Pleonasmis the use of more
words or parts of words than are necessary or sufficient for clear expression:
examples are black darkness, burning fire. Such redundancy is, by traditional
rhetorical criteria, a manifestation of tautology. That being said, people may
use a pleonasm for emphasis or because the phrase has already become
established in a certain form.
Personal Pronouns
It is a pronoun that is
associated primarily with a particular person, in the grammatical sense.
I, You, He, She, It, They, We.
It provides us with the
following information:
The person: who is speaking?
The number: …Read More
Pleonasm
Pleonasm is the use of more
words or parts of words than are necessary or sufficient for clear expression:
examples are black darkness, burning fire. Such redundancy is, by traditional
rhetorical criteria…Read More
Phrasal Verbs
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A
phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and preposition, a verb and an adverb,
or a verb with both an adverb and a preposition.
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A
phrasal verb has a meaning …Read More
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive
pronouns are those designating possession. It is used to avoid repeating
information that has already been made clear.
Mine, Yours, His, Hers, its, Ours, Theirs.
Example: This is not
your pen, it’s mine.
D…Read More
Personal Titles
Personal titles
are adjectives where the titles such as, Mr., Master, Miss, Mrs., Uncle,
Auntie, Lord, Dr, Prof. and so on, are used as adjectives to describe the
position of the noun. These titles could be placed in the fro…Read More
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