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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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uncountable nouns

Language; Grammar

Thing that you cannot count, such as substances or concepts; see also countable nouns.

usage

Language; Grammar

Way in which words and constructions are normally used in any particular language.

V1, V2, V3

Language; Grammar

Referring to Verb 1, Verb 2, Verb 3 - being the base, past and past participle that students typically learn for irregular verbs.

verb

Language; Grammar

Word that describes the subject's action or state and that we can change or conjugate based on tense and person.

voice

Language; Grammar

Form of a verb that shows the relation of the subject to the action; there are two voices in English: active, passive.

WH-question

Language; Grammar

Question using a WH-word and expecting an answer that is not "yes" or "no"; WH-questions are "open" questions; see also yes-no question.

WH-word

Language; Grammar

Word that asks a WH-question; there are 7 WH-words: who, what, where, when, which, why, how.