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| a word made up of the first letters of other words it describes, examples SCUBA -Self contained underwater breathing apparatus, UFO |
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a word that serves as a modfier of a noun to denote a quality of the thing
named, ex HAPPY, STRONG, THIN, GEEN |
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| a word serving as a modifier of a verb, an adjective, anotehr adverb, a preposition, etc. which often but not always end in -ly ex SLOWLY, SADLY, WELL, OFTEN |
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| repetition of the same sound beginning several words in sequence VENI, VIDI, VICI |
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| a word that is formed when the letters of a word or phrase are rearranged MINNESOTA is an anagram of NOMINATES |
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| one of a small set of words or affixes (a,an, and the) used withnouns to limit or give definiteness to the application. English has an indefinite article A,AN and a definite article THE. |
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| a word that joins together sentences, clases, phrases, or words. There are two kinds of conjuncton:coordinating conjunctins AND OR and subordinating conjunctions BUT and BECAUSE. |
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| recurrence or repetition of consonants especially at the end of stressed syllables without the similar correspondence of vowels. STROKE OF LUCK |
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| ".." two dots placed side by side over a vowel LIKE AN UMLAUT indicating that the vowel is considered a seperate vowel, even though it would normally be considered part of a diphthong. ex COOPERATION |
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| a gliding monosyllabic speech item that starts at or near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves to or toward the position for another (as the vowel combination that forms the part of toy |
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| exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect |
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| a verb that doesnot act on an obect unlike a transitive verb, for ex SLEEP is intrasitive. I SLEEP, I DO NOT SLEEP IT |
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| expresion of something which is cotrary to the intendd meaning; the words say one thing but mean another |
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| implied comparison achived throuh a figurative use of words, the word is used no in its literasense, but in inoe analgous toit. Ex LIFE'S BUT A WALKING SHADOW,A POO PLAYER , THAT STRUTS AND FRETS HIS HOUR UPON THE STAGE- shakespeare, macbeth |
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| a word that i the name of somehting as perso analplace thing quality, idea or action |
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| a word that i the name of somehting as perso analplace thing quality, idea or action |
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| a word that i the name of somehting as perso analplace thing quality, idea or action |
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| use of words to imitate natural sounds, accomadatiion of sound to sense, ex HISS WHACK HUM COUGH SCRATCH |
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| apparent paradox achieved by the juxtaposition of words which seem to contradict one anothe ex JUMBO SHRIMP, RANDOM ORDER |
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| a word spelled the same forward as backward RADAR, KYAK |
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| more than one, often (but not always) indicate with the lette "s" at the end of a word ex STARS, DOGS, GEESE, MICE |
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| an assertion seemingly opposed to common sense, but that may yet have some truth |
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| a segent of discourse that pertains to the speaker of (third person) |
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| a word created by blending two words together to form a new word that is related to both of the original words ex BRUNCH |
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| a grammatical case that denotes ownership, for ex in OWNER'S MANUAL examplese of possesive pronouns HERS HIS MINE MY YOUR YOURS OUR OURS THEIR THIRS ITS WHOSE |
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| the part of a sentence or clause that expresses wat is said of the subject and tt usually consists of a verb with or without objects, complements, or adverbil modifiers. The predicae excludes the subject itself. |
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| a (usually small) word that combines with a noun, pronoun, or noun equivalnt to form a prepositional phrase that modifies part of the sentence AFTER AT BEFORE BY FOR WITH |
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| a phrase that starts with a preposition WITH A preposition is a prepositional phrase |
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| a word that is used as a substitute for a noun or noun equivalent, takes noun constructions, and refers to persons or things named or understood in the context I YOU HE SHE IT WE THEY ME HIM HER US THEM |
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| an explicit comparison beween two things using LIKE or AS. example "let us go then, you and I, while the evening is spread out against the sky, like a ptient etherized upon a table t.s. eliot, the love song of j. alfred prufrock |
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| the part of a sentence that indicates what acts upone the verb. it is always a noun, pronoun, or noun clause for ex SKIING is the subject of the sentence SKIING IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTIVITIES |
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| the degree of grammatical cmparison that denotes an extreme or unsurpasse level or extent, denoted usually by n -EST endng ex BEST, WORST, FASTEST, SMARTEST |
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| repetition of an idea in a different word, phrase, or sentence ex CEASE AND DESIST THAT ACTIVITY |
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| a verb that can act upon an object one might say that a transitivie verb s one that is object-oriented, ex SEE, BUY(I sw my friend when I bougt bagel). |
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| a word that expresses an action, occurence, or mode of being. it is the grammatical center of the predicate. for e VERB is a verb n the sentence IT IS POSSIBLE TO VERB ANY NOUN |
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