Can someone give me a short definition of each word below as well as an example?

Question

I'm helping my niece with her homework and I need these Definitions and examples of each word below.

~Prefix
~Suffix
~Conjunction
~Preposition
~Pronoun
~Metaphor
~Simile

I know what your thinking, no I'm not Stupid or anything. I just can't get them off the top of my head. You know when you haven't used a certain word in a while and you forget how to spell it or you haven't wrote down a sentence for a word and you forgot how it went. Well, like that.

Thanks

Answer 1

Prefix--a syllable or group of letters added to the beginning of a word that changes its meaning..ex. rewrite: to write again
Suffix--a syllable or group of letter added to the end of a word that changes its meaning(or part of speech)--ex. messiness:the state of being messy
Conjunction--the part of speech that provides transitions between words and phrases ex. and, but, or
Preposition--the part of speech that shows a relationship between words and can be used to form modifying phrases ex. with, by, in
Pronoun--words used to stand in place of a noun. The noun they replace is called the antecedant. There are several types of pronouns: personal, possessive, indefinate. ex. him,his; she,hers; it, mine, you, yours
Metaphor--a figure of speech that compares to unlike items directly by saying one thing is or was something else. ex. "the road was a ribbon of moonlight..."
Simile--a comparison of two unlike things that uses the words as or like. ex. His ckeek was like a rose; as cold as a banker's heart

Answer 2

Prefix
A word part added to the beginning of a root or base word to create a new meaning
(Regain, incomplete)

Suffix
A word part that is added to the end of a root word
(Darkness)

Conjunction
A conjunction is a part of speech that connects two words, phrases, or clauses together. This definition may overlap with that of other parts of speech, so what constitutes a "conjunction" should be defined for each language. In general, a conjunction is an invariable grammatical particle and it may or may not stand between the items it conjoins.
(as well as, provided that, etc.).

Preposition
a word used to relate a noun or pronoun to some other part of the sentence
(of, at)

Pronoun
a word that can substitute for a noun phrase
(he can substitute for John).

Metaphor
A stated comparison of two things that have some quality in common not using the words like or as
• abandon: Lacking funding, the team decided to abandon the project. A project is a vehicle for (their) change.
• agenda: They carried out their agenda. An agenda is a vehicle powered by (their) will.
• aged: This joke is aging quickly. A joke is not fixed in time - necessarily changing with the environment, or dying of old age.
• airhead: Don't be such an airhead !! A mind is made of thoughts, which have weight. Heavy thoughts are solid and deep, light thoughts are vacuous and lofty.
• anarchy: It's anarchy on the freeway today! A second, group leadership exists for machines that are individually led by drivers.
• base: A play based on a poorly written book by G. G.
• being: The point being... A point physically exists, and can also be made and lost.

Simile
A stated comparison of two things that have some quality in common using the words like or as
"the snow was as thick as a blanket"

Answer 3

A prefix is series of letters put in front of a word to modify its meaning. Add "re" to "consider" and the new word is "reconsider", which has a different meaning than "consider." A suffix is a series of letters added to the end of a word for the same purpose, such as adding "able" to "change" to make "changeable."
A conjunction is a word used to join phrases, such as "and," "but" and "or."
A preposition connects nouns with other words in a comparative sense, such as "from" "for and "by."
A pronoun refers to other nouns without using determining words like "the." "Him", "her", "she" and "it" are all pronouns.
A metaphor refers not to what the metaphoric word literally means, but what it represents. Usually, a concrete noun is used as a metaphor for an idea. In a poem, a cloud might be a metaphor for freedom, wind might be a metaphor for change.
Similes are comparisons, usually involving the words "like" or "as." "Similes are like metaphors" is a simile.

Answer 4

prefix - a section at the front of the word that creates a derivative word eg "antisocial"
suffix - a section at the end of a word that creates a derivative word such as "sadness"
conjunction - a word that joins 2 parts of a sentence, such as but, however, because...
preposition - a word that indicates position, such as above, below, before
pronoun - a word used to replace a noun esp. names, such as he, she, it, they
metaphor - a description comparing something to something else literally, such as "the sun is a golden ball"
similie - a discriptive comparison that only states something is LIKE something else, "the submarine surfaced like a whale taking a breath"

Answer 5

prefix- a sylable that comes at the beginning of the root word
suffix- and ending of a word
conjunction-- a word that connects two things
preposition- anything a squirrel can do to a box
pronoun- takes the place of a noun
metaphor-compares something by saying it is that ex- she is an angry bear in the morning
simile- compares by using like or as- She is as frumpy as a bear in the morning.

Answer 6

A noun is a person, place or thing. One of my kids' teachers said a noun is anything you can put ketchup on. Some nouns would be: computer, chair, Bob, her, Michigan. A verb is an action word. It tells what the noun is doing. Run, jump, eat. Also, there are the be verbs like is, are, was. An adjective describes a noun. White house - white is an adjective and house is the noun. An adverb describes the verb. A lot of adverbs end in ly. He ran slowly. He is the noun, ran is the verb and slowly is the adverb. An interjection is like an exclamation. Oh, ow, whoa, hey.

Answer 7

prefix..a short few letters that come before a word. Like rerun or prelude

suffix..comes after a word like running..ing would be the suffix

my mind is blank on some of the rest sorry

Answer 8

~Prefix= something you add to the beginning (key part!) of the word to alter it [un-usual]
~Suffix= something you add to the end (key part!) of the word to alter it [help-ful]
~Conjunction= something that connects parts of speech [and]
~Preposition= things that describe position, such as: in about around above below
~Pronoun= they replace nouns, often people [he, she, it]
~Metaphor= comparing two things w/o like or as ["all the world's a stage"-shakespeare]
~Simile= comparing two things w/ like or as "her skin was fair as snow"

Answer 9

Prefix:The state of something before you fix it
Suffix"The state of something after you thought you fixed it
Conjunction:Where two or more roads come together
Preposition:Where something is before you position it
Pronoun:Someone who is for nouns
Metaphor:A club golfers use instead of a wooden four
Simile:What you do when you think somethings funny

Answer 10

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