WORD CLASSES

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WORD CLASSES

• FORMS FUNCTIONS
• DESCRIPTIONS,
• but NOT definitions

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the problem with definitions

• COIK

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problem with definitions

• COIK
• clear
• only
• if
• known

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Open Word Classes

• Nouns
• Verbs
• Adjectives
• Adverbs

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Noun tests

• can be marked by articles (a, the, an) and other
  determiners (such as numbers)
• ___ farmer(s) went to town.
• BUT dont have to have determiners.
• Girls just want to have fun.
• AND may have adjectives in between
• My stupid dad smokes pot.

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Types of nouns

• abstract (e.g., friendliness, childhood,
  chastity) concrete (e.g.,)dog, mother, tree
• Count (e.g., cat) non-count (e.g., mankind,
  purity)
• Collective (e.g., class, team, faculty,
  committee, army)

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Types of nouns, contd

• Proper (e.g., Jane, Grand Canyon, Main Street)
  common (e.g., girl, canyon, street)

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Verbs

• can put an -ing on it...
• test sentences
• They want to _________.
• It is going to ________.
• Please ________ (it).

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Grammar Joke of the Day

• What did the noun say to the verb?
• Stop telling me what to do!

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Adjectives

• describe a noun
• have comparative and superlative forms
• ex. happy/happier/happiest
• test sentence
• The _ dog was very ___.
• answer these questions
• Which one?
• How many?
• Which kind?
• Whose?

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Adverbs

• Describe a verb. . .
• ex. He is already gone.
• an adjective...
• ex. He is very happy.
• or another adverb...
• ex. He is way too happy, if you ask me.

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Adverbs

• Answer these questions
• When?
• Where?
• How?
• How often
• How much?
• To what degree?
• Why?

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Adverbs

• often end in -ly
• ex. Edward gingerly nuzzled Bellas neck.
• often are found next to or within the verb
• ex. He was really excited, but managed to
  restrain himself.

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Adverbs vs. Adjectives

• the moveability test
• Generally, adverbs can move around in the
  sentence.
• Adverbs generally can move.
• Adverbs can generally move.
• Adverbs can move, generally.
• vs.
• Adjectives cant be moved.

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BUT

• Not just a matter of forms
• Also a matter of functions
• Ex We had fried chicken for dinner.
• We chickened out.
• SO WHAT? You can only truly identify a words
  class within a given sentence.

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How to Bartle Puzballs

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