What are Action Verbs? Every sentence has a verb, and many verbs show action. Run, talk, like and use are all action verbs. A verb may show an action that is visible or invisible. Visible Action The ship docked. People went ashore. Invisible Action People thought about the future. The immigrants worried. Other verbs express […]
In reading literature, especially in your study of poetry, you encounter many figures of speech. Those most commonly found are metaphor, simile and personification. In each of these, the writer draws a comparison. Two things are compared which are not really alike but are similar in at least one respect. By making the comparison, the
Define Onomatopoeia? Onomatopoeia is one of the most difficult words you will ever have to spell. Split it into sections like this: ono-mato-poeia. Onomatopoeia are words that imitate sounds, sensations or textures. Some common examples are bang, crash, prickly, whack, thump, squishy, crack, thud, clunk, whoosh, and plop. Words used for onomatopoeia are called onomatopoeic
A prefix changes the meaning but not the part of speech of the word or root to which it is added.
What is the Importance of Figurative Language? As you know, using accurate details in your writing is important. Such details help to convey exact images to the reader. When you describe how things actually look, sound, or feel, you are using literal language. With literal language, you say precisely what you mean. Sometimes, however, you
A suffix is an element placed at the end of a word to modify its meaning. Suffixes include: -ible, -able, -ful, -less. Example: useful, useless, meaningful, meaningless. Some suffixes make nouns plural, and some suffixes change the tense of verbs. ladder + s = ladders climb + ed = climbed Other suffixes change the meaning
Complete the collocations in the following sentences.
It was a …… conclusion that they would get lost without a map.
They looked everywhere, but could find neither hide nor …… of him.
I hope I have made myself ……. clear.
You can’t except to have the best of ………
What are Phrasal Verbs? Phrasal verbs are verbs made up of two or more words; for example, get up, look at, sit down. When the object of a phrasal verb is a noun, you can put the two words of the verb together, or you can separate them. Ex. I turned on the light. or