A topic sentence introduces the main idea of a paragraph, giving the reader a clear understanding of its focus.
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings, such as 'there' and 'their.'
A colon is used to introduce a list within a sentence, separating it from the main clause.
A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word, like 'happy' and 'joyful.'
A metaphor compares two things directly, saying one thing is another, such as 'The world is a stage.'
Conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses to create complex or compound sentences.