Language Usage review

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'It's as cold as ice.'

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What is the future tense of a verb?

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The future tense indicates an action that will happen later. For example, 'will swim' is in the future tense.

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. For example, 'It's raining cats and dogs' means it's raining heavily.

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What is an adverb?

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An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, often ending in '-ly'. For example, in 'She quickly finished her homework', 'quickly' is the adverb.

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What is a prepositional phrase?

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A prepositional phrase includes a preposition and its object, providing additional information about time, location, or direction. For example, 'near the ocean' is a prepositional phrase.

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Identify the simile: 'He runs like the wind.'

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This is a simile because it compares his running speed to the wind using 'like'.

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What is the past tense of a verb?

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The past tense indicates an action that has already happened. For example, 'swam' is the past tense of 'swim'.

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What is the present tense of a verb?

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The present tense indicates an action that is currently happening. For example, 'swim' is in the present tense.

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Identify the idiom: 'Break a leg!'

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This is an idiom meaning 'good luck', often used in the context of performances.

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What is the function of an adverb in a sentence?

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An adverb modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, providing more detail about how, when, where, or to what extent something happens.