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J J asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 1 decade ago

What do you call words like "the" and "or"?

Thank you. I tried yahoo searching but couldn't come up with anything. Pardons if it's a bit of a stupid question, but English isn't my first languange. Thanks.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    the is an article, along with a, an,

    or is a conjunction, along with and, but,

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Conjunctions.

    "Conjunction Junction, what's my function?

    Hooking up words, and phrases, and clauses."

  • ThreeZee
    1 decade ago

    "The" is an article.

    "Or" is a conjunction.

    Try http://www.webster.com/

    It'll tell you the definition and what it is.

  • mochachocolata
    1 decade ago

    "the" is a definite article.

    "or" is a disjunction

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