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a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to signify the whole, or alternatively, the whole signifies a part, e.g. in the expression, Give me a hand, only the hand is referred to, although the help of the whole person is needed. In the expression, South Africa beat New Zealand, the whole of the South Africa is referred to, but the meaning is only the sports team.
the degree of formality of speech. There are different registers which are appropriate in...
ï,- An auxiliary verb is a helping verb that precedes the main verb, e.g. I am hoping to go. He...
a class of letters or speech sounds (a, e, i, o, u) that are produced in the mouth in such a way...
a sentence with two or more main clauses, e.g. I will go, but you must stay.
a visual way of illustrating a verbal or written statement. See bar graph, histogram, line graph...