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Palindrome<br />
Reads the same backwards as forwards<br />
For example: mum, madam<br />
Parenthesis<br />
(Brackets) Punctuation used to add extra, often less<br />
important, information to a sentence<br />
For example:<br />
The athlete (our best high-jumper) was<br />
a clear winner.<br />
Participle<br />
A verb part that combines with an auxiliary verb to<br />
form a compound verb<br />
For example:<br />
She is running fast. (present)<br />
He had played cards. (past)<br />
The food was eaten. (past)<br />
Passive verb<br />
A verb describing the action received by the subject<br />
For example:<br />
The boy was frightened by the dog.<br />
Past participle<br />
A verb part (usually ending with ed) that combines<br />
with an auxiliary to form a compound verb in the<br />
past tense<br />
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For example:<br />
I have looked everywhere.<br />
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