Artistic Community Vocabulary

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

pronoun a word that can function as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• It is important to pay your dues by contributing to the organization's projects.
• You need to pay your dues if you want to be a part of this group.
• You gotta pay your dues before you can join the club.
• In order to achieve success, you must pay your dues through hard work and perseverance.