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Lexicon

Language; Grammar

All of the words and word forms in a language with meaning or function.

Fragment

Language; Grammar

Incomplete piece of a sentence used alone as a complete sentence; a fragment does not contain a complete thought; fragments are common in normal speech but unusual (inappropriate) in formal writing.

Embedded question

Language; Grammar

Question that is not in normal question form with a question mark; it occurs within another statement or question and generally follows statement structure.

First conditional

Language; Grammar

"If-then" conditional structure used for future actions or events that are seen as realistic possibilities.

Direct object

Language; Grammar

Noun phrase in a sentence that directly receives the action of the verb; see also indirect object.

Determiner

Language; Grammar

Word such as an article or a possessive adjective or other adjective that typically comes at the beginning of noun phrases.

Direct speech

Language; Grammar

Saying what someone said by using their exact words; see also indirect speech.

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