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Glossary
abbreviation adverb blog
A shortened form of a word, A word that modifies the meaning An online journal that contains the
often with one or more periods of an adjective, verb, or other writer’s comments and reflections.
to represent missing letters. adverb. It is updated regularly.
abstract noun adverb prepositional phrase cardinal number
The name given to something A prepositional phrase that A counting number such as one,
that cannot be touched, such as describes a verb. two, ten, or twenty-one.
a concept or a sensation.
adverbial phrase clause
accent A group of words that behave in A grammatical unit that contains a
The way in which a language the same way as an adverb and subject and a verb. Sentences are
is pronounced, which varies answer questions such as: How? made up of one or more clauses.
across geographic areas. When? Why? Where? How often?
collective noun
acronym alliteration
The name given to a collection of
An abbreviation made up of the The repetition of certain letters individuals—people or things.
initial letters of the main words or sounds for effect.
in a phrase. These letters are
colloquial language
pronounced as a word (rather Arabic numerals
than as separate letters), which The language that is used
represents the meaning of the Everyday numerals such as 1, in everyday speech.
original phrase. 2, and 3.
colloquialism
active voice attributive position A word or phrase used only
When the subject of a sentence is When an adjective is placed in informal speech.
performing the action of the verb, directly in front of the noun or
and the object is receiving it. pronoun that it is modifying.
command
A sentence that gives
adjective auxiliary verb an instruction.
A word that describes a noun. A “helping” verb such as be or
have that joins the main verb in a
sentence to the subject. Auxiliary common noun
adjective phrase verbs are also used with other The name given to everyday
A group of words that describe words to form contractions and objects, places, people, and ideas.
a noun or pronoun. negative sentences.
concrete noun
adjective prepositional phrase bibliography The name given to an ordinary,
A prepositional phrase that A list of all the sources used in physical thing, such as an object
describes a noun. a piece of academic work. or animal.
