Statistics for English Basic Word Classes

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Definition	Name	% Correct
Describes a verb.	adverb	60%
Can, could, should, must...	modal verb	40%
A word that gives position.	preposition	40%
Used for an individual person or place (will start with a capital letter)	proper noun	40%
Refers to something that cannot be physically interacted with.	abstract noun	20%
A describing wood.	adjective	20%
Refers to a collection of things.	collective noun	20%
A word that refers to a previously used noun, to avoid constantly using the same word.	pronoun	20%
Used to help form the tenses and moods in other verbs.	auxiliary verb	0%
Can be identified through one of the five senses.	concrete noun	0%
Describes a physical action.	dynamic verb	0%
Describes a state, rather than an action (love, hate, know)	stative verb	0%