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c. Relative Pronouns — «Who»; «that»; etc.
d. Demonstrative Pronouns «this»; «that»; «these»; «those»
e. Indefinite Pronouns — «one»; «none»; «all»; «few»; etc.
3. The Verb (v.)
A verb is a term with which one may make an assertion with regard to (a) An Action; or (b) A State, or
Condition.
(a) The girl ate the bread, (b) The man was happy.
4. The Adjective (adj.)
An adjective is a term used to describe or limit the meaning of a noun or pronoun.
a.
Descriptive Adjectives - e.g. «beautiful view», b. Intensifying Adjectives - e.g. «great quantity», 
«total disaster».
5. The Adverb (adv.)
An adverb is a term used to modify the meaning of (a) a Verb; (b) an Adjective; or (c) another Adverb.
a. She sang beautifully.
b. Her hat was really unusual.
c. He studied very hard.
i.
Adverbs of Manner - e.g. «carefully». 
ii.
Adverbs of Place - e.g. «up»; «down». 
iii.
Adverbs of Time - e.g. «yesterday».
6. Conjunction (conj.) *
The conjuction is a term that connects words, phrases, or sentences, establishing relationship between the
elements it connects.
a. Coordinate Conjunctions — e.g. «and»; «yet» etc.
b. Subordinate Conjunctions — e.g. «although»; «if»; «whereas» etc.
7. The Preposition (prep.) **
The preposition is a term that shows relationship between words or phrases.
a. Simple Prepositions — «at»; «by»; «for»; etc.
b. Phrasal Preposition — «because of»; «for the sake of»;  «as well as» etc.
c. Participial Prepositions — «concerning»; «regarding»;
«exception» etc.
*See Unit 4 this Section on «The Conjunctions or Connectors of English».
    * See Unit 5 of this Section on «The Prepositions of English».
    8. The Interjection (interj.)
The Interjection is a term used to denote some strong or sudden feeling.
e.g. «hey»; «ouch»; «ah»; etc.
B. Other Word Classes:
1. Determiners 
a. Articles
i. Indefinite articles — «a»; «an»
ii. Definite Articles — «the»
iii. Ordinal Numbers — «first»; «second» etc.
iv. Counters and Measurers: Cardinal Numbers — «one»;
«two»; etc. Words such as «few»; «several»; «much»; «many» etc.
2. Verbals
a. The Infinitive — «to eat»; «to walk» etc.
b. The Participles
i. The Present Participle — «eating»; «walking» etc. 
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