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single or double inverted commas (also known as quotation marks) are a set of punctuation marks used to show direct speech, or words that are quoted from somewhere else, e.g. "Let's go" he said. The words 'to be or not to be' come from Shakespeare's Hamlet.
a speech by a single character in a play. In it, he or she conveys his or her thoughts to the...
an activity and a skill used for pleasure, to gather information, communicate, actively make...
a subordinate clause that takes the place and role of an adjective, e.g. The game that they...
action taking place in the order that things actually happen, e.g. The author wrote the events...
an adjective that points to a particular person or thing, e.g. That team came first. Those men...