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Function Word (Noun)

Meaning

A word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

  • The word 'of' is a function word used in many prepositional phrases in English.
  • Articles, such as 'the' and 'a', are examples of function words that serve a specific grammatical purpose.
  • Auxiliary verbs and function words like 'is' can change the tense of the verbs in a sentence.
  • A function word such as 'the' can affect the entire phrase it appears in.
  • Function words like 'on' or 'with' are usually uninflected in English and serve only a grammatical purpose.

Synonyms

  • Closed-class Word

Hyponyms

  • Continuative
  • Determinative
  • Connective
  • Conjunctive
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