218 Further examples and criteria for word classes. 221 Further examples of collective nouns. 223 Issues relating to the distinction between adjective and adverb. 224 Examples of ditransitive verbs.

Explore how words are used in headlines: examine the word order, word classes, ambiguity and more. This clip is suitable for teaching English at Key Stage 3 or Third Level.

Nouns are by far the largest category of words in English. They signify all kinds of physical things both living and inanimate. They also signify imagined things like ‘a ghost’; and ideas or ...