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a figure of speech involving the accidental use of a wrong word which sounds rather like the right word, e.g. In The Rivals (Sheridan), the character of Mrs Malaprop says, He is the very pineapple of politeness. (The writer means pinnacle which would suggest that he is very polite.) See figure of speech.
oneâ??s own opinion. The opposite of objectivity.
a part of speech that indicates action. Verbs are either finite or non-finite. See finite verb...
an adjective that asks a question, e.g. Which boy has been chosen? Whose food is this?
the part of a sentence that tells us who or what receives the action of the verb. The object can...
there can be one or more sub-plots in any story. A sub-plot will often reveal something about...