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xercise 3:
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xercise 4:
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xercise 7:
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xercise 8:
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xercise 12:
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xercise 13:
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xercise 14:
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PROPER
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xercise 15:
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PRONOU
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ubject Pron
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omparative

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ossessive P
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xercise 17:
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ndefinite Pr
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nformative
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xercise 19:
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djectives
A
dverbs
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sing Need

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sing Like /
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ong
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xercise 20:
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arallel Struc
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xercise 21:
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xercise 22:
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qual Comp
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ositives, Co
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xercise 23:
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xercise 24:
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ither / Neith
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xercise 25:
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T
II: INTE
R
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sing Adject
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TING CO
NJ
ture
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sing Conju
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ONS
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risons
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parisons
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paratives a
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paratives an
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mparatives
p
aratives

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MEDIATE.
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23.
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orrelative (
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ombining I
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ubordinatin
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R
ELATIV
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elative Pro
n
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ho / Whom
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estrictive a
n
A
djective Cl
a
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xercise 26:
C
 GERUND
S
G
erunds as S
u
N
oun + Prep
o
V
erbs Alway
s
A
djective +
P
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ronouns bef
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xercise 27:
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ave / Get
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et / Help –
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xercise 28:
U
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xercise 29:
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ardly, Bare
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TING CO

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aired) Conj
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dependent C
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use Pronoun
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reating Rel
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xercise 30:
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