Verbs Flashcards
Helping verbs need ______ to complete the meaning.
Another verb
Helping verbs add _____ to the subject.
Meaning like tense & possibility
Linking verbs are not ______.
Doing an action
Linking verbs describe
A state of being
Define simple aspect
Simple aspect describes a general or repeated action. It does not show whether the action is ongoing.
Define progressive aspect
Progressive (continuous) aspect describes an action that is happening at a specific moment or over a period of time. It uses a form of “to be” + verb-ing.
What is the formula for the progressive aspect?
“To be” + verb (-ing)
Simile
A comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
Metaphor
A direct comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as.”
Personification
Giving human characteristics to non-human things.
Hyperbole
An extreme exaggeration for emphasis.
Understatement
A statement that makes something seem less important than it actually is.
Irony
Saying the opposite of what is meant or when the opposite of what is expected happens.
Oxymoron
A phrase combining contradictory terms.
Paradox
A seemingly contradictory statement that reveals a deeper truth.
Alliteration
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words in a phrase.
Assonance
The repetition of vowel sounds within words close to each other.
Consonance
The repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words.
Onomatopoeia
A word that imitates a sound.
Pun
A play on words with multiple meanings or similar sounds.
Euphemism
A mild or indirect word used to replace something harsh or unpleasant
Anaphora
the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of several phrases or clauses.
Antithesis
contrasting opposing ideas within a parallel grammatical structure.
Apostrophe
direct address to an absent person or a nonhuman entity.
