Glossary
abbreviation
A shortened form of a word, often with one or more full stops to represent missing letters.
abstract noun
The name was given to something that cannot be touched, such as a concept or a sensation. eg truthful.
acronym
An abbreviation made up of the initial letters of the main words in a phrase. These letters are pronounced as a word.(rather than as separate letters), which represents the meaning of the original phrase.
Clause
A grammatically unit that contains a subject and a verb.Sentences are made up of one or more clauses.
Colloquialism
A word or phrase used only in informal speech
dialect
The vocabulary (informal) used by a particular geographical group.
Gerund
The name given to the present participle when it is used as a noun.
hyperbole
An extreme form of exaggeration that may not be taken seriously, but grabs the readers attention.
Jargon
A type of slang that includes specialist terms that are used and understood by a select, often professional , group of people.
Morpheme
The smallest meaningful part of a word.
Onomatopoeia
The use of word that mimic the sounds they represent.
Pun
The use of a word or phrase that has two or more meanings for a comic effect.
rhetorical question
A question that does not require an answer but is used for effect.
Simile
A phrase that compares one thing to another using as using as or like.
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