meaning words

Cards (22)

noun
a word that names a thing or concept
verb
word that shows a state of being, action or concept
adjective
a word that modifies a noun
adverb
a word that modified a verb, adjective or another adverb
proper nouns
names or places or people
abstract nouns
states, feelings or concepts that don't have a physical existence
concrete nouns
objects that have a physical existence
material verbs
shows actions or events
relational verbs
identify properties or show states of being
mental verbs
internal processes
verbal verbs
external processes of communicating through speech
base adjective/verb
basic form of an adjective/adverb
comparative adjective/adverb
form used to compare two instances
add -er or more
superlative
compare more than two instances
personal pronouns
refer to people
differentiated in person, number and gender
demonstrative pronoun
orientate the reader
this, that, these, those
indefinite pronoun
refers to a person or object that is non specific
someone, anybody
articles
whether something is definite or indefinite
possessive determiners
shows ownership
quantifiers
specific or non-specific quantities of a noun
co-ordinating conjunction
link words or larger structures where the phrases/clauses are equal
sub-ordinating conjunction
link clauses together to show one is dependant on the other