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abstract noun accent adjective adverb ambiguity Amphibrachic Anglo-Saxon antecedent attribute auxiliary verbs bad grammar called co-ordinate collective noun combination comma complement compound words CONDITIONAL MOOD Conjugation conjunction connected consonants copula dependent clause derived diphthong Ellipsis English etymology express extension feminine French Future indefinite gender genitive gerundive going to write Greek Grimm's Law Hence Iambic iambic pentameters imperative mood Indicative indirect object infinitive inflected interjections language Lastly Latin Latin origin letters masculine meaning monosyllables mood neuter Norman-French noun of multitude obsolete onomatopoeic participle past perfect personal pronoun phrase Pleonasm Plur plural poetry possessive precedes predicate prefixes preposition present principal clause pronominal proper names qualifies refer relative rhyme root SECTION sentence silent Sing singular sometimes sound speak speech spelling spelt sub-period subjunctive SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD subordinate substantive suffix syllables tense thing tion tive verbal vowel wise words of Latin written
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