A list of 200 function words
Hugh Craig, Arthur F. Kinney · 2009
The part of speech is specified for some of the words. These are words we have tagged in our machine-readable texts to separate homographs with distinct grammatical functions. A–C a about above after again against all almost along although am among amongst an and another any anything are art [verb] as at back be because been before being besides beyond both but by [adverb] by [preposition] can cannot canst could D–F dare did didst do does done dost doth down durst each either enough ere even ever every few for [adverb] for [conjunction] for [preposition] from G–I had hadst hast hath have he hence her [adjective] her [personal pronoun] here him himself his how I if in [adverb] in [preposition] is it itself J–L least like [adverb] like [preposition] like [verb] M–O many may me might mine more most much must my myself neither never no [adjective] no [negative particle] none nor not nothing now O of off oft often on [adverb] on [preposition] one only or other our ourselves out over own P–R past perhaps quite rather round S–U same shall shalt she should since so [adverb of degree] so [adverb of manner and conjunction] some something somewhat still such than that [conjunction] that [demonstrative] that [relative] the thee their them themselves then there these they thine this those thou though through thus thy thyself till to [adverb] to [infinitive] to [preposition] too under unto up [adverb] upon [preposition] us V–Z very was we well were wert what when where which [interrogative] which [relative] while whilst who [interrogative] who [relative] whom whose why will [verb] with within without ye yet you your yours yourself yourselves