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(adding particle as part of speech)
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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 ==
== Particle ==
* a word that does not fit a specific Part of Speech
* a word that has little or no specific meaning and that is used to emphasize or assist another word, usually a verb
* and that does not change with inflection (word endings for case, gender, number)
** 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''
* see
** https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/particle-grammar/


=== 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: