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
a closed-class set of only three words in English
ouch!, wow!, aaargh!
modify verbs in some way
describe nouns
stand in for nouns
represent events, feeling, thoughts and actions
are concerned with answering 'which'
describe direction or position in place and time
link ideas by adding, contrasting etc.
can be divided in proper, concrete and abstract