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accent action active added adjectives adverb affirmation apostrophe auxiliary verbs beautiful called CHAP character comma commonly compound conjugated conjunctive mood connected consonant convey definite article denotes derived dipthong dissyllables emphasis English language Examples expressed father figure formed frequently FUTURE TENSE genitive govern grammar hath idea imperative Imperative Mood IMPERFECT TENSE implies improper indicative mood infinitive mood intransitive Intransitive verbs joined king last syllable Latin letter likewise manner mark mayst or canst means moved mute nature neuter nominative nouns object participle passive pause PERFECT personal pronouns PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding prefixed preposition PRESENT TENSE proper RULE Saxon Saxon verb SECOND FUTURE SECT sense sentence shalt or wilt short shouldst signifies singular number sometimes sound speech subjunctive mood substantive superlative tence thing Thou shalt tion tive tone tongue Trisyllables tropes verse voice vowel wise wouldst writing