5-A-Day Week 11

An analogy is a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

Both terms refer to someone who engages in illegal or immoral behavior; a hoodlum is a type of delinquent.

A gerund is a verb form that ends in -ing and functions as a noun in a sentence.

The verbal is 'swimming', which is a gerund.

A participle is a verb form that can function as an adjective, often ending in -ing or -ed.

An infinitive is the base form of a verb, usually preceded by 'to', such as 'to run' or 'to swim'.

A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

The synonym of turbulent is 'tempestuous', which means characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion.

Active voice is a sentence structure where the subject performs the action of the verb.

Passive voice is a sentence structure where the subject receives the action of the verb.