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PREPOSITIONS ARE SHORT WORDS (ON, IN, TO) THAT USUALLY STAND IN FRONT
OF NOUNS (SOMETIMES ALSO IN FRONT OF GERUND VERBS).
ARTICLE: ARTICLES ARE USED BEFORE NOUNS OR NOUN EQUIVALENTS AND ARE
A TYPE OF ADJECTIVE. THE DEFINITE ARTICLE (THE) IS USED BEFORE A NOUN TO
INDICATE THAT THE IDENTITY OF THE NOUN IS KNOWN TO THE READER. THE
INDEFINITE ARTICLE (A, AN) IS USED BEFORE A NOUN THAT IS GENERAL OR WHEN
ITS IDENTITY IS NOT KNOWN.
AN AUXILIARY VERB (OR A HELPING VERB AS IT'S ALSO CALLED) IS USED WITH A
MAIN VERB TO HELP EXPRESS THE MAIN VERB'S TENSE, MOOD, OR VOICE.
THE MAIN AUXILIARY VERBS ARE TO BE, TO HAVE, AND TO DO. THEY APPEAR IN
THE FOLLOWING FORMS: