So I am having trouble with this question and since I have no one around me to ask for help I am coming to you all and hoping that you all will help me understand this.
Sentence: Each section competes with the others to see which group will be the most productive.
Question: Each section competes is underlined in the sentence and it is asking for the figure of speech...So I have looked and I have just become confused.
Thankyou for reading and to all who respond, I really appreciate this. :)
2007-08-03 09:56:49 · 3 answers · asked by Red_09 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
A Figure of Speech is where a word or words are used to create an effect, often where they do not have their original or literal meaning.
If someone says that they are 'starving', they do not mean that they are in fact dying of hunger, but that they are very hungry. This is a simple example of a figure of speech, where the word is used to heighten or increase the state that they are describing. A metaphor or a simile are two of the most common forms used.
2007-08-03 10:04:58 · answer #1 · answered by Nita and Michael 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The PARTS of speech are what I think you mean:
EACH--adjective, identifies section
SECTION--noun, subject of the sentence
COMPETES--intransitive verb (these do not contain/have a
direct object.)
WITH THE OTHERS--prepositional phrase; with (preposition),
the (definite article), others (noun)
TO SEE--verb phrase; to (a preposition), see (verb)
WHICH--adjective; identifies group
GROUP--noun
WILL BE-- verb phrase
THE MOST PRODUCTIVE--adjective phrase; the (definite article; most productive (both are adjectives)
2007-08-04 00:55:40 · answer #2 · answered by jan51601 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
verb?
2007-08-03 17:04:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋