Excessive, more than you need. Often in the phrase ___ much
A text that tries to change your mind about something, or presents arguments in favour of an idea or action, or against it.
A comparison between two things using the words like or as. A figure of speech.
A word that joins two parts of a sentence together
The names of people, animals, places, things and ideas
An expression of joy, sorrow, anger or surprise which is indicated by an exclamation mark
The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of several words for literary effect, eg murmuring willows whisper above the meandering streams.
A pronoun. First person singular but it can't be the subject of a sentence.
A figure of speech in which human behaviours and actions are given to non-human things eg the willow tree moaned and sighed, the house looked menacingly upon the street.
A plural present tense form of the verb to be. This is a common helping verb.
A prefix that means 'not' and gives a negative meaning to a word.
A figure of speech that compares two things by saying that one thing is another, eg the moon is a lantern in the sky
A comparison word that can be used in a simile
A large letter used at the beginning of a sentence or for the name of a person, place or organisation.
Words that modify or describe nouns
The masculine third person pronoun. This word can be used as the subject in a sentence.
A noun that names an idea or quality that you cannot see and touch like love or fear or friendship.
The rules for creating sentences in any language; the systematic study of language
The most common verb in the English language. In this form it is used as a helping verb.
A preposition that may indicate the direction something is headed towards or begin a phrase giving a reason for an action.
A pronoun - singular and neuter.
The feminine third person singular pronoun.