AQA AS English Language Glossary- Word Classes 5.0 / 5 based on 1 ratingTeacher recommended ? English LanguageDefinitionsASAQA Created by: LauraCreated on: 03-12-13 13:24 Noun Naming words- of objects, people, places, feelings and attitudes e.g. house, love, Paul 1 of 13 Verb Used to show actions or states of being, feeling and thinking e.g. build, walk, believe 2 of 13 Adjective Describing words- adds detail to nouns e.g. yellow, large, young 3 of 13 Adverbs Describing words- adds detail to verbs e.g. quickly, wearily, delicately 4 of 13 Determiner Used to precede nouns to clarify e.g. The, a, an 5 of 13 Preposition To show relation to a place or time e.g. under, by, on 6 of 13 Conjunction Used to link words and phrases together e.g. because, and, or 7 of 13 Pronoun Replaces noun names, can be used to refer to previous or future names in text e.g. I, me, her 8 of 13 Proper noun Names of people and places- John, Italy, Scotland 9 of 13 Abstract noun States, feelings and concepts with no existence physically e.g. sadness, joy 10 of 13 Concrete noun Physically existing objects. Can be countable or non-countable e.g. countable: coin, non-countable: money 11 of 13 Dynamic verb Verbs which involve processes that will change over time e.g. play, melt, hit 12 of 13 Stative verb Verbs which involves states that do not change over time and remain constant e.g. love, hate, contain 13 of 13
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