Expletive
An expletive is when one word (or possibly a short phrase) is put into a sentence for emphasis. Often is is offset by commas and is not needed for the sentence to make sense. The only purpose is to add emphasis.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Literature
- Category: General literature
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