English 3: Word class grammar sheets

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nouns

>> words that name something:

person (Sam)
place (Antwerp)
thing (Cat)
idea (Love)

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verbs

represent actions or states of being
the only word class that is absolutely necessary in a sentence
conjugated to explain when an action takes place (past, present, or future) >>He is - was
combined with auxiliaries >> He has moved

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adjectives

describe the qualities or states of being of nouns: enormous, doglike, silly, yellow, fun, fast,...

describe the quantity of nouns: many, few, millions, eleven,...

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attributive adjectives

immediately before the noun they describe

>> The old man came home.

>> The young boy broke a window.

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predicative adjectives

follow the verb "to be"

>> The man is old.

>> The boy is young.

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absolute - comparative - superlative

The cool girl from school >> absolute

The cooler girl from school >> comparative

The coolest girl from school >> superlative

This is an awful situation >> absolute

This is a more awful situation >> comparative

This is the most awful situation >> superlative

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adverbs

modify or describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
they give more details about the word they describe: WHEN - WHERE - HOW
usually—but not always—end in -ly.

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adverbs that modify a verb

You sing loudly.

>> sing = verb

how do you sing >> loudly

He runs fast!

>> runs = verb

how does he run >> fast

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adverbs that modify an adjective

The lake is quite beautiful.

>> lake =noun & beautiful = adjective

>> quite = modifies the adjective

Is the music too loud?

>> music = noun & loud = adjective

>> too = modifies the adjective

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adverbs that modify an adverb

The music is way too loud!

how loud is the music >> too loud (adverb 1)

how much too loud >> way too loud (adverb 2)

He runs very fast.

how does he run >> fast (adverb 1)

how fast >> very fast (adverb 2)

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more examples

examples of adverbs ending in -(l)y

very, entirely, barely, slightly, totally, incredibly, mostly, fully, really...

other examples

always, almost, too, fast, never, seldom, quite, below, downstairs, somewhere...

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from adjective to adverb

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types of adverbs

MANNER (how?)

quickly, loudly,...

DEGREE (how intensely?)

extremely, absolutely, slightly, quite, enough, very,...

FREQUENCY & TIME (how often / when?)

always, yesterday, never, often, seldom, today,...

PLACE & MOVEMENT (where(to)?)

below, between, nowhere, forwards, under, inside,...

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finding the adverb

first >> find the verb = where is the action?

adverbs specify the activity of the verb:

= where, when, how does the action (= verb) happen?

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Annie quickly walked across the street.

what is the verb?

= Annie walked

next:

HOW?

WHERE?

WHEN?

>> quickly

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Tom played the guitar yesterday.