Parts Of A Sentence
A word that means a person, place, or thing
Noun
‘bite the bullet', 'fit as a fiddle' and 'once in a blue moon' are all examples of
Idioms
The vocabulary or grammar of a particular region
Dialect
The cake has eggs flour and milk in it
The cake has eggs, flour, and milk in it.
Opposite of "Metaphorical"
Literal
A word that modifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb
Adverb
The system and structure of a language
Grammar
Special words used by a profession or group, often difficult to understand
Jargon
The cashere gave me two hundred and sixteen dollars sixty two cents.
The cashier gave me two hundred sixteen dollars and sixty two cents.
Opposite of "Inept"
Qualified
A character in the alphabet
A letter
The style of pronunciation of a particular region
Accent
What are the 3 main verb tenses?
Past, Present, and Future
Spot my dog is the faster runner in the hole neighbourhood.
Spot, my dog, is the fastest runner in the whole (or entire) neighborhood.
Opposite of "Altruism"
Selfishness
A single unit of language
Word
When words end with the same or with similar sounds
Rhyme
This is a syntactical connector. It links words, phrases, and clauses.
Conjunction
We are 12 people in my yoga class.
There are 12 people in my yoga class.
Opposite of "Contentment"
Dissatisfaction
A word that describes an action
Verb
The vocabulary of a person or language
Lexicon
In the following sentence, the order of the adjectives is correct?
"The strange big, used, old, black, wooden desk is in the house.”
It is correct. The strange (opinion) big (size) used (quality) old (age) black (color) wooden (material) desk is in the house.
OSASCOMP
It’s for that I’m not going to the party
That’s why I’m not going to the party.
Opposite of "Optimism"
Pessimism