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imperative mood

A verbal category that expresses the speaker's will as a command or a request.

indicative mood

A verbal category that represents an event as a real fact.

inflectional suffix

A suffix that is used to create another form of the same word. Its presence is determined by the grammatical context.

initialism

An abbreviation where each letter is pronounced individually.

interjection

A part of speech that describes strong emotions or feelings.