THE BASIC FOUNDATION OF DISCOURSE

Nouns- name words Pronouns- replace nouns

Proper- Sarah, Canada Personal- He, She, Them
Common- notebook, pen, pillow Possessive- His, Its, Yours
Abstract- despair, curiosity, Relative- Whose, Whoever, Whatever
amazement Indefinite- singular- each, every
Collective- batch, swarm, gang Plural- several, few
Count- pebbles, apples, grapes Interrogative- What, How, When,
Mass- sugar, flour Where, Who, Why
Demonstrative- This, These, That,
Those
Adjectives- describing words
Proper- Americans, Arabians, Western
Descriptive- sour, cold, beautiful Conjunction- words which connect
Compound- hard-headed, old- fashioned, long- phrases and clauses
distance Additive- and, also, or
Limiting- one-fourth, twenty-six Causal- because, since, due to
Coordinate- good and presentable, silky and Adversative- but, however, despite
smooth
Sequential- then, finally, next

Verb- action words

Helping Verbs- are, should, an, Preposition- words that relate
Linking Verbs- was, were, will Location- at, by, in, on
Regular Verb- worked, created Direction- to, from, down, of
Irregular Verb- wrote, woven, sang Association- of, for, with
Transitive- kick, want, paint
Intransitive- arrived, went, go
Auxiliary- am, is are, was
Adverb- word or phrase that
modifies an adjective, verb or other
verbs
Interjection- words of emotion Manner- cheerfully, carefully
Time- today, yesterday
Greeting- Good morning!
Place- near, front,
Surprise- Amazing
Frequency- always, often, frequently
Hurt- Ouch Degree- very, extremely
Approval- Right

Article- introducing
words
Definite- a, an
Indefinite- the