English Flashcards
What is a collective noun?
Collective nouns are names used to group things.
What is a simile?
To compare 2 items using like or as
What is a metaphor?
A comparison where 1 thing is said to be another
What is a personification?
To give human characteristics to an object or animal
What is a idiom?
A phrase that means something other than its literal meaning
What is a hyperbole?
An exaggeration
What is an onomatopoeia?
A word that sounds like the thing or action it is describing
What is adverb of place?
It gives us detail about where something is happening
What is adverb of time and frequency?
It gives us detail about when and how often something happens
What is adverb of manner?
It gives us detail about how something is done
What is adverb of quantity?
It gives us detail about how much of a thing is being described
What is an abstract noun?
An abstract noun is the state which cannot be experienced by the five senses
