Across
- 2. a verbal form used as an adjective; think of “ing” or “ed” verb
- 3. the use of symbols to represent ideas
- 6. shows direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or introduces an object among nouns
- 7. exceptions to the usual tense pattern
- 10. often a name
- 11. the basic form of a verb
- 15. stand in for a noun
- 16. comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”
- 17. shows belonging
- 19. writing that appeals to the five senses
- 20. main noun of the sentence
- 21. starts with a preposition and ends with the object of the preposition
- 22. verb of a sentence
- 23. asks a question
- 24. same or similar meaning
Down
- 1. Beginnings of words sound the same - often use the same letter
- 4. comparison of two unlike things
- 5. two or more independent clauses are connected improperly
- 8. more than one noun
- 9. giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
- 12. shows excitement
- 13. not literal; expression that is not predictable from the arrangement of the words
- 14. sounds like…the word sounds like what it is associated with
- 15. small groups of words standing together a conceptual unit (not a full sentence)
- 18. extreme exaggeration
