The major word class

Also Known as the open word class.

The 4 major word classes are nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. 

Nouns

This part of a speech refers to words that are used to name persons, things, animals, places, ideas, or events.

Verbs

Used to show action (physical or mental) or state of being of the subject in a sentence.

Adjectives

Used to describe a noun or a pronoun.

Adverbs

Describe adjectives, verbs, or another adverb.

The major word class

• We call them major because they carry most of the content or the meaning of any given sentence.
• We call them open because they are still being added to as new words are formed.

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