Grammar /figurative laguage practice *spaces are characters

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Across
  1. 3. sounds the same as another word with a different meaning
  2. 5. often a name
  3. 8. sentence asks a question
  4. 9. an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word
  5. 13. shows if a noun is specific or general (a, an, the)
  6. 14. gives a command
  7. 16. a group of words that contains a subject and a verb that have a relationship
  8. 17. Beginnings of words sound the same - often use the same letter
  9. 20. comparison of two unlike things
  10. 23. main noun of the sentence
  11. 24. two or more independent clauses are connected improperly
  12. 25. verb exceptions to the usual tense pattern
  13. 27. modifies a verb using time, place, and manner
  14. 28. shows belonging
  15. 33. word meaning the opposite of another word
  16. 35. comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”
  17. 36. not a full sentence
  18. 37. used for combining words
  19. 38. describes an action (not passive)
  20. 40. shows direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or introduces an object among nouns
  21. 41. sounds like…the word sounds like what it is associated with
  22. 44. it provides information that further identifies or defines a noun
  23. 45. giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
  24. 46. person, place, or thing
  25. 47. makes a statement
  26. 48. starts with a preposition and ends with the object of the preposition
Down
  1. 1. more than one noun
  2. 2. the use of symbols to represent ideas
  3. 4. represents intangible ideas—things you can’t perceive with the five main senses. Such as time, beauty
  4. 6. small groups of words standing together a conceptual unit (not a full sentence)
  5. 7. a shortened version of a word or phrase
  6. 10. verb of a sentence
  7. 11. uses an exclamation mark
  8. 12. writing that appeals to the five senses
  9. 15. extreme exaggeration
  10. 18. used with the main verb and helps explain the verb’s tone, mood, or voice (am, is, are, was, were, being, been, will be. To Have: has, have, had, having, will have)
  11. 19. two words used together to create new word
  12. 21. stand in for a noun(I'm,him)
  13. 22. shows excitement
  14. 26. modify a noun
  15. 29. same or similar meaning
  16. 30. the noun the pronoun will stand in for
  17. 31. the basic form of a verb
  18. 32. connects two phrases
  19. 34. a verbal form used as an adjective; think of “ing” or “ed” verb
  20. 39. not literal; expression that is not predictable from the arrangement of the words
  21. 42. a sentence with more than one subject or predicate
  22. 43. a noun denoting a class of objects or a concept as opposed to a particular individual