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what
Pronoun
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What is used to ask for information about things.
What did you see?
What do you mean?
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What is used to add a clause with more information.
I don't know what you mean.
I'll tell you what to do.
I'll see what I can do to help.
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What is used when you want to describe something instead of naming it.
Take what you can find.
Can I see what you did?
I could change it if that's what you want.
what
Determinative
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What is used to ask about the member(s) of a group.
What book did you buy?
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What is used to add a clause to identify the member(s) of a group.
I don't know what problems you mean.
I'll tell you what button to push.
I'll see what food I can give.
what
Adjective
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used to show that you feel strongly about something.
What a great book this is!
did
Verb
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The past tense of do as an auxiliary verb.
Where did you go for your holiday?
She did not like the movie.
you
Pronoun
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Used instead of the name of the person being spoken to; it is a second-person pronoun.
You are my best friend.
Can I go to the shops with you?
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Used to talk about anyone.
You have to be 18 years old to see that film.
She has problems with her eyes, and can't see you properly.
you
Determinative
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Used before a word that means the person or people someone is talking to.
You guys can leave now.
get
Verb
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To start to have; to take. When one person gives something, the other person gets the thing.
The woman goes to the store and gets a new dress.
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Become.
The problem got worse.
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You use get to make the passive voice, especially when the thing that happened is bad.
He got hit by a car.
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.
your
Pronoun
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Your things are things which belong to you.
Can I eat some of your ice-cream please?
birthday
Noun
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The day you were born.
They will need your birthday on the application.
My birthday is September 14, 1972.
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The same day of the year you were born, happening every year. Often there is a party for a person's birthday.
My birthday is September 14.
We celebrated my birthday a week late this year.