Major Word Classes:
- Nouns: Name people, places, things, or ideas (e.g., book, teacher, love)
- Verbs: Describe actions, events, or states of being (e.g., read, play, exist)
- Adjectives: Modify nouns, describing their qualities (e.g., big, beautiful)
- Adverbs: Modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, indicating manner, time, place, etc. (e.g., quickly, now, here)
Minor Word Classes:
- Determiner: Precedes a noun and specifies its quantity or definiteness (e.g., the, some)
- Preposition: Connects words or phrases to show relationships (e.g., on, to, at)
- Conjunction: Connects words, phrases, or clauses (e.g., and, but, because)
- Interjection: Expresses strong emotions or reactions (e.g., oh, wow)
- Pronoun: Replaces a previously mentioned noun (e.g., he, she, they)