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word classes - Coggle Diagram

- - - - refers to people or things in general.
    - - refers to a group of people or things.
    - - identifies a particular person, place or thing.
    - - refers to abstract concepts, such as ideas, qualities and conditions. Those that cannot interact with our senses, with material reality
    - - refers to something that can be counted.
    - - refers to something that cannot be counted.
    - - refers to people and things which are physical. Therefore, can be touched, seen, smelled, heard or tasted.
- - - - comparative
        
        eg. sadder.
      - superlative
        
        eg. saddest.
      - positive
        
        eg. sad.
    - - gradable
        
        adjectives that can be modified. eg. strenghen, weaken &/or change.
      - non-gradable
        
        those are the ones which meanings cannot be modified by adjectives.
    - - attributive
        
        adjectives that happen before nouns. eg. a BLACK cat
      - predicative
        
        after certain verbs, though referring to the noun. eg. the cat was BLACK.
    - - qualitatives
        
        decribe qualities to a person or thing. this one is gradable. eg. TALL, BORING, LONG, EXPENSIVE etc.
      - classifying
        
        places people or things into categories. eg. WESTERN, ANNUAL, EXTERNAL, NUCLEAR etc.
- - - - past
        
        events/actions that have already happened.
      - present
        
        events/actions that are happening now.
      - future
        
        events/actions that will happen.
    - - active
        
        the agent of the phrase is doing the action.
      - passive
        
        the agent of the phrase is suffering the action.
    - - indicative
        
        makes an statement or asks a question.
      - subjunctive
        
        wishes, suposes and anticipates an action.
      - imperative
        
        indicates order or comand
    - - simple
        
        states a fact.
      - progressive
        
        event/action that is ongoing.
      - perfect
        
        events/actions that have been finished in the past.
      - perfect progressive
        
        event/action that used to be ongoing and is now finished.
- - - - manner
        
        how something happens or is done. eg. LAZILY, SLOWLY, EASILY etc.
      - place
        
        where something happens. eg. HERE, ABROAD, UPSTAIRS etc.
      - time
        
        when something happens. eg. YESTERDAY, SOON etc.
      - frequency
        
        how often something happens. eg. STILL, DAILY etc.
    - - mid
      - end
      - front
    - - many adverbs can be used as:
        
        superlative
        
        eg. easiest
        
        comparative
        
        eg. easier
        
        positive
        
        eg. easly
    - - Can agregate more or less value to a verb, adjective or another adverb. eg. ALMOST, REALLY(verbs), VERY, SLIGHTLY(adjective), NEARLY(always),SLIGHTLY(better)(adverb) etc.
- - - - acts as objects of verbs and prepositions. eg. ME, YOU, US, HIM, HER, IT & THEM.
    - - refer to something owned by the speaker or by someone or something mentioned beforehand. eg. MINE, YOURS, HERS, HIS, OURS & THEIRS.
    - - used to refer back to the subject of the clause. eg. MYSELF, YOURSELF, HIMSELF, HERSELF, ITSELF, THEMSELVES, OURSELVES & YOURSELVES.
    - - also known as subjective pronouns, they act as subjects to verbs. eg. I, YOU, WE, SHE, HE, IT & THEY.
- - - - time. eg. ON, AT, AFTER etc.
      - way. eg. BY, WITHOUT etc.
      - position. eg. UNDER, BETWEEN, OVER etc.
- - - - join items that have equal importance in a sentence. eg. OR, AND & BUT.
    - - connect subordinate clauses to the main clause of a sentence. eg. UNTIL, BECAUSE etc.
- - - - indefinite
        
        Refers to generals. eg. A & AN.
      - definite
        
        Refers to an specific noun. eg. THE.
    - - refers to a noun that belongs to someone and something. eg. MY, YOUR, ITS HIS, HER.
    - - refered to objects at pointing range. eg. THIS, THAT, THESE & THOSE.
    - - indicates how much or how little of a noun is being discussed. eg. ALL, FEW, MANY etc.