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a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
matter
Noun
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A matter is something that you can talk about or do something about—a topic or a situation.
Government must make these changes as a matter of urgency.
We can discuss the matter more fully at the meeting.
Whether our people should be in the country or not is matter for debate.
At the meeting we will have time to talk about new matters arising.
They decided on a number of matters related to housing.
Try not to do anything to make matters worse.
As a matter of principle, we should try to help poor people.
It is not a simple matter to stop using gasoline.
Care Assistants help them with such matters as toileting, dressing, washing and so on.
The truth of the matter is that we do not know how to do it.
The questions about the new president are a matter of public concern.
Cheating on a test is a serious matter.
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Matter is the stuff that everything is made of.
Cities are trying to separate organic matter and other garbage.
Scientists now think that there is some kind of "dark matter" in space.
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You use, "as a matter of fact" to add information that may be surprising.
"Have you met anyone interesting over there?" "As a matter of fact, I met a whole bunch of people just this afternoon.
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You use "what's the matter" to ask somebody why they are unhappy, or why there is a problem.
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You use "for that matter" when you have just thought about something that you are comparing to something else.
He wasn't very nice today. For that matter, he's never nice.
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If something is only a matter of time, it may not happen now, but it will happen after some time.
It's only a matter of days now before I start the new job.
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You use "no matter what" to say that even if other things change, a particular thing will not change.
I'll be there no matter what. I promise.
matter
Verb
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If something doesn't matter, it is not important.
"Should I put it up there?" "Oh, it doesn't matter. Put it anywhere."
Anyone can play. It doesn't matter if you're seven or 70.
It doesn't matter what you do as long as it's fun.
Many people don't like me, but that doesn't really matter to me.
This should help a lot of people and that's what matters.
"Sorry about that!" "Oh, it doesn't matter."
It's not your money, so what does it matter?
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
life
Noun
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Life is what makes a person, animal or plant grow and function.
s want to learn if there is life on other planets.
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Life is the time when people, animals or plants grow and exist before they die. Your life is the time that you live.
The life of an ant is not as long as the life of a human.
The lives of great men and women are very interesting.
He never left his home town in his life.
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The state of something being in existence.
We brought the company back to life, after it had be closed for 5 years.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
death
Noun
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The end of life and existence.
Death and destruction are a part of war.
The Bible teaches that death and suffering came into the world because of Adam's sin.
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The state of being dead.
She looked happy, even in death.
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The end of one's life and existence.
The death of my wife was hard to accept.
She has seen many deaths.
My uncle's death made the whole family feel sad.