Content and Function words

Mary has lived in England for ten years (C)

• Mary - has - lived - England - ten - years

• Mary - lived - England - ten - years

• Mary - has - lived - England - years

He's going to fly to Chicago on Morday morning (F)

• He's - going - to - to - on - morning

• He's - to - to - on - morning

• He's - going - to - to - on

• He - going - to - to - on

I don't understand the chapter 1 of the book (F)

• I - don't - the - of - the

• I - don't - the chapter - of - the

• I - the - of - the

The children will be swimming in the ocean tomorrow (C)

• children - be - swimming - ocean

• children - be - swimming - ocean - tomorrow

• children - swimming - ocean

• children - swimming - ocean - tomorrow

John and I eaten lunch before his colleague arrived (C)

• John - I - eaten - lunch - colleague - arrived

• John - eaten - lunch - before - colleague - arrived

• John - I - eaten - lunch - before - colleague - arrived

• John - eaten - lunch - colleague - arrived

Identify the content word?

I'm thinking about eating out in an expensive restaurant for my birthday.

• I

• for

• about

• eating

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Identify the function word?

I really love romantic series. They're so nice!

• romantic

• they

• series

• love

Identify the content words?

What do you think about our last match?

• our

• you

• what

• match

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

Content words ..............

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• replace words

• delete words

• compare words

What are not function words ?

• nouns

• adverbs of frequency

• adjectives

• prepositions