Word Classes

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What is a word class?

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A word class is a category of words that have similar grammatical properties. Examples include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and determiners.

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples: 'dog', 'city', 'happiness'.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. Examples: 'run', 'is', 'think'.

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. Examples: 'happy', 'blue', 'tall'.

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What is an adverb?

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An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Examples: 'quickly', 'very', 'well'.

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What is a determiner?

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A determiner is a word that introduces a noun and specifies it. Examples: 'the', 'a', 'some'.

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What is a preposition?

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A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. Examples: 'in', 'on', 'behind'.

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What is the function of a noun in a sentence?

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Nouns serve as the subject or object in a sentence, representing who or what the sentence is about.

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What is the function of a verb in a sentence?

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Verbs express actions or states of being and are essential for forming sentences.

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What is the function of an adjective in a sentence?

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Adjectives provide more information about nouns, helping to describe or specify them.