Wednesday 14 May 2014

How Antonyms Are Used In Writing Skill.



Antonyms are those words that can opposite the meaning of another word.''Antonym'' is a Greek word that means''opposite the name''. So, the language is difficult and the peoples are face many problem to find the opposite meaning of the word and they are not sure that it is the true meaning of that desired word. Antonyms are divided into two catagaries , such as,

  1. Graded antonyms.
  2. Complementary antonyms.
  3. Relational antonyms.
Relational antonyms;
These antonyms make a relation between two persons and two things. for example;

  • Father and mother.
  • Brother and sister.
  • Son and daughter.
  • Auncle and ant .
  • Father in law and mother in law.
Graded antonyms;
As the name suggests it is used to describe the stats and grade of  a person and thing. For example;

  • Good and bad.
  • Simple and complex.
  • Correct and wrong.
  • Beautiful and ugly.
Complementary antonyms;
These antonyms make a relation between two opposite things such as;

  • Day and night.
  • Protect and attack.
  • Dark and dull.



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