Content word

Content words are the cool kids of the word world. They're the words that give meaning and substance to what we say and write. Imagine if we only used words like "the" or "and" all the time - it wouldn't make much sense!

So, content words are the special words that we need to use to talk about things clearly. They include nouns (like "cat" or "apple"), verbs (like "run" or "eat"), adjectives (like "happy" or "blue"), and adverbs (like "quickly" or "often"). These words help us describe things, make comparisons, and tell stories.

Basically, without content words, we couldn't communicate effectively because we wouldn't have the words we need to express ourselves!