to the questions to reveal the mystery phrase by writing the letters on the space with the matching numbers inside the box do this on a separate sheet of paper

The mystery phrase is: ASPECTS OF VERB.

Explanation:

All clues ask for a letter that is in one of the words, but not in the other. For example, clue number 1 asks for the letter that is in RAG but not in BAG. That would be the letter R. The answers to each clue are:

1. R  

2. P  

3. T  

4. V  

5. A  

6. B  

7. C  

8. E  

9. O  

10. S  

11. F

Now, we need to place them in the order that appears:

5 10 2 8 7 3 10    9 11     4 8 1 6

ASPECTS            OF      VERB

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