List of word parts of speech & their grammar rules

Words, Parts of Speech, and Grammar Rules

This entry supports [Parts of Speech] entry This entry presents an alphabetical list of Key Words and their use, part of speech, and rules

• Entry format:

=== entry format === * in general ... * definitions ** word form 1. definition ** synonyms: a, b, c ** word form 1 examples *** examples ** word form 2. definition ** synonyms: a, b, c ** word form 2 examples *** examples * Sources ** source using [ ]

A-B-C

as

• in general "as" is used
  • for comparison ("
  • to show extent or degree ("As crazy as it seems"
  • to accordance or a result ("Guilty as charged")
• adverb
  • "as" has an adverbial sense
  • as per Merriam-Webster: "usually used as a correlative after an adjective or adverb modified by adverbial as or so" Merriam-Webster.com "As"
    • examples:
    • "Read as carefully as you can"
    • "The lesson was as clear as the sky is blue"
    • "He serves as a useful reference."
• conjunction
  • for comparisons
  • examples
    • "That bird was as big as a cat"
    • "That test was as hard as anything"
  • showing simultaneous events
  • examples:
    • "As you get older, you grow more patient"
    • "He dropped his phone as he got up"
  • showing the meaning or purpose of something
  • example:
    • "Exercise regularly, as it's good for your health"
  • identifying something in the same way
    • "Dogs such as mine, are the best"
    • synonymous in this sense with "like"
• preposition
  • used to relate to a role, purpose, quality or condition
  • example:
    • "As an attorney, she knows the law"
    • as opposed to "Like an attorney..." ("like" there is making a comparison and not expressing a quality)
    • "The ball served as a focus point as we watched the game"

Sources:

• Collins Dictionary "As"
• Cambridge Dictionary "As"
• Merriam-Webster.com "As"

J-L-K

like

• generally makes a comparison or a reference to something
• Preposition
• Conjunction
• Adjective
• Adverb (informal)
• showing the state or condition of something
  • "He's like, "what's up?"
  • "It was kinda weird like"

V-W-X

very

• in general, "very" is used for emphasis
• definitions
  • adverb. to a high degree; truly
    • emphasizes a verb
    • synonyms: exceedingly, truly, exactly, precisely
  • adverb examples
    • "he ran very fast"
    • "They make the the very best donuts" ("best" = adjective that modifies "donuts"; "very" = adverb that modifies the verb "make")
    • That class was very fun"
    • "I'm very tired"
  • adjective. actual, exact, precise
    • emphasizes a noun
  • also: mere, bare
  • adjective examples:
    • "He was scared from the very beginning of the movie"
    • "She replied the very next day"
    • "I read it to the very end"
• Sources
  • very inmacmillandictionary.com
  • very cambridge.org

which v when

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