GRAMMAR WORDS

GRAMMAR WORDS

1. NOUNS (mostly names of things) e.g. cat, money

   • Countable
     • Singular
       • cat, idea, reason
     • Plural
       • cats, ideas, reasons
   • Uncountable
     • Singular
       • oil, happiness

2. ADJECTIVES (describe things) e.g. old, big

   • Comparative
     • older, more famous
   • Superlative
     • the oldest, the most famous

3. DETERMINERS (+ adjectives and nouns)

   • Articles
     • a/an, the
   • Possessives
     • my, your, etc
   • Demonstratives
     • this/these, that/those
   • Quantifiers
     • some, any, few, much, several ,enough

4. PRONOUNS (replace nouns)

   • Personal
     • you, I , he, we, etc...
   • Possessive
     • mine, your, our, etc.
   • Reflexive
     • myself, oneself, ourselves, etc.
   • Relative
     • who, whose, which, that

5. VERBS (refer to actions, events or situations)

   • Auxiliary
     • be, have, do
   • Modal
     • can, may, must, etc.
   • Tenses (future, present, past)
     • Simple
     • Progressive
     • Perfect

6. PREPOSITIONS (help nouns and pronouns to fit into sentences)

   • down, of, about, at, on, in, etc.

7. ADVERBS (say more about verbs, adjectives or other parts of a sentence)

   • really, often, right, today, etc