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with
Preposition
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With is used to show the other people or things present when something happened
I went to school with my brother.
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With is used to describe something added to something else
The cat has a collar with a bell on it.
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With is used to show what thing is used to do something
He hit the nail with a hammer.
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Used to introduce non-finite and verbless clauses.
With the children so sick, we weren't able to get much work done.
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.
customer
Noun
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A customer is a person who pays money for goods or services.
The restaurant had to close because there weren't enough customers.
at
Preposition
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Used to describe where something is, or when saying something's position
I am at home.
Let's meet at the pub!
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The time at which something happened or will happen
Breakfast is at 9 o'clock.
At 5pm we went home.
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Indicating something's state
At half price!
Water boils at high temperatures.
at
Symbol
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The @ symbol, used to replace at
support@microsoft.com is an email address.
Apples @ £1.50 per kilogram.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
moment
Noun
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A moment is a very short time. It is not an exact measurement.
Geraldine sat on the bed and thought for a moment.
He jumped out of the way at the last moment.
Don't worry. I'll be back in a moment.
I'm sorry. She's on the phone at the moment. Can I ask who's calling?
Just a moment, please, Sam. I'm talking to your sister.
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importance
It was a lie, but one of no great moment.