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- 1written languageIt is the representation of a spoken or gestural language by means of a writing system.
- 2sentenceIt is a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, or exclamation.
- 3conjunctionThe conjunction is the part of speech used as a “joiner” for words, phrases, or clauses in a particular sentence.
- 4commaIt is is a punctuation mark that indicates a pause in a sentence.
- 5phraseIt does not contain a subject and verb and, consequently, cannot convey a complete thought.
- 6clauseIt is a group of words that includes a subject and a verb.
- 7independent clauseIt is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence.
- 8dependent clauseIt is clause (or subordinate clause) is one that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it does not express a complete thought.
- 9direct quotationIt is a report of the exact words of an author or speaker and is placed inside quotation marks.
- 10transition wordsTransitions are phrases or words used to connect one idea to the next.
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