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where
Preposition
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You use where to ask for the place that something is located.
Where did the man go?
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Where is the place which something is at.
The room where the people cook the food is not cold.
Where I'm from, we don't eat much fish.
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?
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.
beach
Noun
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A large area of sand (or very small stones), next to an area of water.
People sometimes lie on beaches when they are on holiday, to get a suntan.
beach
Verb
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If something is beached, it has run onto a beach or sandbar.