb with 'to'
Participle - verb as adjective, -ing or -ed ending
Dynamic - refers to a physical action or event
Intransitive verb - can stand alone
Phrasal verb - an action, event or state expressed in a phrase (informal)
Progressive verb form - a verb with -ing at the end
Transitive verb - requires an object to make sense
Simple verb form - a verb by itself
Stative verb - refers to a state
Noun - Object, Person, Place or Idea
Common - everyday, general noun
Proper - naming a specific place or thing
Concrete - something you can touch or see
Abstract - opposite of concrete
Countable - with plural
Uncountable - no plural
Regular - add 's' when plural
Irregular - word changes when plural
Collective - includes more than one thing
Compound - multiple nouns in one word
Open
Hyphenated
Closed
Pronoun - referring to a person
Personal - only 1st/2nd person Person - all 'persons'
1st person - I, Me, Mine, We , Us Our
2nd person - You, Your
Singular
Subject - actor in verb process
Object - affected by verb process
Plural
Possessive - demonstrates ownership
Reflexive - used when subject and object are the same
Demonstrative - identifies objects
Relative - Refers to a previously used noun and introduces relative clauses
Indefinite - not specifying a person
Gerund - verby noun
Adjective - describes a noun
Pre-modifying - before the noun
Post-modifying - after the noun
Possessive - describes belonging
Qualitative - describes noun's qualities
Comparative - compares two or more ideas
Superlative - describes something as the most
Demonstrative - identifies objects
Quantitative - describes quantity
Adverb - describes an action, event or state
Adverb of degree - describes the extent to which a verb happens
Adverb of frequency - describes how often a verb happens
Adverb of manner - describes how a verb happens
Adverb of place - describes where a verb happens
Adverb of time - describes when a verb happens
Conjunction - connects clauses or sentences
Coordinating - links two equal clauses
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Subordinating - links dependent and independent clauses
Determiner - indicates what a noun is referring to
Article - determines specifity
Definite - the
Indefinite - a, an
Quantifier - determines quantity
Possessive - determines ownership
Demonstrative - the others
Preposition - indicates location in time or space
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