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Of of pertaining to any method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, whether united in a system specific to a country or region.
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compound-complex sentence
Language; Grammar
A sentence made up of one main clause and at least one subordinate clause. It is the combination of a compound sentence with a complex sentence.
conjunctive adverbs
Language; Grammar
Adverbs that act as a transition between complete ideas to show comparison, contrast, cause-effect, sequence, or other relationships. They are usually used between independent ...
adverb clause
Language; Grammar
A subordinate clause that functions as an adverb to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb. It answers one of four questions: how, when, where, and why. An adverb clause ...
dangling modifier
Language; Grammar
A dangling modifier is a clause which says something other than the one intended because words are ordered incorrectly or left out. The meaning of the sentence, therefore, is left ...
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