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thanks
Interjection
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You say thanks when somebody has helped you or done something nice for you.
"Can I get the door for you?" "Thanks!"
thanks
Noun
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Thanks are kind words and thoughts for people who did nice things for you.
A special thanks goes to my family.
Many thanks to everyone who helped me.
He is not going to get much thanks from them.
thanks
Preposition
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because
Thanks to your help, we were able to finish quickly.
We'll be late thanks to the snow.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
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.
invitation
Noun
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If you receive an invitation, you are being asked to attend an event.
The wedding invitations were mailed a week ago.
An invitation to a party can be written one or a verbal one.
My little boy received an invitation to a schoolmate's birthday party.