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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.
internal
Adjective
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within or inside
Doctors had to operate to stop the internal bleeding.
Grammar is mostly concerned with the internal structure of words and sentences.
The company has been weakened by ongoing internal conflict.
The police are conducting an internal investigation after officers shot two people.
They've painted the internal walls but left the outside as it was.
affairs
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noun
matters of personal concern
get his affairs in order
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noun
transactions of professional or public interest
news of current affairs
great affairs of state
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.
administration
Noun
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The administration are the people who run and organise an organisation such as a business or government.
In short, the administration does not actually know why it wants a space station.
The Bush administration has one of the worst records of any American government.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
republic
Noun
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A republic is a country that has leaders elected that are by the people.
Many have pointed out that the United States is a republic, not a pure democracy.
Poland
Proper noun
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Poland is a country in Central Europe.