vocabulary

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  Hyperbole

  Hyperbole (hi-PER-buh-lee) is language that is obviously exaggerated and not meant to be taken liter …

  2018/03/15
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  Compound words

    Compound Words When two words are used together to yield a new meaning, a compound is formed. Comp …

  2018/03/15
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  Capitalization

  At first glance, the rules of English capitalization seem simple. You probably know you should capit …

  2018/03/9
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  Spelling

  Anyone who has ever had to memorize a tough-to-spell English word (It’s fuchsia, right? Or is it fus …

  2018/03/9
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  Contractions

  A contraction is a shortened form of a word (or group of words) that omits certain letters or sounds …

  2018/03/7
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  Abbreviation

  An abbreviation, simply put, is a shortened form of a word. In writing, abbreviations are useful whe …

  2018/03/7
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  Adjectives

  What Are Adjectives? Adjectives are words that describe the qualities or states of being of nouns: e …

  2018/03/7
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  Phrasal verbs

  Introduction A phrasal verb is the combination of a standard verb such as make or put with one or tw …

  2018/03/5
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  Idioms

  Some writers use idioms to “add color” to their writing, while others are adamant about keeping thei …

  2018/03/5
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  Synonyms

  Unfortunately, you must have something bad to have something good. Hopefully, you will not look out …

  2018/03/5