A semicolon (;) joins two complete sentences that are closely linked in meaning. They can be used instead of a full stop between related sentences, or instead of a conjunction like 'and' or 'but'. I ...

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An adverb is a word that tells you more about a verb. Prince Lucas ran to the gate quickly. The verb is ‘ran’. The adverb is ‘quickly’. It tells you how Prince Lucas ran. You can also put the adverb ...

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