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actor adduced adjective pronouns admit adverbs amongst attention auxiliary verbs Brenan called class of words Cobbett colon comma conjugation connecting word connexion Crombie CULLINGWORTH dash definite denote describing word doctrine ellipsizing employed example express finite former FUTURE PERFECT TENSE future tense gender give grammarians hence imperative mood implies indicative INDICATIVE MOOD infinitive mood infinitive verb inflections insert instance John language latter Lennie Lennie's Lindley Murray little reflection manifest manner meaning mode name or forname neuter verb never noun observe omitted parenthetical phrase participle passive verb past infinitive PAST TENSE period plural possessive potential mood preceding preposition Present Infinitive PRESENT PERFECT TENSE present tense principal verb propriety punctuation refer rule Saxon genitive second person semicolon sense sentence shew signifies speak speech spelling spoken stand subjunctive mood supply tell thing tion understood VERB MUST AGREE verb to love write
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