Caesar's Stems
What stem means together?
Com
This phrase commonly includes the word to.
to + (verb) + (direct object or adverb)
Infinitive Phrase
What does the word vivacious mean?
Full of life
This figurative language commonly uses words such as "like" and "as".
A simile
Day is to Night
as Summer is to what?
Winter
What stem means to cry out?
Clam
What phrase is this an example of:
The dog under the bed was scared?
Prepositional Phrase
Which word means an excessive amount?
Surfeit
An overexagerrated statement:
I am so hungry I could eat 12 pizzas all on my own.
A hyperbole
New York City is to New York
As California is to what?
The United States
What does the stem -fer mean?
Carry
Annoyed at herself, Jill raised her hands up in despair.
This sentence includes what phrase?
Participial Phrase
What does importune mean?
To pester
The figure of speech that implicitly compares two unrelated things, typically by stating that one thing is another
Example: My hands were icicles because of the cold weather.
A metaphor.
Wood is to paper
As water is to what?
Ice
What stem means to pour?
Fus
We crossed the stream by stepping carefully.
This sentence is an example of what phrase?
Gerund
What does ostentatious mean?
Showy
Boom. Splash. Tick tick tick.
Are all examples of what?
An onomatopoeia.
Lap is to race
As act is to what?
Play
What stem means run?
Curr
This phrase includes a noun phrase that comes after another noun phrase (its antecedent) to provide extra information about it.
Example: My wife, Dorthy, enjoys gardening.
Appositive Phrase
Acquiescence
This is an expression that holds a different meaning to its literal meaning.
Ex: I'm feeling under the weather.
I see her once in a blue moon.
Idiom
Rain is to precipitation
As salmon is to what?
Seafood.