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Word Classes in English
Word Classes in English

Nouns are the words we use to describe people, places,

objects, feelings, concepts, etc. Usually, nouns are tangible

(touchable) things, such as a table, a person, or a building.

However, we also have abstract nouns, which are things we

can feel and describe but can't necessarily see or touch, such

as love, or excitement. Proper nouns are the names we give to

specific and official people, places, or things, such as

Indonesia, John, or Campus.

Verbs are words that show action, event, feeling, or state of being.

This can be a physical action or event, or it can be a feeling that is

experienced.

Lexical verbs are considered one of the four main word classes,

and auxiliary verbs are not.

Lexical verbs are the main verb in a sentence that shows action,

event, feeling, or state of being, such as walk, ran, felt, and want,

whereas an auxiliary verb helps the main verb and expresses

grammatical meaning, such as has, is, was, were, do, and so forth.

Adjectives are words used to modify nouns, usually by describing

them. Adjectives describe an attribute, quality, or state of being of

the noun.

Examples: long, short, friendly, broken, loud, embarrassed, boring
The friendly woman wore a beautiful dress.

Adverbs are words that work alongside verbs, adjectives, and

other adverbs. They provide further descriptions of how, where,

when, and how often something is done.
Examples: quickly, softly, very, too, loudly

The music was too loud.
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