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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!
is
Verb
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A form of the verb be when talking about someone or something else.
He is late for class.
Is it hot in here?
your
Pronoun
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Your things are things which belong to you.
Can I eat some of your ice-cream please?
plan
Noun
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A plan is a clear idea of what you will do, often for a particular goal.
Have you made any plans for tomorrow?
The school has announced a plan to open two new classrooms.
Buying the new factory is part of our growth plan.
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A plan is a technical drawing of a room, a building, a city, etc.
The plans show this area as housing, with no shopping nearby.
plan
Verb
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If you plan something, you decide what you will do.
We need to plan ahead so that we'll be ready.
We planned out the wedding very carefully.
I didn't plan to be here, but John asked me to come.
When do you plan on starting the new job?
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.
summer
Noun
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The part of the year when the weather is hot.
There is no school in the summer.