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metaphor onomatopoeia plural noun
A word or phrase that is used to The use of words that mimic When more than one person
describe something as if it were the sounds they represent. or thing is being described.
something else.
opinion possessive determiner
misplaced modifier A statement based on someone’s A word that is used before a noun
A modifier that has been placed personal view. to show ownership.
so far from the person or thing it is
intended to modify that it appears ordinal number predicate position
to modify a different person
or thing. The form of a number that When an adjective follows
includes first, second, tenth, a linking verb at the end
and twenty-first. of a sentence.
modal auxiliary verb
An auxiliary verb such as could participle prefix
that is used with an action verb
to express a command, an The form of a verb that ends A group of letters attached to the
in -ing (present participle) or -ed start of a word that can change
obligation, or a possibility.
or -en (past participle). the original word’s meaning.
morpheme
passive voice prepositional phrasal verb
The smallest meaningful part
of a word. When the subject in a sentence A verb followed by a preposition,
is receiving the action of the verb, which together act as a single unit
and the object is performing it. It to describe an action.
noun is formed using the auxiliary verb
A part of speech that refers to be and the past participle.
prepositional phrase
a person, place, or thing.
A preposition followed by a noun,
past participle pronoun, or noun phrase that
noun phrase The form of a verb that usually together act as an adjective
Several words that, when grouped ends in -ed or -en. It is used with (describing a noun) or an adverb
together, perform the same the auxiliary verbs have and will (describing a verb) in a sentence.
function as a noun. to form the perfect tenses, and
with the auxiliary verb be to form
the passive voice. present participle
number The form of a verb that ends
The term used to identify a noun in -ing. It is used with the auxiliary
or pronoun as singular or plural. personal pronoun verb be to form the continuous
A pronoun such as she that takes tenses.
the place of a noun and represents
object
people, places or things.
The person or thing (a noun or pronoun
pronoun) that is receiving the A word, such as I, some, or who
action of the verb. personification that takes the place of a noun.
When human actions or feelings
are given to objects or ideas.
objective proper noun
When a piece of writing is The name given to a particular
not influenced by the writer’s pitch person, place, or thing, which
personal opinions. The height of a sound. always starts with a capital letter.
