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... suggests simultaneous action , the following sentence is absurd : The first course consisted of soup while the second was filet of sole . SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Subordinating conjunctions , as the name suggests , are words used to ...
... suggests simultaneous action , the following sentence is absurd : The first course consisted of soup while the second was filet of sole . SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Subordinating conjunctions , as the name suggests , are words used to ...
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... suggests a multitude of varied asso- ciations depending upon the person who reads or hears the word . To one man , home suggests the native land as opposed to a foreign country ; to another , it suggests a log cabin ; to another the ...
... suggests a multitude of varied asso- ciations depending upon the person who reads or hears the word . To one man , home suggests the native land as opposed to a foreign country ; to another , it suggests a log cabin ; to another the ...
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... suggests that two things may be comparable ; compare with suggests a detailed complected considerable contrary could of couple data , phenomena , 258.
... suggests that two things may be comparable ; compare with suggests a detailed complected considerable contrary could of couple data , phenomena , 258.
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abbreviations adjective adverb antecedent apposition asked auxiliary verbs begin called capital Chapter colloquial comma complement complete composition compound sentence coordinating conjunction diagraming dictionary direct object driven emphasis English essay example expressions following sentences gender gerund give grammar hyphen idea IMPERATIVE MOOD important IMPROVED independent clause INDICATIVE MOOD infinitive interest italic type italics language letter look Mark indicating means modifiers MOOD noun or pronoun Oakhurst paragraph PAST PARTICIPLE PAST PERFECT past tense periodic sentence phrase plural Poker Flat predicate noun preposition PRESENT principal problem proper nouns prose punctuation question quotation marks reader reference relative pronouns requires rules semicolon simple sentence singular speak speech story style subjective complement SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD subordinate tence thing third person thought tion told topic sentence uncle usage usually words writing