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GCSEWordClasses

Word Classes for GCSE English

TermDefinition
Verb This is a doing word: play, listen, sit.
Verb It can be in different tenses: Present- I play football all the time Past- I played football last weekend Future- I'll be playing football this afternoon
Verb Also includes 'to be' and 'to have' 'To be' behaves quite differently: Present- I am an apprentice Past- I was a student Future- I will be an electrician
Adverb This is used to describe a verb. It can say WHEN something happened: I left early for work
Adverb This is used to describe a verb. It can say WHERE something happened: I was waiting outside when you arrived
Adverb This is used to describe a verb. It can say HOW something happened: He ran quickly
Noun This is the word for a thing, place or person. They can be: proper concrete abstract OR collective
Proper nouns Name of a person/ place/ day /month: Greg, Sheffield, Christmas Day, Arctic Monkeys, January. Always has a capital letter.
Concrete nouns Name of a person/ place/ thing that can be counted: classroom, table, cable, dog.
Abstract nouns Name of a feeling or emotion: love, fear, humour, wisdom.
Collective nouns Names for groups of people or things: team, pride, class, bundle.
Adjective This is used to describe a noun.
Qualitative adjective Describing the qualities of the thing, person or place (physical or emotional)- tall, kind, useful, sad, beautiful, shiny, blue.
Quantitative adjective Describing the quantity of the noun- more, all, some, half, more than enough.
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