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Language common terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| noun | a naming word. |
| verb | an action or 'doing' word. |
| adjective | a word that describes a noun. |
| pronoun | a word that takes the place of a noun. |
| adverb | a word that describes a verb. It helps to show how an action happens. |
| preposition | a word that shows the position of something. |
| conjunction | a word that joins two parts of a sentence together. |
| collective noun | a word that describes a group of things. |
| apostrophes | used to indicate the omission of a letter or letters from a word |
| contractions | Shortening of words in informal speech and writing. |
| full stop | ends a sentence. |
| colon | used before a list or explanation. |
| semicolon | use between the parts of a compound sentence if they aren't joined by and |
| speech marks | used around any spoken words. |
| capital letter | used at the beginning of a sentence and the first letter of a name. |
| simple sentence | a single independent clause. |
| compound sentence | a sentence with two or more independent clauses. |
| complex sentence | a sentence that includes one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. |
| personification | a figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object. |
| metaphor | when one thing is said to be something that it is not. |
| simile | compares two things using like or as. |
| onomatopoeia | a word that imitates the sound it represents. |
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