Verbs, nouns, subjects . . umm

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0      Okay, so I am in the 12th grade -- and understand the English language quite well -- but am looking for a careful, presise explination for all words in a categoric manner (btw, I'm writing an advanced AI bot).02br02br00I take it that we all know what a verb is, how to find the subject, etc.  But what about words like this:02br02br00It02br00If02br00No02br00The02br00For02br00Many02br00Two02br02br00Nouns?  Dont think so;  Verbs?  Likewise.02br02br00What are these words, and how do you categorize them?02br02br00btw, what I want to do is this:  Take every word in the english language, and categorize them into database files, along with a presise description of what type of word it is, how it is used, and synonyms for them; but I'm no trying to confuse anybody here now.0-

Rishonly · Accepted Answer

0Hi Anon,02br
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00It --> Noun/pronoun02br
00If --> Conjunction/noun02br
00No --> Noun/adverb/interjection02br
00The --> Article02br
00For --> Conjunction/prepostion02br
00Many --> Noun/pronoun/adjective02br
00Two --> Noun/pronoun/adjective02br
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00I think the Online dictionaries have already done that job-01del~~00dictionary database creation02del~~00-for us, to ease our life. 05000 However, all the best in your efforts.010id1

Lazarus · Answer

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10btw, what I want to do is this: Take every word in the english language, and categorize them into database files, along with a presise description of what type of word it is, how it is used, and synonyms for them; but I'm no trying to confuse anybody here now.12br
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00 I'm sure you've figured this out by now, but a word's function often depends upon its context. In other words, if you're looking for one true classification for each word, you're not going to have much luck, as it's continually changing.02br
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00 Cheers--02br
00 Lazarus0-

Nick147 · Answer

0In his book 01i00Mother Tongue02i00 Bill Bryson descibes English as "...a language in which the parts of speech are almost entirely notional. A noun is a noun and a verb is a verb largely because the grammarians say they are."02br
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00Not that I am trying to put you off doing your project!!02br
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00Best of luck- 02br
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00Nick0-

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