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A counterclaim would be the argument opposing your original statement but at the same time explaining why it would be weaker than yours.
A. using the dictionary is the only necessary step in the process of vocabulary building.
<span>Lillian will have been talking for two hours by the time she finishes her classical music lecture.
Let's assume that the underlined verb is "will have been talking." The underlined verb is in the tense of future perfect progressive. Because of the word will, it gives us the clue that it is future. Because of the line have been talking will give us the clue that it is perfect progressive.
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