English Language A level: Word Classes

Regular Verbs

4 forms Using the word 'walk' as a base: INFINITIVE - To walk 3RD PERSON - Walks PAST TENSE - Walked PRESENT - Walking Don't have a past participle and have inflection "-ed" in the past tense

Irregular Verbs

5 forms Using the word 'write' as a base: INFINITIVE To write 3RD PERSON Writes PAST TENSE Wrote PAST PARTICIPLE Have written PRESENT Writing

Abstract noun

A thing - but not a thing you can touch (entertainment; sport; hope; dreams; Christmas)

Concrete noun

A thing you can touch (shoes; street; pathway)

Indefinite Article

A/An

Dynamic Verbs

Actions (He CALMED them down; He CONTROLLED them well)

Comparative Adjective

Adjective made comparative with the addition of the suffix "-er" or by the use of the word "more". (Long-Longer Happy-Happier-More Happy) Sometimes irregular e.g. bad-worse

Adjectives

Always modify nouns

Co-ordinating Conjunctions

And; Or; But; Nor; Neither

Lexical Verbs

Express actions or states of being (Made; found; wanted; swam; moved; hope; thought; climb)

Auxiliary Verbs

Helping verbs

Third person singular

Him/Her; He/She

First person/Possessive

I/My

Indefinite Determiner

Indicates a non-specific amount (all; some; many; few; both; less; fewer; more; every; each; least; several)

Impersonal pronoun

It

Superlative Adjective

Made superlative with the addition of "est" or "most" (Long-Longer-Longest Happy-Happier-Happiest-Most Happy) Sometimes irregular e.g. bad-worst

Modal Auxiliary Verbs

May/might/must Would/will Could/can Should/shall

Adverbs

Modifying words. ALWAYS modify verbs. Information on: Place (go THERE to get a coat) Time (you must go NOW) Manner (he was sleeping WELL) Frequency (I NEVER stay at home) Often have "-ly" endings (e.g. cautiously; slowly; carefully)

Reflexive pronoun

Myself/Yourself/Themselves

Numerical Determiner

Numbers (one; two; three; four; five; six; seven; eight)

Prepositions

PLACE (at; on; opposite; by) TIME (at; in; before; on) SOURCE (from; out of) DIRECTIONS (towards; past; through; out of) COMPARISON (as; like) PURPOSE (for)

Predicative Adjective

Post-modify nouns (e.g. the essay was good)

Attributive Adjective

Pre-modify nouns (e.g. it was a good essay)

Indefinite pronoun

Someone/thing/body Anybody/one Nobody Everything/one

Stative verbs

States of being/To be (He kept CALM; They were well CONTROLLED)

Definite Article

The

Proper noun

The specific given name of something/someone (Kanye West; Loose Women; Woking)

Third person plural

Them/They/Their

Demonstrative Determiner

This; That; These

Primary Auxiliary Verbs

To be (I am; are; was; were) To have (I have; has; had) To do (I do; does; did)

Plural first person

We/Us

Second person

You/Your