conjunction --
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Conjunction -- 1) any member of a small class of words distinguished in many languages by their function as connectors between words, phrases, clauses, or sentences
Tashroom ordered two servings of the cafeteria chili and one serving of nachos.
Interjection -- any member of a class of words expressing emotion
Hey!! I’m stuck in this invisible box.
Aargh!! What happened to my
body?!
Mmmm!! Take a whiff of that sweet,
sweet air!
Preposition -- a class of words used before nouns or pronouns to form phrases functioning as modifiers of verbs, nouns, or adjectives, and that typically express a spatial, temporal, or other relationship
Preposition --Preposition --
Adjective -- words that modify nouns and pronouns, primarily by describing a particular quality of the word they are modifying
Adverb -- any member of a class of words that function as modifiers of verbs or clauses, adjectives, or other adverbs
Adverbs
Simile -- A comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as
Similes #1
Metaphor -- a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance
Idiom -- an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements
Adage -- a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation
Proverb -- a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought
a word of the same written form as another but of different meaning
Homograph -- Homograph --
a prefix, suffix, or infix that is attached to a word stem to form a new word
Affix --
Prefix -- An affix that is attached to the beginning of a word stem/root word to form a new word
Suffix -- An affix that is attached to the end of a word stem/root word to form a new word
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