Abstract noun
Category: Grammar glossary
Abstract Noun: A noun that names a concept or an entity that has no physical existence.
Examples: love, honour, terror, anger, sorrow, music
Adjective
Category: Grammar glossary
Adjective: A word that describes a noun.
Examples: happy child, red bicycle, beautiful lake, dark knight
Adverb
Category: Grammar glossary
Adverb: A word that describes a verb.
Examples:
We finished our work quickly.
They quietly left the room.
Article
Category: Grammar glossary
Article: A word that makes a noun general or specific. There are only three articles in English:
“a” and “an” (indefinite articles) - refer to objects in general.
“the” (definite article) - refers to a specific object.
Examples:
He used to be a naughty boy.
I’ve never seen an elephant
The house on the hill was sold for three million dollars.
Auxiliary verb
Category: Grammar glossary
Auxiliary verb: A helping verb that is used along with the main verb.
Primary auxiliaries: be, do, have
Modal auxiliaries: can could, shall, should, will, would, ought, must
Examples:
be: I am eating an apple.
have: I have eaten an apple.
do: He does not eat apples.
Note: be, do & have can also function independently - as main verbs (for e.g., [...]
