a noun to refer to a common object such as a pen, table, tree etc. DOES NOT have a capital letter
Abstract Noun
a Noun referring to a concept / idea, for example Love, Justice, Madness ect
Proper noun
a noun with a capital letter. A name eg Steven, Durham, The Premier League
active verb
verb relating to a physical process eg Kick, jump
Stative verb
A verb relating to a mental process eg Think, Understand
Auxiliary verb
minor verb used to support the main verb in a sentence. Relates to tense eg “he IS running“
Modal verb
Type of auxiliary verb referring to levels of possibility, probability, obligation, necessity. For example WILL, WONT, SHOULD, MUST. Can be epistemic and deontic
superlative adjective
changing an adjective morphologically in order to use it to denote its highest form, eg bigger, big, superlative is Biggest
Comparative adjective
Changing an adjective morphologically in order to use it to compare, for example instead of Big, the comparative form is Bigger
Definite article
Using the word ‘THE‘ to determine the noun for example THE car instead of a car
Indefinite article
using A or AN to determine the noun, A car rather than THE car
