Emotional Closure Vocabulary

noun a person, place, thing, or idea, in this case 'dead' and 'buried' can be considered as nouns referring to a state of being

verb action words that show what someone or something is doing, in this case 'buried' is the action being performed

adjective describing words that modify or describe a noun or pronoun, in this case 'dead and buried' describes a state of being

adverb words that modify or describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, in this case 'dead and buried' describes the state of being completely

conjunction a word that connects words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, in this case 'and' connects the two adjectives 'dead' and 'buried'

• After a thorough investigation, it was concluded that the case was dead and buried.
• There's no point in bringing up that old argument, it's dead and buried now.
• That rumor about him cheating on her is totally dead and buried.
• The idea of starting a new business venture with him is dead and buried after what happened last time.