Words have 4 major forms:

•        Verbs
•        Nouns
•        Adjectives
•        Adverbs


Verbs


Nouns
  • People                (Tom, Brad Pitt, Teacher, Girl)
  • Places                (Toronto, School, Canada)
  • Things                (Television, Dog, Chair)
  • Ideas                  (Freedom, Love, Justice)

Nouns can be countable or uncountable.  They often come
after the verb "have" or after articles (a, an, the)

I have a dog.
The boy is tall.



Adjectives
  • Describe nouns
  • Go before nouns                 (The tall boy)
  • Go after the verb to Be        (The boy is tall)


Adverbs
  • Describe verbs                (The boy ran quickly)
  • Describe adjectives         (The man is surprisingly tall.)



Often, the endings show the type of word.  These endings are
called suffixes.
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