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.
Morpheme
Morpheme is the smallest grammatical unit in a
language. In other words, it is the smallest meaningful unit of a language. The
field of study dedicated to morphemes is called morphology. A morpheme is not
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Metonymy
Metonymy
is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of
something closely associated with that thing or concept. The words metonymy
and metonym come from the Greek: μετωνῠμία, metōnymía, ("a …Read More
Metaphor
Metaphor
is a figure of speech that refers, for rhetorical effect, to one thing by
mentioning another thing. It may provide clarity or identify hidden
similarities between two ideas. Antithesis, hyperbole, metonymy and simil…Read More
Modal Auxiliary Verbs.
Modal auxiliary verbs never change
form. You cannot add an -ed, -ing, or -s
ending to these words. Can, could, may,
might,
must,
ought
to, shall, should, will, and would
have only one form.
You can use modal auxiliary ver…Read More
Nouns
Are words that indicate a person, place, or thing. In
a sentence, nouns can function as the subject or the object of a verb. Nouns
can also follow linking verbs to rename or re-identify the subject of a
sentence or clause.
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