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partially, slightly:

Her heartbeat was 

slightly erratic.

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Intensifier

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Subject

Dynamic verb A verb which primarily expresses activity (drink, eat, play, work),

process (change, deteriorate, grow) and bodily sensation (ache, feel, hurt). A

dynamic verb can be used in the progressive aspect (My dad is watching TV.)

and in the imperative (Stop it!). 

Dynamic verbs are contrasted with stative verbs.

Ellipsis The non-use of words or phrases whose meanings are understood or

implied between speakers and hearers, or are recoverable from the immediate

text or context. In spoken English, ellipsis is a linguistic indicator of informality:

Right … what next?

(What is/will be/could happen/etc. next? verb understood)

Mud on my shirt!

(There’s/I’ve got mud on my shirt! subject and verb understood)

Embedding, embedded Refers to the use of a phrase or clause as a constituent of

a higher level phrase or clause: