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Causative verb

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Verb that causes things to happen such as "make", "get" and "have"; the subject does not perform the action but is indirectly responsible for it.

Comparative

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Form of an adjective or adverb made with "-er" or "more" that is used to show differences or similarities between two things (not three or more things).

Conditional

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Structure in English where one action depends on another ("if-then" or "then-if" structure); most common are 1st, 2nd, and 3rd conditionals.

Case

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Form of a pronoun based on its relationship to other words in the sentence; case can be subjective, objective or possessive.

Compound noun

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Noun that is made up of more than one word; can be one word, or hyphenated, or separated by a space.

Base form

Language; Grammar

Basic form of a verb before conjugation into tenses etc.

Complement

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Part of a sentence that completes or adds meaning to the predicate.

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