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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!
would
Verb
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Would is used to show your past plan or decision.
He said he would be seeing Mr Moi in Bonn on Monday.
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Would is used to show that in the past you expected something to happen.
It would soon be time to go home, but I didn't want to leave.
It looked like it would rain soon.
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Would is used to show that something happened regularly in the past but not now.
Every summer we would go to the lake for a few weeks.
When I was in Ottawa, the snow would be so deep you couldn't walk.
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Would is used to talk about unreal, unlikely, or conditional situations.
You wouldn't like it if you had to see it every day.
If I could choose I would go to bed at about two o'clock in the morning.
I think if he wanted you he would have come to you, don't you?
"mathY/math equals math5x/math. If mathx/math equals two, what would mathY/math be?" "mathY/math would be ten."
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Would is used to ask politely for something.
Would you please explain that to me?
Would you mind if I had a party while you were away?
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Would is used to offer something politely.
Would you like to go out for lunch then?
Would you have some bread?
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Would is used to give advice.
I would go back and talk to him about it.
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Would is used to show that something is typical, usually when you are unhappy about it. In this case, it's always stressed.
He uwould/u come just when we were leaving.
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.
like
Adjective
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similar or the same
She's very like her mother.
Japan is becoming more like the U.S.
They were dressed in like manner.
like
Verb
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To be happy about someone or something; to think that someone or something is good.
I like good food.
like
Noun
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A like is something that you think is good.
Our own likes and dislikes are shaped by what our parents liked.
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At the end of a list of things, and the like means: and other similar things.
She's good at science, math, and the like.
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You use the likes of someone to show that you don't think that person is a good person.
You shouldn't be hanging around with the likes of him.
like
Interjection
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You use like, when you are trying to think about the right words.
He's really, like you know, uh... difficult.
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You use like when the information isn't exactly true.
We went there when we were like five years old.
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You use like when you are trying to make something sound softer.
OK, like, why don't you try going there.
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You use like before what somebody said.
So, I'm like, "What do you mean." And he's like, "you know what I mean."
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.
breakfast
Noun
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Breakfast is the first meal that we eat in the morning.
I'm late for school. I don't have time for breakfast today.
"What time do you usually eat breakfast?" "Oh, I don't know, usually about 6:30."