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a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
tense
Adjective
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Tightly stretched.
Make sure that the net is as stretched as tense as possible for maximum coverage.
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Stressed; nervous.
How odd it was that he was a very courageous boy, yet he became very tense when he was being asked to dance.
tense
Noun
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Tense is a grammatical system of verb forms that usually shows past, present, or future time.
Unlike French, English only has two tenses: past and present.
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A tense is one of the verb forms marked by the tense system.
The verb cut is spelled the same in both tenses.
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In popular language, a tense is often used to refer to any verb form including tense, aspect, mood, and voice.
Shouldn't this be in the progressive tense?
tense
Verb
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To make or become tense.
moment
Noun
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A moment is a very short time. It is not an exact measurement.
Geraldine sat on the bed and thought for a moment.
He jumped out of the way at the last moment.
Don't worry. I'll be back in a moment.
I'm sorry. She's on the phone at the moment. Can I ask who's calling?
Just a moment, please, Sam. I'm talking to your sister.
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importance
It was a lie, but one of no great moment.