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| is used to compare things |
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| is used with descriptions of time |
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| is used to introduce phrases that could be deleted and not change the meaning of the sentence. |
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| is used to introduce phrases that are essential to the meaning of the sentence. |
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| shows that a group of people own someting. |
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| means something belongs to a group. |
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| is always used as the subject of the sentence. (you can replace with he, she, they) |
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| is NEVER the subject of the sentence. (can be replaced with him, her, them) |
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| means that you are asking who owns something. |
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| means that you own something. |
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| to draw out. Ex: In the interview, Brady skillfully elicited the celebrity's secrets. |
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illegal
Ex: The celebrity had done several illicit things that day. |
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| to move to another country. |
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| describes physical distance. |
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| is used to describe abstract distance or depth. Ex: Elmo decided to investigate the matter further. |
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| describes nouns (people, places, things). |
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| describes how you do something and if someone is healthy. Ex: She did well on the quiz. She feels well. |
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| is used to compare UNLIKE things. Ex: Her perfume smells like oranges. |
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| is used to imply that two things are essentially the same. |
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| to read attentively, a skin opening. |
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to suggest indirectly.
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to guess from evidence.
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| means "to place". (used with things) |
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| means "to recline". (used with people and animals.) |
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| is used for things you can't count. |
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| is used with things you can count. |
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| to GIVE suggestions to someone. |
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| means to CAUSE a change in something. |
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| means the RESULT of a change made to something. |
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| to be prepared to do something. |
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| to have completed something. |
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| a reference to something or someone. |
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| a deception; a mirage; a magic trick. |
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