Shame Vocabulary

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

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

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb and often ends in -ly

pronoun a word that can function as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g. I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g. she, it)

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

conjunction a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence

interjection a word or phrase that expresses a strong emotion or sentiment

article a word that is used to specify a noun, such as 'the', 'a', or 'an'

• I wish the ground would swallow you up so I wouldn't have to deal with your constant negativity.
• When you keep making those annoying jokes, I just wish the ground would swallow you up!
• Stop being so rude, I wish the ground would just swallow you up already.
• After embarrassing myself in front of everyone, I wished the ground would swallow me up and make me disappear.