Urban Legends And Myths

noun a humorous or malicious deception

verb to deceive someone with a hoax

• The government quickly debunked the hoax that was circulating on social media.
• I can't believe you fell for that silly hoax about aliens landing in the park.
• That whole story is just a big hoax, don't believe a word of it.
• Her smile was like a hoax, hiding the pain she was feeling inside.

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

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

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

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

article a word that specifies a noun as definite or indefinite

• It is often said that truth is stranger than fiction, as real-life events can be more unbelievable than anything imagined.
• You know, truth is stranger than fiction sometimes. Just when you think you've heard it all, something crazier happens.
• Man, truth is wackier than fiction, I swear. You couldn't make this stuff up if you tried.
• The saying 'truth is stranger than fiction' really makes you think about how unpredictable and surprising life can be compared to stories we create.

pronoun a word that can function by itself 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).

• The series of events that occurred leading up to the election results is so unbelievable, you couldn’t make it up!
• I mean, the drama with our neighbors is so ridiculous, you couldn’t make it up!
• The way she got out of that sticky situation was so wild, you couldn’t make it up!
• The coincidences in their love story are so perfect, you couldn’t make it up!