Word Classes

parts of speech

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Word Classes by Mind Map: Word Classes

1. NOUNS

1.1. nouns are naming words. They name people, places, things, ideas, animals,substances,etc.

1.1.1. countable/uncountable

1.1.1.1. bags/ milk...................................

1.1.2. abstract/concrete

1.1.2.1. happiness/ cellphone.....................

1.1.3. common/proper

1.1.3.1. player/ James Rodriguez................

1.1.4. collective

1.1.4.1. a bunch/ a group/ a clas...........................s

2. ADVERBS

2.1. adverbs are words that modify verbs and adjectives.

2.1.1. adverbs of manner

2.1.1.1. how?

2.1.1.1.1. quickly, strongly, tragically, easily, folishly.

2.1.2. adverbs of time

2.1.2.1. when?

2.1.2.1.1. usually, always, occasionally, never, today, yesterday, tomorrow, afterwards.

2.1.3. adverbs of place

2.1.3.1. where?

2.1.3.1.1. above, around, away, below

2.1.4. adverbial phrases

2.1.4.1. verb modified by more than one word.

2.1.4.1.1. "quite slowly", "very carefully", "far away", "once upon a time".

3. ADJECTIVES

3.1. adjectives are words that describe nouns.

3.1.1. descriptive

3.1.1.1. dangerous/ancient/alive/ dead.......

3.1.2. proper

3.1.2.1. African style, Japanese car, Colombian accent/ American writter.......

3.1.3. possessive

3.1.3.1. my,your,his,her,its,our,their..............

4. VERBS

4.1. a word that expresses an action or state of being.

4.1.1. action verbs

4.1.1.1. run, walk, jump, stand...................

4.1.2. linkng verbs

4.1.2.1. being verbs

4.1.2.1.1. am, is, are, was, were,-------------

4.1.2.2. linking verbs

4.1.2.2.1. seem, look, feel, smell, remain