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Word Classes in English
Word Classes in English
The other five remaining word classes are; prepositions,
pronouns, determiners, conjunctions, and interjections.
These words are considered functional words and are used to
explain grammatical and structural relationships between
words.
Prepositions are used to show the relationship between
words in terms of place,time, and direction.
Examples: in, at, on. towards, to, through, into, by, with
They went through the tunnel.
Pronouns take the place of a noun or a noun phrase in a
sentence. They often refer to a noun that has already been
mentioned and are commonly used to avoid repetition.
Chloe (noun) → she (pronoun)
Chloe's dog → her dog (possessive pronoun)
There are several different types of pronouns; let's look at
some examples of each.
He, she, it, they - personal pronouns
His, hers, its, theirs, mine, ours - possessive pronouns
Himself, herself, myself, ourselves, themselves - reflexive
pronouns
This, that, those, these - demonstrative pronouns
Anyone, somebody, everyone, anything, something -
Indefinite pronouns
Which, what, that, who, who - Relative pronouns
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