Parts of Speech (abbreviated to PoS and sometimes called Word Classes) are the different categories of English words which all work in the same grammatical way: nouns, verbs, prepositions and so on.
This section has articles on all the different parts of speech.
The Infinitive is the base form of the verb: be, have, walk… Often the infinitive is introduced by the particle, to: to be, to have, to walk… Note that when the infinitive is on its own it’s sometimes known as the Bare Infinitive; when it’s with to then it’s sometimes […]
Indefinite Pronouns replace nouns or people or things that are not clearly specified. Some like it hot. Some who? Some what? Some people? Some animals? Some planets? Someone knocked at the door. We don’t know who it is. We just heard a knock and assume it is a person. Something […]
We use the Indefinite Article – a or an – when we talk about: jobs – He is an artist and his wife is a plumber. beliefs – He is a Buddhist and his wife is an atheist. nationalities – He is an American and she is a Canadian. We […]
As the word suggests (indefinite = unspecified, unknown, indeterminate, undefined) Indefinite Adjectives give general information about the noun they refer to. Some common indefinite adjectives are: All Any Each Every Few Many Some Though indefinite pronouns and indefinite adjectives look the same they are used differently in a sentence. Whilst […]
The Imperative (sometimes called the Imperative Mood) is a form of verb in English. It’s used mainly to tell people what to do so we can have different types of imperative sentences: Giving Orders: Stop! Shut the door! Giving instructions: Add a pinch of salt and boil for fifteen minutes. […]