A common noun is a generalised term for something. E.g. city.
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proper noun
A proper noun is normally a name. It has two distinctive features; 1. it will name a specific item and 2. it will begin with a capital letter no matter where in a sentence. E.g. London.
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count noun
A count noun also known as a countable noun is something which we can count. E.g. dogs and cats.
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non-count noun
A non-count noun is something which we cannot count. E.g. water and air.
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collective noun
A collective noun is a word which defines a group of objects.
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concrete noun
A concrete noun is a noun which can be either seen, heard, touched, smelt or tasted. E.g. ice cream or apple tree.
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abstract noun
An abstract noun is the opposite of a concrete noun, it cannot be sensed – you cannot see, hear, smell, taste or touch it. E.g. bravery or intelligence.
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interrogative pronoun
An interrogative pronoun is used to ask a question, they do not establish whether it is singular or plural, thus only has one form. E.g. which, what or who.
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A reflexive pronoun
A reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject of the clause or sentence. E.g. He did it himself.
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intensive pronoun
it is a word used to sympathise the subject of the sentence. Intensive nouns usually appear right next to the subject of the sentence. E.g. I myself am sick of the heat.
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demonstrative pronoun
points to and identifies a noun or a pronoun. E.g. this, that, these or those.
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relative pronoun
A relative pronoun is used to link one phrase or clause to another phrase or clause. E.g. The cat which was injured was sent to the vet.
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dynamic verb
A dynamic verb is the type of verb we mean when we say it is a ‘doing’ word. It is a verb which is physically happening. E.g. run
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stative verb
A stative verb is the opposite to a dynamic verb. It is a verb which is difficult to see what exactly is being done. E.g. remember
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primary auxiliary verbs.
the main verbs which are used to make sentences. They are be, have and do. E.g. I am eating bread. ‘am’ is the present participle of be.
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modal auxiliary verbs
These are used to express modality. They are generally used in conjunction with another verb. E.g. can or might.
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transitive verb
a verb which is directed at an object. Therefore, the sentence requires a subject, verb and one or more objects. E.g. The dog chased the cat.
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intransitive verb
it is not directed at an object. E.g. He arrived.
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coordinating conjunction
coordinating conjunction joins two or more items of equal importance, i.e. words, main clauses or sentences. E.g. and.
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correlative conjunction
are pairs of conjunctions that work together to coordinate two items. E.g. neither…nor…
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subordinating conjunction
is a conjunction which introduces a dependant clause. E.g. because.
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proper noun
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A proper noun is normally a name. It has two distinctive features; 1. it will name a specific item and 2. it will begin with a capital letter no matter where in a sentence. E.g. London.
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