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Words classes are also known as parts of speech. These are the categories under which words are classified according to their grammatical uses.

Note that words are often categorized under several classes.

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Nouns
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A noun is a word that represents people, places and things.

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The sentence: “Bob the astronaut has a job on the Moon base.” There is an astronaut waving, an astronaut working at a desk and a moon base.
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Plurals

The sentence: “Bob the astronaut has a job on the Moon base.” There is an astronaut waving, an astronaut working at a desk and a moon base.

Countable & Uncountable Nouns

The sentence: “He checks the computers and the moon rovers.” There is a computer bank and some lunar vehicles.

Possessive Noun Form

The sentence: “It is Bob’s job to fix broken equipment.” There is an astronaut hitting some equipment with a hammer.
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Adjectives
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An adjective is a word describing or modifying a noun or a pronoun.

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The sentence: “Bob used red paint on the old rover. It looks great.” There is an astronaut holding a paint can next to a lunar vehicle.
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Comparative & Superlative Adjectives

The sentence: “It will be faster than the other rovers, maybe even the fastest.’’There are rovers racing and a red one is pulling ahead.

Possessive Adjectives

The sentence: “Bob asked his crewmates to race the rovers.” An astronaut is talking to other astronauts and points to the lunar vehicles.

Demonstrative Adjectives

The sentence: “This rover is in better condition than that one.” An astronaut pointing to a nearby lunar vehicle and to one that is farther away and in terrible condition.
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Determiners
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Determiners are words that mark nouns. Following a determiner is automatically a noun or a noun phrase.

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The sentence: “In the morning, Astronaut Bob has a freshly brewed cup of coffee.’’ An astronaut is holding a cup of steaming hot coffee.
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Distributive Determiners

The sentence: “Every day he has either doughnuts or muffins.” There is a checkmarked calendar, some bagels and a few muffins.

Quantifiers

The sentence: “At least once a week, he eats too much and feels sick.” There is a calendar with marked days and an astronaut looking sickly.
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Pronouns
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A pronoun is a word used to replace a noun.

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The sentence: “Bob lost his keys. He loses them all the time.” An astronaut is trying to get into his locked lunar vehicle, not noticing his keys on ground.
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Verbs
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 A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being

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The sentence: “Bob feeds the mooncats, He really enjoys it.” An astronaut is filling bowls with animal food.
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Verb to be

The sentence: “They are always hungry, it is unbelievable.” An astronaut is standing, baffled, next to empty animal food bowls.

There Is - There Are

The sentence: “When there is food, there are mooncats around.” Shapes are poking out from behind rocks.

Phrasal Verbs

The sentence: “Bob found out no one but him believes in the mooncats.” A group of astronauts all laughing at a lone astronaut.

Passive & Active Voice

The sentence: “He wants to take pictures of the mooncats, but they have yet to be found.” An astronaut is walking around with a camera while a shadowy shape is watching him.

Gerunds & Infinitives

The sentence: “Anyhow, feeding mooncats is something Bob loves to do.” An astronaut is filling bowls with animal food.
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Adverbs
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An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective or an another adverb.

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The sentence: “Bob absolutely believes he is truly funny.” An astronaut is laughing out loud while others are being impatient.
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Prepositions
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A preposition is a short word used to link words together. It indicates time, place or direction.

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The sentence: “Since getting a job on the Moon, Bob walks to work.” An astronaut is walking towards a lunar base.
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Conjunctions
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A conjunction is a word that links words, phrases or clauses.

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The sentence: “Bob likes spaghetti and chocolate, but not together!” A plate of spaghetti next to a chocolate bar with a happy face. A spaghetti plate covered in chocolate with a grossed out face.
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Interjections
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An interjection is a short word or expression used to express reactions or feelings.

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The sentence: “Watch out! Ow! Hey! Come on!” A lunar vehicle is dragging an astronaut around with its robot arm.
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