Word Classes Flashcards

AQA GCSE English Language specification

Noun

A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea (e.g., 'dog', 'London', 'happiness').

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Terms in this set (10)

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Noun

A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea (e.g., 'dog', 'London', 'happiness').

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Proper Noun

A specific name of a person, place, or organisation, always capitalised (e.g., 'Sarah', 'Paris').

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Pronoun

A word that replaces a noun to avoid repetition (e.g., 'he', 'she', 'it', 'they').

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Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence (e.g., 'run', 'is', 'happened').

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Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun (e.g., 'beautiful', 'red', 'tall').

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Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, often describing how, when, or where (e.g., 'quickly', 'very', 'yesterday').

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Conjunction

A word that connects clauses, sentences, or words (e.g., 'and', 'but', 'because').

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Preposition

A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence (e.g., 'on', 'under', 'before').

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Determiner

A word that introduces a noun and specifies quantity or definiteness (e.g., 'the', 'a', 'some', 'many').

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Interjection

A word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation (e.g., 'wow!', 'oh!', 'ouch!').

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