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 * [[Category:Grammar]]
 * [[Category:Parts of speech]]
 * Note on abbreviations
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 *** plural nouns that can NOT be counted use the determiner "much"
 **** as in "much water" << one cannot count "water", although "much" indicates a large amount of water
+== particle ==
+* a word that does not fit a specific Part of Speech
+* and that does not change with inflection (word endings for case, gender, number)
+* sometimes called a "function word"
+** because it doesn't have a specific meaning unto itself
+=== adverbial particles ===
+* typically, particles are prepositions that do not accompany a noun
+** instead, they follow a verb to indicate a direction, topic, or other prepositional purpose for the verb
+** particles: ''away, down, in, off, up'', etc. as in:
+*** "get away, wake up, knock out, look up, sit down''
+*** these examples are, together, ''phrasal verbs''
+** particle + 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''
+* see
+** https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/particle-grammar/
+=== discourse particle ===
+* a word that acts as a verbal marker that doesn't have specific meaning
+** tends to be informal, or oral and not written
+** ''Now, my friend, let us talk''
+** ''Well, now, what are we to do about this?''
+=== infinitive particle ===
+* "to" is a preposition as well as an "infinitive marker"
+* i.e., it creates the infinitive form of a verb, ''to be, to love, to talk''
+** it's more common to simply describe this combination of particle + verb as an "infinitive"
+=== negative particle ===
+* not = indicates the opposite or negation
+** "I will '''not''' get up today"
+*** note that both "no" and "up" are particles
 == Preposition ==
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 ==== modal verbs ====
 >>  Modal Verbs: Definition & Usage Examples | Grammarly Blog
-== particle ==
-* a word that does not fit a specific Part of Speech
-* and that does not change with inflection (word endings for case, gender, number)
-* sometimes called a "function word"
-** because it doesn't have a specific meaning unto itself
-=== adverbial particles ===
-* typically, particles are prepositions that do not accompany a noun
-** instead, they follow a verb to indicate a direction, topic, or other prepositional purpose for the verb
-** particles: ''away, down, in, off, up'', etc. as in:
-*** "get away, wake up, knock out, look up, sit down''
-*** these examples are, together, ''phrasal verbs''
-** particle + 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''
-* see
-** https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/particle-grammar/
-=== discourse particle ===
-* a word that acts as a verbal marker that doesn't have specific meaning
-** tends to be informal, or oral and not written
-** ''Now, my friend, let us talk''
-** ''Well, now, what are we to do about this?''
-=== infinitive particle ===
-* "to" is a preposition as well as an "infinitive marker"
-* i.e., it creates the infinitive form of a verb, ''to be, to love, to talk''
-** it's more common to simply describe this combination of particle + verb as an "infinitive"
-=== negative particle ===
-* not = indicates the opposite or negation
-** "I will '''not''' get up today"
-*** note that both "no" and "up" are particles