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Which of these are the four main closed word classes?
What do pronouns stand in place of?
Nouns and noun phrases
Pronouns can only be singular.
False
What are closed word classes?
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Pronouns can change depending on what?
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What are examples of indefinite pronouns?
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What should you do with pronoun conventions?
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What are examples of new pronouns?
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What do determiners indicate?
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How many types of determiners are there?
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What are the types of determiners?
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What role do articles serve?
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What are examples of demonstratives?
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What is the role of quantifiers?
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What is a possessive determiner example?
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What is the role of demonstrative determiners?
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What do conjunctions do?
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What are the types of conjunctions?
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What is the acronym for coordinating conjunctions?
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What do coordinating conjunctions do?
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What do subordinating conjunctions do?
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What is a preposition?
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What are examples of prepositions?
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Place prepositions can be _____ or _____
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Study Notes
Closed Word Classes Overview
- Four main closed word classes: pronouns, determiners, conjunctions, and prepositions.
- Closed word classes are small groups that do not frequently change.
Pronouns
- Serve as substitutes for nouns and noun phrases.
- Can be categorized as singular or plural.
- Pronouns vary based on their function as subjects or objects in sentences (e.g., "She did it for her").
- Indefinite pronouns indicate less specific entities, such as "some," "any," and "enough."
- Pronoun conventions recommend first mentioning the noun before substituting with a pronoun.
- New pronouns emerging include plural "they" and terms like "zee/zir."
Determiners
- Indicate the number and specificity of nouns, typically one per noun.
- There are six main types of determiners, with an optional seventh type for possessives.
- Types of determiners include articles, possessives, demonstratives, quantifiers, wh- question words, and numbers.
- Articles ("a," "an," "the") identify the specific noun being referred to.
- Demonstratives ("this," "that," "these," "those") are used with nouns to specify which entity is being discussed.
- Quantifiers express the amount related to the noun (e.g., "He ate all of the cake").
- Possessive determiners (e.g., "their," "your," "his") precede nouns, distinct from possessive pronouns.
Conjunctions
- Function to connect words and phrases, and are typically followed by a comma.
- Types include coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions.
- The acronym FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) represents coordinating conjunctions.
- Coordinating conjunctions join equal elements.
- Subordinating conjunctions link a dependent clause to a main clause (e.g., "because," "when," "after," "while," "that").
Prepositions
- Illustrate relationships between sentence elements, often indicating time or place.
- Examples include "after," "above," "for," "during," and "while."
- Place prepositions can be categorized as either concrete or abstract.
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