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* in general | * in general | ||
** indicates a purpose or reason | ** indicates a purpose or reason, an extent, or a confirmation of something | ||
* adjective to mean "true" | |||
** "that is so" | |||
* adverb | * adverb | ||
** in order to | ** in order to | ||
* conjunction | * conjunction | ||
** as coordinating conjunction (combines independent clauses) | |||
*** = "with the result that" | |||
*** ''I'm ready, so let's go!'' | |||
** as subordinate conjunction | |||
** = "in order that" | |||
*** ''So I can get up on time, I will get good sleep'' | |||
* can also act as a pronoun: | |||
** ''that is so'' | |||
*** here, "so" = a pronoun reference to another word or idea | |||
=== such === | === such === | ||
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** [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/very very cambridge.org] | ** [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/very very cambridge.org] | ||
=== when === | === when === | ||
* in general, indicates a relative moment, time or condition | |||
* subordinating conjunction: | |||
** ''I get up when I want.'' | |||
** ''Class ended when the bell rang'' | |||
* adverb: | |||
** ''Since when you do you care?'' | |||
=== which === | === which === | ||
* in general: used to refer to a previously stated noun (thing or idea) to add information | * in general: used to refer to a previously stated noun (thing or idea) to add information | ||
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=== yesterday === | === yesterday === | ||
** adverb or noun | * in general, an adverb or noun used to describe | ||
*** usually used as an adverb | * ''adverb'' or ''noun'' | ||
** used specifically = the day before today | |||
** also used to indicate "the past" | |||
*** as in "Yesterday, things were better" | |||
* usually used as an adverb | |||
** as adverb: when used to indicate when an action happened, it is an adverb | ** as adverb: when used to indicate when an action happened, it is an adverb | ||
*** ex. "Yesterday I went to the park." | *** ex. "Yesterday I went to the park." ("yesterday describes/ modifies the verb "went") | ||
** as noun: when used as a subject or object of a verb | *** or, "The big event happened yesterday" ("yesterday" describes/ modifies the verb "happened") | ||
*** ex. "Yesterday was fun!" | ** as noun: when used as a subject or object (of a verb or preposition) it is a noun | ||
*** or, " | *** ex. "Yesterday was fun!" ("yesterday" is the subject of the linking verb "was") | ||
*** or, "He thought fondly on yesterday" ("yesterday" = object of the preposition "on") | |||
* ''today, last week, tomorrow, next week, last month, last year'', etc. have similar grammatical forms to "yesterday" as adverb (usually) or noun | |||
** ''later'' and ''now'' are adverbs | ** ''later'' and ''now'' are adverbs | ||
=== you === | |||
* in general, 2nd person singular or plural pronoun | |||
** indicates a person or persons a speaker addresses | |||
*** "Heh, you!" | |||
*** "You look great!" | |||
* ''pronoun'' | |||
** as singular pronoun, indicates one person being addressed or mentioned | |||
** as plural pronoun, indicates more than one person being addressed or mentioned | |||
* for origins of "you" in ''thee, thine, thou, ye'' see [[You origins (2nd person pronoun)]] | |||
** that page contains a chart to explain the different cases of each | |||
** shows their use in Shakespeare | |||
== Categories == | == Categories == | ||