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ministry
Noun
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A ministry is a government department, such as the ministry of defense.
The ministry of health is building a new hospital.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
housing
Noun
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Housing is the homes or residences where people live in a city, state, country, etc.
The housing market in is expensive.
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A machine or part's housing is the area or container it is in.
We had to remove the housing to replace the fan.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
construction
Noun
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Construction is the act of building something.
The workers began construction of the new hospital last week.
The recent downturn in the economy is causing a lot of pain in the construction industry with few new homes being built.
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Construction is the way that something is made.
The stone construction of these buildings makes them very cold in the winter.
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In language, a construction is a combination of form and meaning.
Spoken English doesn't use as many passive constructions as written English.
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A construction is a particular way that something is understood.
In this book, the meaning of "man" is not a simple natural thing; it is a social construction.
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A construction is a building, bridge, tower, model, or large piece of art.
A large and unusual construction stood just outside town.