#major_form_class any of the parts of speech of traditional grammar
supertype: #part_of_speech__form_class__word_class one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context
subtype: #noun.major_form_class a word that can serve as the subject or object of a verb
subtype: #verb a word that serves as the predicate of a sentence
subtype: #infinitive the uninflected form of the verb
subtype: #split_infinitive__splitinfinitive an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go')
subtype: #participle a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
subtype: #present_participle__presentparticiple a participle expressing present action; in English is formed by adding -ing
subtype: #past_participle__perfect_participle__perfectparticiple a participle that expresses completed action
subtype: #transitive_verb_form__transitive_verb a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object to be grammatical
subtype: #doubly_transitive_verb_form__doubly_transitive_verb a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object
subtype: #intransitive_verb_form__intransitive_verb a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
subtype: #adjective.major_form_class the word class that qualifies nouns
subtype: #adverb the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
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