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Lexical item
Language; Grammar
A lexical item is a unit of language representing a particular area of meaning which has a unique pattern of co-occurrence with other lexical items. It cannot always be identified with an ...
Deponent verb
Language; Grammar
In linguistics, a deponent verb is a verb that is active in meaning but takes its form from a different voice, most commonly the middle or passive. A deponent verb has no active forms.
Impersonal verb
Language; Grammar
In linguistics, an impersonal verb is one that has no determinate subject.
Helping verb
Language; Grammar
A verb that is used with a main verb to provide further information about the action. For example, '''be''', '''do''' and '''have''' are auxiliary verbs. The words '''can''', '''may''', '''must''' ...
Active voice
Language; Grammar
In the active voice, the subject of the verb does the action. For example, "She visited her friends in Chicago."
Part of speech
Language; Grammar
A part of speech is the grammatical or functional classification of words in a given language. In the English language, there are eight parts of speech: '''noun''', '''verb''', '''pronoun''', ...
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