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Each word in English belongs to one of the eight parts of speech. Each word is also
either a content word or a function word. Let's think about what these two types
mean:
In other words, content words give us the most important information while
function words are used to stitch those words together.
Examples:
Nouns Verbs
house enjoy
computer purchase
student visit
lake understand
Peter believe
science look forward to
Adjectives Adverbs
heavy slowly
difficult carefully
careful sometimes
expensive thoughtfully
soft often
fast suddenly
Examples:
Conjunction
Articles Pronouns
s
a and I
an but you
the for him
so us
since ours
as she
Exercise
Decide which words are function and content in the following sentences.
Exercise Answers
1. Mary has lived in England for ten years.
7. The trees along the river are beginning to blossom.
month.