GLOSSARY

A set expression of two or more words that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words.

It's a sentence that gives advice or instructions or that expresses a request or a command.

A group of words made up of a subject and a predicate. It can stand alone as a sentence. Also known as a main clause.

It's a noun or pronoun that indicates to whom or for whom the action of a verb in a sentence is performed.

A 'verbal' usually preceded by the particle 'to' that can function as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb.

It's a word or phrase showing emotion or surprise which has no grammatical relationship to any other words or part of a sentence. They are often punctuated by exclamation points.

A sentence that asks a question.

The way in which your voice rises or falls when you speak.