Word classes:
Noun – zelfstandig naamwoord: pot, kettle, fridge
Noun phrase – alle zelfstandignaamwoorden en pronouns in de zin
Article – lidwoord: the, a, an
Pronouns: personal pronoun – persoonlijk voornaamwoord: I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they
me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them
reflexive pronoun – wederkerend voornaamwoord: myself, yourself, himself, herself,
itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
reciprocal pronoun – wederzijds voornaamwoord: each other, one another
indefinite pronoun – onbepaald voornaamwoord: all, another, any, anybody/anyone,
anything, each, everybody/everyone, everything, few, many,
nobody, none, one, several, some, somebody/someone
relative pronoun – betrekkelijk voornaamwoord: who, whom, whose, which, that
(when and where)
demonstrative pronoun – aanwijzend voornaamwoord: this, that, these, those
possessive pronoun – bezittelijk voornaamwoord: my, mine, our, ours, its, his, her,
hers, their, theirs, your, yours (replace nouns)
Demonstrative determiner – aanwijzende woorden: this, that, these, those
~ replaces the nouns in a sentence
Possesive determiner – bezittelijke woorden: my, ours, your… (accompanies the noun)
Question word – vraagwoorden: who, where, when, why, what, which, how
Verbs: lexical verb (main verb) – belangrijkste werkwoord: she sleeps over there…
auxiliary (verb) – hulpwerkwoord: he has given..
be, do, have, will, shall, would, should, can, could, may, might, must, ought, etc
copula (copular/linking verb) – koppelwerkwoorden: be, look, feel, taste, smell,
sound, seem, appear, get, become, grow, stay, keep, turn, prove, go, remain,
resemble, run, lie
Adjective – bijvoeglijk naamwoord: blue, pretty, small, etc.
Adverb – bijwoord: adverbs provide a description of how, where, when, in what manner and to what
extent something is done or happens (many end in -ly)
Conjunction: coordinating conjunction – nevenschikkend voegwoord: and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet
(fanboys) Links two main clauses
subordinating conjunction – onderschikkend voegwoord: links conjunctions; because,
when, etc. (links a main clause and a dependent clause)
Numeral: cardinal number – hoofdtelwoord: one, two, three…
ordinal number – rangtelwoord: third, tenth, twentieth…