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(means)Ĭonjunctions or linking words connect words, phrases, or sentences and show how they are related.

What do you usually do at the weekend? (time) The time, position, movement, means, and other meanings. Their relationship to another word in a sentence indicates Prepositions are words which we usually use with nouns, pronouns, and Groups of them: personal, possessive, reflexive, demonstrative, In general, pronouns replace nouns or noun phrases. They answer the questions How? How often? How much? (= after a verb)Īdverbs describe or give information about manner, frequency, degree, The number (singular, plural), nor the gender (male, female). TheyĬan precede a noun or follow a certain verb.

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