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**** as in "much water" << one cannot count "water", although "much" indicates a large amount of water | **** as in "much water" << one cannot count "water", although "much" indicates a large amount of water | ||
== | == Particle == | ||
* a word that | * a word that has little or no specific meaning and that is used to emphasize or assist another word, usually a verb | ||
* | ** if the particle is removed from the sentence or phrase, it generally means the same thing | ||
*** (except for infinitive particles, which create an infinitive) | |||
* particles do not change with inflection (word endings for case, gender, number) | |||
* sometimes called a "function word" | * sometimes called a "function word" | ||
** because it doesn't have a specific meaning unto itself | ** because it doesn't have a specific meaning unto itself | ||
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*** particles frequently are followed by a prepositional phrase, in which the particle (a preposition) is next to a preposition | *** particles frequently are followed by a prepositional phrase, in which the particle (a preposition) is next to a preposition | ||
**** ''keep up with the pack, put up with her stubbornness, look forward to leaving'' | **** ''keep up with the pack, put up with her stubbornness, look forward to leaving'' | ||
=== discourse particle === | === discourse particle === | ||
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*** note that both "no" and "up" are particles | *** note that both "no" and "up" are particles | ||
* see: | |||
**https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/particle-grammar/ | |||
== Preposition == | == Preposition == | ||
* creates a prepositional phrase, which: | * creates a prepositional phrase, which: | ||