Word Form

Words have 4 major forms:
•        Verbs
•        Nouns
•        Adjectives
•        Adverbs Verbs

• Actions
  
• Many Forms (past, present, continuous, etc.)
  
• Irregular or Regular
  
• Gerunds & Infinitives
  

Nouns

• People                (Tom, Brad Pitt, Teacher, Girl)
  
• Places                (Toronto, School, Canada)
  
• Things                (Television, Dog, Chair)
  
• Ideas                  (Freedom, Love, Justice)
  

Nouns can be countable or uncountable.  They often come after the verb "have" or after articles (a, an, the)

• I have a dog.

• The boy is tall.

Adjectives

• Describe nouns

• Go before nouns                 (The tall boy)

• Go after the verb to Be        (The boy is tall)

Adverbs

• Describe verbs                (The boy ran quickly)

• Describe adjectives         (The man is surprisingly tall.)

Often, the endings show the type of word.  These endings are called suffixes.