figurative language

Question 1

noun

Answer 1

A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Nouns are the most common type of word in most languages. They can be singular (e.g., “cat”) or plural (e.g., “cats”). Nouns can also be concrete (tangible, like “table”) or abstract (intangible, like “happiness”).

Question 2

preposition

Answer 2

A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence, typically indicating location, time, or direction. It connects nouns and phrases, providing context and meaning within a sentence. Common prepositions include “in,” “at,” “on,” “of,” “to,” and “with”.

Question 3

adverb

Answer 3

An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, providing additional information about how, when, where, or to what extent something occurs. They answer questions like “how?”, “when?”, “where?”, and “to what extent?

Question 4

verb

Answer 4

a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.

Question 5

conjunction

Answer 5

a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (e.g. and, but, if ).

Question 6

adjective

Answer 6

An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. It provides additional information about the noun or pronoun, often by describing its qualities or characteristics. Adjectives can appear before the noun or pronoun they modify, or they can follow linking verbs.

Question 7

article

Answer 7

an “article” refers to words like “a,” “an,” and “the” that modify nouns, indicating whether they are general or specific.

Question 8

pronoun

Answer 8

a word that replaces a noun or noun phrase. Pronouns are used to avoid repetition and make writing more concise.