A primary verb is one of the three verb types … (Chaulker & Weiner 2009, para. 7)

Australia was one of the early adopters of the pop chart ratings (Williams 2009)

The tone of the poem is affected by the use of intervening words (‘Tmesis’ n.d) that cause the reader….

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Williams, J (ed.) 2009, Encyclopedia of Australian rock and pop, Methuen, Sydney.

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