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head word, headword
a content word that can be qualified by a modifier
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noun
a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
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verb
a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence
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modifier, qualifier
a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
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collective noun
a noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
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mass noun
a noun that does not form plurals
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count noun
a noun that forms plurals
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generic noun
a noun that does not specify either masculine or feminine gender
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proper name, proper noun
a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized
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common noun
a noun that denotes any or all members of a class
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intensifier, intensive
a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
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adjective
a word that expresses an attribute of something
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adverb
a word that modifies something other than a noun
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dangling modifier, misplaced modifier
a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us'
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reflexive verb
a verb whose agent performs an action that is directed at the agent
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copula, copulative, linking verb
an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
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frequentative
a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action
