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    The document provides information about the different word classes in English language: nouns, pronouns, determiners, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions. It gives examples for each word class and provides a quick quiz for the reader to test their understanding of identifying word classes.

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    The document provides information about the different word classes in English language: nouns, pronouns, determiners, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions. It gives examples for each word class and provides a quick quiz for the reader to test their understanding of identifying word classes.

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    Back 1) Nouns

    Nouns are naming words for things, animals, people, places and feelings.

    apple Manchester happiness

    CONCRETE nouns PROPER nouns ABSTRACT nouns


    (an everyday noun). (name of a particular (an emotion, quality,
    person, place or thing). feeling or idea you
    cannot touch).
    Back 2) Pronouns
    Pronouns replace a noun that has already been introduced. It is used
    instead of the noun. It avoids clumsy repetition!
    Back
    3) Determiners
    Determiners are words that introduce a noun and identify it in detail.
    Back 4) Verbs
    Verbs are words used to describe an action, occurrence or state.

    ran screams mixed

    What tense can verbs be in?


    What is a modal verb?
    Forms of the Verb ‘to be’ –
    Back
    auxiliary verbs
    The verb ‘to be’ is an irregular verb, and comes in many forms.
    They often link a noun and a description.
    For example: I am happy. The cats are ginger.

    The flowers were yellow. The cat was fluffy. The sky is blue.
    Back 5) Adjectives
    Adjectives are words which describe nouns.

    soft lovely brave


    Back 6) Adverbs
    Adverbs are words which describe when, where, how or how often an
    action is being carried out.

    When: How: How often: Where:


    tomorrow dangerously regularly below
    Back 7) Prepositions
    Prepositions are linking words in a sentence, used to show where things
    are in time or space.

    beside upon towards


    Back
    8) Conjunctions
    Conjunctions link words or ideas together. There are two types:
    Back Word Class Quick Quiz
    Which word class does this word belong to? Click the answer below to
    find out if you are correct.

    banana

    noun verb adjective ‘to be’ (auxiliary) verbs

    adverb determiner preposition


    Back Word Class Quick Quiz
    Which word class does this word belong to? Click the answer below to
    find out if you are correct.

    am

    noun verb adjective ‘to be’ (auxiliary) verbs

    adverb determiner preposition


    Back Word Class Quick Quiz
    Which word class does this word belong to? Click the answer below to
    find out if you are correct.

    our

    noun verb adjective ‘to be’ (auxiliary) verbs

    adverb determiner preposition


    Back Word Class Quick Quiz
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    find out if you are correct.

    collapses

    noun verb adjective ‘to be’ (auxiliary) verbs

    adverb determiner preposition


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    find out if you are correct.

    joyously

    noun verb adjective ‘to be’ (auxiliary) verbs

    adverb determiner preposition


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    find out if you are correct.

    were

    noun verb adjective ‘to be’ (auxiliary) verbs

    adverb determiner preposition


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    find out if you are correct.

    bright

    noun verb adjective ‘to be’ (auxiliary) verbs

    adverb determiner preposition


    Back Word Class Quick Quiz
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    find out if you are correct.

    upon

    noun verb adjective ‘to be’ (auxiliary) verbs

    adverb determiner preposition


    Back Word Class Quick Quiz
    Which word class does this word belong to? Click the answer below to
    find out if you are correct.

    its

    noun verb adjective ‘to be’ (auxiliary) verbs

    adverb determiner preposition


    Back Word Class Quick Quiz
    Which word class does this word belong to? Click the answer below to
    find out if you are correct.

    soon

    noun verb adjective ‘to be’ (auxiliary) verbs

    adverb determiner preposition


    Answers:
    banana – noun (concrete)
    am – verb (auxiliary verb)
    our – pronoun (possessive)
    collapses - verb
    joyously - adverb
    were – verb (auxiliary verb)
    bright - adjective
    upon - preposition
    its – determiner (possessive)
    soon - adverb

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