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enforcement
Noun
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Enforcement is the act of making people follow a law, rule, or decision.
It is not a problem which can be solved by law enforcement alone.
There simply hasn't been enough enforcement of the rules during this tournament.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
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.
penalty
Noun
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A penalty is a legal punishment for committing a crime.
The penalty for his crime was to pay a fine.
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A penalty is a punishment for breaking the rules.
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A penalty is a payment forfeited if you make an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
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A penalty is a punishment for breaking the rules of the game; usually, being removed from play for a while.
A penalty was called when he tripped up his opponent.
be
Verb
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This verb tells us that a thing is present, or in a place.
The book is on the table.
There was someone in the room.
Were you at the party?
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Happen
The party was on Saturday.
The next meeting will be here.
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Go somewhere; visit someone (only in the present perfect tense)
I've never been to Disneyland.
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A verb we use when describing.
The book is blue.
They were sad about losing the match.
John is 35 years old this year.
Im fine.
He'd like to be a doctor.
The film was terrible!
The book is 5 euro.
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Act like someone or something
Look, Mummy! I'm being a dog! Woof, woof!
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We use a form of be and a gerund-participle to make progressive verb forms.
He is sitting on the chair.
I've been waiting for half an hour.
They will be leaving on Tuesday.
taken
Adjective
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If you are taken with something, you like it.
We were all very taken with his girlfriend.