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List of word parts of speech & their grammar rules: Difference between revisions
List of word parts of speech & their grammar rules (view source)
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*** English dropped the "dual" during the Middle English period | *** English dropped the "dual" during the Middle English period | ||
*** but ''both'', ''either'', ''neither'' persisted as references to two of something | *** but ''both'', ''either'', ''neither'' persisted as references to two of something | ||
=== by === | |||
* in general, means ''with, of, according to, or made of'' | |||
* as preposition = | |||
** ''next to'' or ''near'', as in "It's the one by the stairs" or "Don't get by me" | |||
** ''according to'', as in "By the rules of the game, you're out!" | |||
** ''in a direction'', as in "go by | |||
** ''to do a certain way'', as in "By studying hard, I got an A!" | |||
* as an adverb = | |||
** near or past (as in "going past") | |||
*** ex. "Stop on by!" or "She lives by the school" | |||
== D-E-F == | == D-E-F == | ||