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Dictionary<br />
Spoonerism<br />
The accidental transposition of initial letters in two<br />
or more words<br />
For example: chish and fips (fish and chips)<br />
a well-boiled icycle (a well-oiled bicycle)<br />
Subject<br />
A noun or pronoun which tells who or what did the<br />
action in a sentence<br />
For example: The team played well.<br />
He wrote an excellent story.<br />
A subject may be implied.<br />
For example: Pack your bags now.<br />
(The subject is you.)<br />
Subject-verb agreement<br />
A verb must agree with its subject.<br />
For example: A singular subject needs a singular verb:<br />
The boy runs.<br />
A plural subject requires a plural verb:<br />
The boys run.<br />
Suffix<br />
A letter or group of letters added to the end of a<br />
base word to change its meaning and form a new<br />
word<br />
For example: swim/swimming<br />
love/lovely<br />
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