Terms and Definitions
Parts of Speech
Writing
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Action
100
writing that tells a story
What is narrative text?
100
a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
100
a sentence that states the topic of the paragraph
What is the main idea?
100
the way a sentence is organized
What is sentence structure?
100
a word that shows action
What is a verb?
200
a sentence that gives more information about the topic
What is a supporting detail?
200
used to express strong emotion
What is an interjection?
200
a sentence that ends the paragraph
What is the conclusion?
200
to brainstorm topics for writing
What is prewriting
200
a word used with an action word to show time or mood
What is a helping verb?
300
to write a story
What is compose?
300
modifies a noun
What is an adjective?
300
parts of a narrative text in the order in which they appear in a story
What is introduction, middle, and conclusion?
300
the part of a narrative text in which the author gives supporting details
What is the middle?
300
an action that started and ended at a particular time
What is verb tense?
400
where you should introduce your topic and tell why your topic is interesting
What is the introduction?
400
a word that modifies an action
What is an adverb?
400
language that paints a picture in the reader's mind, describing something
What is vivid language?
400
use to set off words that are spoken
What is quotation marks?
400
an action that has already happened
What is a past tense verb?
500
a word or phrase used directly after a noun to explain or rename it
What is an appositive?
500
connects the noun to the rest of the sentence
What is a preposition?
500
the six traits of writing
What is idea, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions?
500
to change something by adding to or taking away in order to improve the writing
What is revise?
500
an action that is happening now
What is a present tense verb?
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