AQA AS English Language Glossary- Word Classes

1. Used to link words and phrases together e.g. because, and, or (11)
4. Naming words- of objects, people, places, feelings and attitudes e.g. house, love, Paul (4)
7. Used to precede nouns to clarify e.g. The, a, an (10)
8. Verbs which involve processes that will change over time e.g. play, melt, hit (7, 4)

2. Replaces noun names, can be used to refer to previous or future names in text e.g. I, me, her (7)
3. Names of people and places- John, Italy, Scotland (6, 4)
5. To show relation to a place or time e.g. under, by, on (11)
6. Physically existing objects. Can be countable or non-countable e.g. countable: coin, non-countable: money (8, 4)
9. Used to show actions or states of being, feeling and thinking e.g. build, walk, believe (4)
10. Describing words- adds detail to verbs e.g. quickly, wearily, delicately (7)

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