grammatical category
Grammatical Category
The term "grammatical category" refers to specific properties of a word that can cause that word and/or a related word to change in form for grammatical reasons (ensuring agreement between words).
For example, the word "boy" is a noun. Nouns have a grammatical category called "number". The values of number are singular (one) and plural (two or more).
In sentence 2, the form of "boy" has changed to "boys", giving its "number" the value of plural. There is more than one boy and the related "to be" is in the plural form (are).
In the above example, the "number" of "boy" influences the form of boy, and also influences the form of a related word (be). "Number" is a "grammatical category".
- The boy is playing.
- The boys are playing.
In sentence 2, the form of "boy" has changed to "boys", giving its "number" the value of plural. There is more than one boy and the related "to be" is in the plural form (are).
In the above example, the "number" of "boy" influences the form of boy, and also influences the form of a related word (be). "Number" is a "grammatical category".
English has over twenty grammatical categories. Below we list the most common ones for English learners and summarise their main features.
Number
Number is a property of nouns and pronouns, and indicates quantity. Number has two values:
- singular: indicates one only
- plural: indicates two or more
| word type | number | |
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| noun | boy | boys |
| pronoun | I | we |
Case
Case is a property of pronouns and nouns, and expresses their relationship to the rest of the sentence. Case has three values (two of which do not apply to nouns):
- subjective (pronouns only): when the word is the subject
- objective (pronouns only): when the word is the object
- possessive (pronouns and nouns): when the word indicates possession (ownership)
| word type | case | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| subjective | objective | possessive | |
| pronoun | I | me | mine |
| noun | boy's | ||
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