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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.
full
Adjective
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A container is full of things if there are many of the things in the container and no more can go in.
The cup is full of water. If you try to put more water in, the water will fall onto the table.
My life is full of problems.
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A full moon is when the moon is a round circle because the sun is shining on the side we can see.
I can see the road, because there's a full moon tonight.
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A person is full when they are satisfied, usually with food.
The meal was so large that I was full all day.
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Something is full when it is total and completed, does not need any additions
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.
inclusive
Adjective
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If something is inclusive, it is open to all the people or all the things that it could be open to.
Our school has a very inclusive culture so that nobody feels left out.
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If a price is inclusive, it is the total price and there are no other charges.
It's $127, inclusive of tax and delivery.
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You use inclusive at the end of a list to say that the first and last items also belong.
The race is open to anyone 16 to 24 inclusive.
life
Noun
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Life is what makes a person, animal or plant grow and function.
s want to learn if there is life on other planets.
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Life is the time when people, animals or plants grow and exist before they die. Your life is the time that you live.
The life of an ant is not as long as the life of a human.
The lives of great men and women are very interesting.
He never left his home town in his life.
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The state of something being in existence.
We brought the company back to life, after it had be closed for 5 years.