Justify . Adjust margins so they are level. 

Metaphor. An implied comparison of two things. 

Noun, abstract. A word that denotes a quality or state. 

Noun, collective . A singular word which refers to a group of people or things. 

Noun, concrete . The name of a thing. 

Noun, proper . The name of a person or place. It always begins with a capital letter. 

Object .A noun or pronoun that follows the verb and is related to the subject . 

Paragraph . A group of sentences dealing with the same topic. 

Personify . Giving an inanimate object human characteristics. 

Phrase . A group of words not necessarily containing a verb or making sense on its own. 

Plagiarism . Using someone else’s work as your own. 

Preposition . A word that governs a noun or pronoun. 

Pronoun, interrogative. A pronoun that is used at the start of a question. 

Pronoun, personal . A word that takes the place of a noun. 

Pronoun, relative . This has a similar role to a conjunction .It joins clauses together but is closely linked to a noun. 

Prose. Written language in sentences and paragraphs. 

Referee . Someone who is asked to give a reference to an employer. 

Simile . A comparison of two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’. 

Subject .T h e noun or pronoun on which the rest of the clause depends. 

Summary . A shortened version of a longer piece of writing. 

Synonym . A word that can be used to replace another. 

Tautology . A statement that is repeated in a different way in the same sentence. 

