word classes in english revision
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Word Classes in English – Revision
Content Words – stressed, with one strong syllable in each*
nouns
main verbs
Word Class:
concrete
abstract
normal**
phrasal verbs
negative auxiliary verbs
(describe nouns)
(describe verbs)
Translation:
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adjectives
adverbs
numbers
wh- question words (interrogatives)
interjections
Example:
table
happiness
eat
wake up
didn’t
big
quickly
ten
what
Hi!
More Examples:
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Function Words – not stressed***
Word Class:
auxiliary verbs normal
modal
pronouns
normal
relative
possessive adjectives
prepositions
conjunctions
determiners
articles
quantifiers
demonstratives
Translation:
________________________
________________________
*apart from phrasal verbs, which are stressed on both parts, or two parts if there are three
***unless they occur at the end of a clause, e.g. ‘What for?’
big grammar book 2
Example:
have
can
they
which
their
for
because
the
some
this
More Examples:
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** apart from verb ‘be’ which is not usually stressed as a main verb or auxiliary verb
