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This
is
on
the
house
.
this
Determiner
—
You
use
this
to
show
which
thing
or
idea
you
are
talking
about
.
You
use
it
when
the
thing
or
idea
is
close
to
you
.
This
trip
was
a
great
idea
.
Which
book
is
yours
,
this
one
or
that
one
?
—
The
known
thing
.
This
man
went
to
the
door
.
this
Demonstrative Determiner
—
The
thing
indicated
.
This
is
my
hand
.
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is
Verb
—
A
form
of
the
verb
be
when
talking
about
someone
or
something
else
.
He
is
late
for
class
.
Is
it
hot
in
here
?
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on
Preposition
—
positioned
at
the
upper
surface
of
,
touching
from
above
The
apple
is
on
the
table
.
—
at
the
date
of
Tim
was
born
on
the
4
th
of
July
.
—
along
,
forwards
(
continuing
an
action
)
drive
on
,
rock
on
—
about
,
dealing
with
the
subject
of
I
have
a
book
on
history
.
There
was
a
World
Summit
on
the
Information
Society
a
few
weeks
ago
.
—
touching
;
hanging
from
I
have
no
money
on
me
at
the
moment
.
I
would
like
to
eat
the
fruit
on
the
trees
.
—
because
of
,
due
to
He
was
arrested
on
suspicion
of
bribery
.
I
contacted
Joanne
on
a
hunch
that
she
would
know
about
it
.
The
stock
price
increased
on
news
of
a
new
product
.
on
Adjective
—
If
something
is
on
,
it
is
active
,
functioning
or
operating
.
The
television
is
on
.
The
lights
are
on
,
so
it
is
very
bright
.
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the
Determiner
—
Used
,
instead
of
a
,
to
reference
something
specific
,
already
known
to
exist
.
Compare
"
I
read
a
book
."
and
"
I
read
the
book
."
—
Used
with
a
stress
,
to
show
that
the
word
following
is
special
.
Are
you
the
John
Smith
that
I
went
to
school
with
?
—
Used
with
an
adjective
that
acts
like
a
noun
to
mean
all
of
the
people
concerned
The
poor
are
always
with
us
.
—
Used
with
superlatives
forms
of
adjectives
and
adverbs
.
You
are
the
best
.
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house
Noun
—
A
house
is
a
building
that
one
family
lives
in
.
—
House
is
a
type
of
music
.
house
Verb
—
If
you
house
someone
or
something
,
you
give
them
a
home
.
The
building
houses
a
research
centre
and
a
school
.
During
the
storm
they
were
housed
in
the
local
school
'
s
gym
.
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