Word classes

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Proper nouns
Names for people and places
1 of 15
Concrete nouns
Names for objects
2 of 15
Abstract nouns
Conveys ideas, emotions and thoughts
3 of 15
Adjective
Words to describe or modify the verb
4 of 15
Preposition
Using form to convey the postition of two objects or clauses
5 of 15
Connectives or conjunctives
Words that link clauses
6 of 15
Subbordinating connectives
Words that link subbordinating/complex sentences
7 of 15
Coordinating connectives
Words that join two equal clauses and create compound sentences
8 of 15
Compound sentences
Sentences with two equal clauses
9 of 15
Definite article
'The'
10 of 15
Indefinite article
'A'
11 of 15
Noun phrase
Phrases with a noun as the head word
12 of 15
Verb phrase
Phrases with a verb as the head word
13 of 15
Fronting
The movement of a clause element (other than the subject) to the beginning of the sentence
14 of 15
Inversion
Reversing the order of a clause
15 of 15

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Card 2

Front

Concrete nouns

Back

Names for objects

Card 3

Front

Abstract nouns

Back

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Card 4

Front

Adjective

Back

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Card 5

Front

Preposition

Back

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