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SPEECH FUNCTION OR "JOB" EXAMPLE WORDS EXAMPLE SENTENCES

VERB action or state (to) be, have, do, like, work, sing, can, must English Club is a web site. I like English Club.

NOUN thing or person pen, dog, work, music, town, London, This is my dog. He lives in my house. We live in London.
teacher, John

ADJECTIVE describes a noun good, big, red, well, interesting My dogs are big. I like big dogs.

DETERMINER limits or "determines" a noun a/an, the, 2, some, many I have two dogs and some rabbits.

ADVERB describes a verb, adjective or quickly, silently, well, badly, very, really My dog eats quickly. When he is very hungry, he
adverb eats really quickly.

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SPEECH FUNCTION OR "JOB" WORDS EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Simile A figure of speech that says that one thing is like another different thing As cold as ice His skin was as cold as ice.

Metaphor A figure of speech that says that one thing is another different thing Real pig John is a real pig when he eats.

Hyperbole A figure of speech that uses an exaggerated or extravagant statement to Tons of money He's got tons of money
create a strong emotional response

Oxymoron A figure of speech that deliberately uses two contradictory ideas Cruel-kind sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind

Apostrophe Directly addressing a nonexistent person or an inanimate object as though Stupid car Oh, you stupid car, you never work when I need
it were a living being you to," Bert sighed