Of the clock o'clock
Madam ma'am
Jack-of-the-lantern jack-o-lantern
Never-do-well ne'er-do-well
**Contractions are used to shorten the phrase.
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Aunt Jenny made Swedish meatballs. **Swedish is the adjective because
^ ^ it tells you what KIND of meatball.
adj n W/out it: is it English? Lumpy?
My English sheepdog keeps me company. **English tells you what KIND
^ ^ of sheepdog. W/out it: is it big?
adj n Furry? Latin? Grey?
Cory always buys french fries with his burger. **French tells you what KIND of
^ ^ fries. W/out it: is it curly? Hot?
adj n Spicy?
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Charlie repeated the test yesterday to earn a higher score.
**It is repeated because it is past tense due to the word 'yesterday', implying the past.
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Slow and steady wins the race = consistency and efficient effort leads to success.