Word Classes

Every word in a sentence has a job. Some name things, some stand in for them, some describe them. Once you know a word's job, you know where it goes in the sentence and how it changes.

• Nouns: naming words. Kasun, kottu, happiness
• Pronouns: words that take a noun's place. I, me, my, mine, someone
• Adjectives: describing words. hot, bigger, the best
• Adverbs: how, where, when and how much. quickly, here, always, very
• Determiners: the small words before a noun. a, the, this, some, every

New to this? Start with nouns, then pronouns, then a / an / the.