PARTICLE
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PARTICLE. A WORD that does not change its form through
INFLECTION and does not fit easily into the established system of
PARTS OF SPEECH. Among individual words commonly so classed are the negative particle
not (and its contraction
n't), the infinitival particle
to (
to go;
to run), the imperative particles
do,
don't (
Do tell me;
Don't tell me) and
let,
let's (
Let me see now;
Let's go). There is also a set of adverbial and prepositional particles that combine with verbs to form
PHRASAL VERBS (
out in
look out;
up in
turn up) and
PREPOSITIONAL VERBS (
at in
get at;
for in
care for). The term
pragmatic particle is sometimes used for words that play a role in maintaining discourse and are also known as
fillers and
discourse markers:
oh,
ah,
well,
yes,
no,
actually,
anyway. See
ADVERBIAL PARTICLE,
PREPOSITION.
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