compound noun
/kˈɑːmpaʊnd nˈaʊn/
noun
(grammar) a noun that is formed by two or more words
count noun
/kˈaʊnt nˈaʊn/
noun
(grammar) a noun that forms a plural and a singular
non-count noun
/nˈɑːnkˈaʊnt nˈaʊn/
noun
(grammar) a noun with no plural form, which cannot be used with indefinite articles
reflexive pronoun
/ɹɪflˈɛksɪv pɹˈoʊnaʊn/
noun
a type of pronoun that refers back to the subject of the sentence and indicates that the subject performs an action on itself
concrete noun
/kˈɑːŋkɹiːt nˈaʊn/
noun
a type of noun that represents a physical, tangible entity or object, typically something that can be seen, touched, smelled, heard, or tasted
abstract noun
/ˈæbstɹækt nˈaʊn/
noun
(grammar) a noun that denotes a general quality or an idea, rather than a physical object or real world event
proper noun
/pɹˈɑːpɚ nˈaʊn/
noun
(grammar) the name of a place, person, country, etc. with its first letter capitalized
common noun
/kˈɑːmən nˈaʊn/
noun
(grammar) a noun that refers to an object or a concept of a class but not to a particular one
dummy pronoun
/dˈʌmi pɹˈoʊnaʊn/
noun
a pronoun that serves as a grammatical placeholder or filler in a sentence, having no specific referential meaning but fulfilling syntactic requirements
collective noun
/kəlˈɛktɪv nˈaʊn/
noun
(grammar) a singular noun that refers to a group of things or individuals
appositive noun
/ɐpˈɑːzɪtˌɪv nˈaʊn/
noun
a noun that appears next to another noun or pronoun and provides additional information or clarification about it, serving to identify, describe, or specify the noun it is referring to
verbal noun
/vˈɜːbəl nˈaʊn/
noun
a noun derived from a verb that retains some characteristics of the verb while functioning as a noun, often expressing the action or the result of the verb
possessive noun
/pəzˈɛsɪv nˈaʊn/
noun
a noun that shows ownership or possession of something, typically formed by adding an apostrophe and "s" ('s) to the noun, or just an apostrophe ('), depending on the grammatical context
personal pronoun
/pˈɜːsənəl pɹˈoʊnaʊn/
noun
(grammar) a pronoun that refers to a person or group mentioned before or realized from the context such as 'I', 'You', 'they', etc. in English
adverbial noun
/ædvˈɜːbɪəl nˈaʊn/
noun
a noun that functions as an adverb, providing information about the manner, time, place, frequency, or degree of an action or event, modifying a verb, adjective, or another adverb
adverbial genitive
/ædvˈɜːbɪəl dʒˈɛnɪtˌɪv/
noun
a noun in the genitive case that functions as an adverbial modifier
predicate noun
/pɹˈɛdɪkˌeɪt nˈaʊn/
noun
a noun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject of a sentence, providing more information about it
agent noun
/ˈeɪdʒənt nˈaʊn/
noun
a noun that is derived from a verb and typically refers to a person or entity that performs or carries out the action expressed by the verb. It identifies the doer or agent of the action
interrogative pronoun
/ɪntˈɛɹəɡətˌɪv pɹˈoʊnaʊn/
noun
a type of pronoun that is used to ask questions, representing the unknown or the thing being inquired about, such as "who," "whom," "whose," "what," and "which"
demonstrative pronoun
/dəmˈɑːnstɹətˌɪv pɹˈoʊnaʊn/
noun
a type of pronoun that points to or identifies a specific person, object, or location, indicating proximity or distance in relation to the speaker or the context
reciprocal pronoun
/ɹɪsˈɪpɹəkəl pɹˈoʊnaʊn/
noun
a type of pronoun that expresses a mutual or reciprocal relationship between two or more entities, indicating that the action or relationship is shared or reciprocated, such as "each other" or "one another"
relative pronoun
/ɹˈɛlətˌɪv pɹˈoʊnaʊn/
noun
a type of pronoun that introduces a subordinate clause and relates it to a noun or pronoun in the main clause, serving as a connector between the two clauses, such as "who," "whom," "whose," "which," or "that"
intensive pronoun
/ɪntˈɛnsɪv pɹˈoʊnaʊn/
noun
a pronoun that emphasizes or intensifies the noun or pronoun it refers to, typically reflecting back on the subject of the sentence
subject pronoun
/sˈʌbdʒɛkt pɹˈoʊnaʊn/
noun
a type of pronoun that replaces a noun as the subject of a sentence
object pronoun
/ˈɑːbdʒɛkt pɹˈoʊnaʊn/
noun
a type of pronoun that functions as the object of a verb or preposition in a sentence, representing the recipient or the entity being acted upon
indefinite pronoun
/ɪndˈɛfɪnət pɹˈoʊnaʊn/
noun
a pronoun that refers to a non-specific or unidentified person, thing, or amount, conveying a sense of ambiguity or lack of specificity
impersonal pronoun
/ɪmpˈɜːsənəl pɹˈoʊnaʊn/
noun
a pronoun that is used in place of a specific person or group, often in situations where the subject of the sentence is unknown or irrelevant, or when the focus is on a general concept rather than an individual
archaic pronoun
/ɑːɹkˈeɪɪk pɹˈoʊnaʊn/
noun
a pronoun that was commonly used in older forms of the language but has fallen out of common usage in modern times, typically due to changes in language and cultural shifts
distributive pronoun
/dɪstɹˈɪbjuːtˌɪv pɹˈoʊnaʊn/
noun
a pronoun that refers to members of a group or individuals separately rather than collectively, indicating that the action or attribute applies to each individual separately
possessive pronoun
/pəzˈɛsɪv pɹˈoʊnaʊn/
noun
a pronoun that shows ownership or possession, indicating that something belongs to someone or something
nominal adjective
/nˈɑːmɪnəl ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective that functions as a noun, representing a person, thing, or concept, taking on the role of a noun in a sentence
predicate adjective
/pɹˈɛdɪkˌeɪt ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of a sentence, providing additional information or describing a quality or state of the subject
coordinate adjective
/koʊˈɔːɹdᵻnət ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective that independently modifies a noun when multiple adjectives are used together to describe the same noun, and each adjective contributes equally to the description without modifying the others
descriptive adjective
/dɪskɹˈɪptɪv ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective that provides information about the quality, characteristic, or attribute of a noun
evaluative adjective
/ɪvˈæljuːətˌɪv ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective that expresses a judgment or evaluation about the noun it modifies, indicating a subjective opinion or value judgment
proper adjective
/pɹˈɑːpɚɹ ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective that is derived from a proper noun and is used to describe or modify a noun
quantitative adjective
/kwˈɑːntᵻtˌeɪɾɪv ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective that provides information about the quantity or amount of a noun
demonstrative adjective
/dəmˈɑːnstɹətˌɪv ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective that points to or identifies a specific noun or group of nouns
possessive adjective
/pəzˈɛsɪv ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective that shows ownership or possession of a noun
interrogative adjective
/ɪntˈɛɹəɡətˌɪv ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective that is used to ask a question about a noun
comparative adjective
/kəmpˈæɹətˌɪv ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective that is used to compare two entities, indicating that one entity has a greater or lesser degree of a certain quality than the other
superlative adjective
/suːpˈɜːlətˌɪv ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective that is used to compare three or more entities, indicating that one entity has the highest or lowest degree of a certain quality among all others
participial adjective
/pɑːɹtˌɪsˈɪpɪəl ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective that is derived from a verb's participle form and functions as an adjective to modify a noun
compound adjective
/kˈɑːmpaʊnd ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective that is formed by combining two or more words together to modify a noun
indefinite adjective
/ɪndˈɛfɪnət ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective that refers to a non-specific or unspecified quantity or quality of a noun
numeral adjective
/nˈuːmɚɹəl ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective that indicates a specific number or quantity of something
postpositive adjective
/poʊstpˈɑːzɪtˌɪv ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective that follows the noun it modifies in a sentence rather than preceding it
gradable adjective
/ɡɹˈeɪdəbəl ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective that can be modified by words like "very," "quite," or "extremely" to indicate different degrees or levels of the described quality
ungradable adjective
/ʌnɡɹˈeɪdəbəl ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective that does not have degrees or levels of intensity and cannot be modified by words like "very" or "extremely
participle adjective
/pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpəl ˈædʒɪktˌɪv/
noun
an adjective formed from a verb's participle form that describes a noun or pronoun
gerund
/ˈdʒɛɹənd/
noun
(grammar) a form of a verb that functions as a noun and is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the base form of the verb
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