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.
what is the verb? 
= Tom played
next:
HOW?
WHERE?
WHEN?
>> yesterday

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