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the use of unnecessary words, e.g. It could easily be argued that the time is right and the atmosphere damp enough that we might, right now, come to an agreement this evening that we make soup. (Letâ??s make soup.) This is normally an error of style rather than of grammar. Tautology is a form of redundancy.
a verb that takes a direct object, e.g. He kicked the ball. She drove the car.
imagery that appeals to the sense of taste, e.g. The taste of chocolate melting in the mouth....
when a small object in the foreground is intensely in focus while all of the background is out...
the plain, straightforward meaning, derived from a literal interpretation of the text; not the...
the indefinite articles a and an are used when referring to any person or thing. An is used...