Sentences are formed from words that belong to different categories depending on their function. The word "fire", for example, can be a noun or a verb depending on its usage. Noun: "The fire burned the building." Verb: "Fire the gun."
ADJECTIVE - modifies a noun.
Examples: yellow, pretty, useful
Adjectives have three degrees: Positive, Comparative, and Superlative.
Example: old, older, oldest
ARTICLE - specifies whether the noun is specific or a member of a class. The definite article "the" refers to specific objects. The indefinite articles "a", and "an" refer to an unspecified member of a class. The article "a" is used before a word starting with a consonant sound and "an" is used before a word starting with a vowel sound.
Examples: a, an, the
ADVERB - modifies a verb or an adjective. Many adverbs have the suffix -ly.
Examples: very, extremely, carefully
CONJUNCTION - joins components of a sentence or phrase. Coordinating conjunctions join clauses which are equally important. A subordinating conjunction joins a dependent clause to a main clause. Some conjunctions occur in pairs, e.g., neither ... nor, either ... or
Examples: and, but, or
INTERJECTION - is used for exclamations.
Examples: Oh!, Aha!
NOUN - names an object or action. Common nouns refer to ordinary things. Proper nouns are usually capitalized and refer to persons, specific things or specific places.
Examples: mouse, fire, Michael
PREPOSITION - indicates relationship or relative position of objects.
Examples: in, about, toward
PRONOUN - is used in place of a noun. Personal pronouns are used to refer to persons. Interrogative pronouns introduce questions. Demonstrative pronouns refer to a previously mentioned object or objects. Relative pronouns introduce clauses.
Examples: he, this
VERB - specifies an action or links the subject to a complement. The tense of a verb indicates the time when the action happened, e.g., past, present, of future.
Examples: take, is, go, fire
ADJECTIVE - modifies a noun.
Examples: yellow, pretty, useful
Adjectives have three degrees: Positive, Comparative, and Superlative.
Example: old, older, oldest
ARTICLE - specifies whether the noun is specific or a member of a class. The definite article "the" refers to specific objects. The indefinite articles "a", and "an" refer to an unspecified member of a class. The article "a" is used before a word starting with a consonant sound and "an" is used before a word starting with a vowel sound.
Examples: a, an, the
ADVERB - modifies a verb or an adjective. Many adverbs have the suffix -ly.
Examples: very, extremely, carefully
CONJUNCTION - joins components of a sentence or phrase. Coordinating conjunctions join clauses which are equally important. A subordinating conjunction joins a dependent clause to a main clause. Some conjunctions occur in pairs, e.g., neither ... nor, either ... or
Examples: and, but, or
INTERJECTION - is used for exclamations.
Examples: Oh!, Aha!
NOUN - names an object or action. Common nouns refer to ordinary things. Proper nouns are usually capitalized and refer to persons, specific things or specific places.
Examples: mouse, fire, Michael
PREPOSITION - indicates relationship or relative position of objects.
Examples: in, about, toward
PRONOUN - is used in place of a noun. Personal pronouns are used to refer to persons. Interrogative pronouns introduce questions. Demonstrative pronouns refer to a previously mentioned object or objects. Relative pronouns introduce clauses.
Examples: he, this
VERB - specifies an action or links the subject to a complement. The tense of a verb indicates the time when the action happened, e.g., past, present, of future.
Examples: take, is, go, fire
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