to

Adverb

Adverb

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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

1. 1.Into the wind.

2. 2.Misspelling of too.

Part

Particle

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A word with a grammatical role but little meaning of its own, often paired with a verb in a phrasal verb.

1. 1.A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.

   • He fled to India, never to return.
   • To err, is human; to forgive, divine.
   • I have places to go and people to see.

2. 2.As above, with the verb implied.

   • If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
   • "Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed."

3. 3.Used to indicate an obligation on the part of, or a directive given to, the subject.

   • You are to go to the store and buy a bottle of milk.

Prep

Preposition

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A word placed before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show its relationship to another part of the sentence.

1. 1.In the direction of; towards.

   • She looked to the heavens.

2. 2.Indicating destination or final position: In the direction of, so as to arrive at or reach.

   • The coconut fell to the ground.
   • The water came right to the top of this wall.
   • We are walking to the shop.

Conj

Conjunction

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A word that links words, phrases, or clauses.

1. 1.In order to.

   • I went to the shops to buy some bread.

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Common

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Very common

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