Which part of speech usually shows an action or state of being?
AnswerVerb
Verbs such as run, think and is express actions or states.
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7 fact-checked facts about words, grammar and verbal communication, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
Which word is a palindrome?
AnswerLevel
A palindrome reads the same forward and backward, like level.
Going deeper
A comparison using 'like' or 'as' is called a what?
AnswerSimile
Similes compare with like or as, as in brave as a lion.
Which part of speech modifies a verb, as in 'she spoke softly'?
AnswerAdverb
Adverbs describe how, when or where an action happens.
Repeating the same starting consonant sound, as in 'Peter Piper picked', is called what?
AnswerAlliteration
Alliteration repeats initial consonant sounds in nearby words.
Expert level
The misuse of a similar-sounding word is a malapropism, named after a character in which play?
AnswerThe Rivals
Mrs. Malaprop in Sheridan's The Rivals (1775) constantly mixed up words.
Understatement that uses a negative, like 'not bad at all', is known as what?
AnswerLitotes
Litotes affirms something by denying its opposite.
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