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Common Stumbling Blocks - Peculiar Constructions - Misused Forms. Don't say "I shall summons him," but "I shall summon him." Summon is a verb, summons, a noun. It is correct to say "I shall get a summons for him," not a summon. Next: UNDENIABLEUNEXCEPTIONABLE Previous: PREPOSITIONS AND THE OBJECTIVE CASE Report Privacy SHARE BOOKMARK

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