English Language - Word Classes changed

English Language - Word Classes changed

1. Verb - actions, events and states

   • Main - actions, events and states; usually followed by objects
   • Imperatives - commands
   • Dynamic - refers to a physical action or event
   • Progressive verb form - a verb with -ing at the end
   • Simple verb form - a verb by itself
   • Stative verb - refers to a state

2. 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
     • Object - affected by verb process
   • Possessive - demonstrates ownership
   • Demonstrative - identifies objects

3. Noun - Object, Person, Place or Idea

   • Concrete - something you can touch or see
   • Regular - add 's' when plural
   • Collective - includes more than one thing
   • Compound - multiple nouns in one word
     • Open
     • Hyphenated
     • Closed

4. Adjective - describes a noun

   • Possessive - describes belonging
   • Comparative - compares two or more ideas
   • Demonstrative - identifies objects

5. Adverb - describes an action, event or state

   • Adverb of place - describes where a verb happens