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They are parts of the verb To Be.

'Is' is the present tense third person singular (i.e. 'he/she is').

'Are' is used for all other present tense forms except the first person singular (which is 'I am'). Thus, 'you are', 'we are', 'they are').

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It depends on how the word is used, as this can be either a pronoun or an adjective.

If you are directing it toward a specific person, then this would be used as a pronoun, because you are using the word to replace a Proper Noun.

If you are describing a specific thing, situation, or an item, this is an adjective.

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"Is" and "are" are present tense forms of the verb "be". "Is" is used for the third person singular; "are" is used for the first person plural, the second person singular and plural, and the third person plural.

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'Is' is a verb. It is has the same meaning as 'to be' as used in the third person, it also has the same meaning as 'am' and 'are', eg: To be Tall I 'am' Tall You 'are' Tall Jimmy 'is' Tall.

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"The" is an article. Articles are a kind of determiner. There are only 3 articles in English - a, an, the

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The word grammatical is an adjective. It describes something that has good grammar.

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"is" a present tense of the irregular verb "to be".

I am

you are

he is

she is

we are

they are

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