Word class

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Put the items on the right with the items on the left.
nouns
adjectives
adverbs
verbs
articles
demonstratives
pronouns
prepositions
conjunctions
interjections
describe direction or position in place and time
modify verbs in some way
ouch!, wow!, aaargh!
link ideas by adding, contrasting etc.
represent events, feeling, thoughts and actions
stand in for nouns
can be divided in proper, concrete and abstract
a closed-class set of only three words in English
describe nouns
are concerned with answering 'which'