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  2. Sentence (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    A major sentence is a regular sentence; it has a subject and a predicate, e.g. "I have a ball." In this sentence, one can change the persons, e.g. "We have a ball." However, a minor sentence is an irregular type of sentence that does not contain a main clause, e.g. "Mary!", "Precisely so.", "Next Tuesday evening after it gets dark."

  3. Sentence function - Wikipedia

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    The declarative sentence is the most common kind of sentence in language, in most situations, and in a way can be considered the default function of a sentence. What this means essentially is that when a language modifies a sentence in order to form a question or give a command, the base form will always be the declarative.

  4. International English Language Testing System - Wikipedia

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    International English Language Testing System (IELTS / ˈ aɪ. ɛ l t s /) [6] is an international standardized test of English language proficiency for non-native English language speakers. It is jointly managed by the British Council, IDP and Cambridge English, [6] and was established in 1989. IELTS is one of the major English-language tests ...

  5. Test of English as a Foreign Language - Wikipedia

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    The speaking and writing sections are then completed following the break. A maximum amount of 203 minutes is allowed to complete the whole exam process. [16] Each speaking question is initially given a raw score of 0 to 4, with a 1-point increment, and each writing question is initially given a raw score of 0.0 to 5.0, with a 0.5-point increment.

  6. Listen to audio of Judge Merchan’s sentence of Trump ... - AOL

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    Merchan allowed media organizations to record the audio from inside the courtroom as he sentenced President-elect Donald Trump on Friday to an “unconditional discharge”.

  7. Jimmy Carter funeral service to be held at Washington ...

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    (Reuters) -A state funeral for Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president who died on Sunday at the age of 100, will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Army ...

  8. Topic sentence - Wikipedia

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    In expository writing, a topic sentence is a sentence that summarizes the main idea of a paragraph. [1] [2] It is usually the first sentence in a paragraph. Also known as a focus sentence, a topic sentence encapsulates or organizes an entire paragraph. Although topic sentences may appear anywhere in a paragraph, in academic essays they often ...

  9. Jeff Daniels says his iconic speech from 'The Newsroom' is ...

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    Instead of writing a book about his life, the 69-year-old worked with his son, 40-year-old Ben Daniels, to produce an Audible Original series, Alive and Well Enough Continues. All 12 episodes of ...