used for modal verbs, which express possibility or a sense of obligation, e.g. I ought to go and...
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the phase change of a substance from the solid phase directly into the gas phase without passing...
(also called a dependent clause) a clause that is dependent on a main clause and does not make...
words, including relative pronouns, that link a less important clause to a main clause. Most...