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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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subject-verb-object (SVO)
Language; Grammar
A common word order where the subject is followed by the verb and then the object.
tag question
Language; Grammar
Special construction with statement that ends in a mini-question; the whole sentence is a tag question; the mini-question is a question tag; usually used to obtain confirmation.
third conditional
Language; Grammar
"If-then" conditional structure used to talk about a possible event in the past that did not happen (and is therefore now impossible.)
transitive verb
Language; Grammar
Action verb that has a direct object (receiver of the action); see also intransitive verb.
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