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a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
constant
Adjective
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If something is constant, it doesn't change over time.
I have this constant pain in my back. I wish it would stop.
The rain has been constant all morning.
constant
Noun
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A constant is a value that doesn't change.
In the formula math7x^2+3y+5=z/math, 5 is a constant.
coming
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adjective
(= approaching, forthcoming, upcoming)
of the relatively near future
the approaching election
this coming Thursday
the forthcoming holidays
the upcoming spring fashions
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noun
(= advent)
arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
the advent of the computer
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noun
(= approach, approaching)
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
the hunter's approach scattered the geese
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noun
(= approach, approaching)
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
the approach of winter
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noun
(= orgasm)
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
going
Verb
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I am going to the beach this weekend.
going
Noun
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The condition of the ground for walking or driving.
The going was very difficult over the ice.