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whether
Subordinator
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Whether is used to report questions and things that are unknown.
I asked whether she had arrived.
It is impossible to know whether a change would have helped or not.
it
Pronoun
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used to refer to an object without identifying or describing it; the object might have been described earlier in the text.
The house was very big. It had many rooms.
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used to describe the weather
It is very hot today.
I'm staying in because it is raining
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used to describe a situation in general
I don't like it when people tell me to do something.
It is hard to find a job.
it
Abbreviation
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It can be a short way of writing:
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# Italy or Italian
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# Information Technology, the use of computers
will
Verb
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Will is usually used to say that you strongly expect something to happen in the future.
Don't worry. The sun will come up again tomorrow.
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If you will do something, you make a plan to do it.
I will go to the store.
will
Verb
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If you will something to happen, you wish for it to happen.
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If you will something to someone, you write down your plan to give it to them after your death.
He willed his coin collection to his son.
will
Noun
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A will is a statement about what you want to happen after you die.
His will states that the house will be inherited by his oldest son after his death.
be
Verb
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This verb tells us that a thing is present, or in a place.
The book is on the table.
There was someone in the room.
Were you at the party?
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Happen
The party was on Saturday.
The next meeting will be here.
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Go somewhere; visit someone (only in the present perfect tense)
I've never been to Disneyland.
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A verb we use when describing.
The book is blue.
They were sad about losing the match.
John is 35 years old this year.
Im fine.
He'd like to be a doctor.
The film was terrible!
The book is 5 euro.
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Act like someone or something
Look, Mummy! I'm being a dog! Woof, woof!
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We use a form of be and a gerund-participle to make progressive verb forms.
He is sitting on the chair.
I've been waiting for half an hour.
They will be leaving on Tuesday.