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idiom
Sayings and expressions that have figurative or non-literal meanings. They DO NOT mean exactly what they say. EX: It's raining cats and dogs, hit the lights, that's a piece of cake
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pronouns
A part of speech that is used instead of a noun when the meaning of the noun is already understood. I, we, he, she, they, and it are all pronouns.
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synonyms
Words that have the same meaning
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antonyms
Words that have opposite meanings.
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context clues
Words and phrases that surround another phrase and help to explain its meaning.
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transition
A word, phrase, or clause that links one idea to the next. next, finally, also, because, in addition....
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multimedia
Writing does not only include pen to paper or a typed essay. Other ways of enhancing writing can include mediums such as art, presentations, photographs, charts, videos, and more.
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audience
The people who will be reading the piece of writing.
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adjective
A part of speech that is a describing word.
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purpose
The writer’s reason for writing an essay or article.
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reasons
Details that support your opinion in a piece of writing.
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chronological order
The order in which a series of events happens. A text that is arranged in order of time from the beginning to the end
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topic
What a piece of writing is about
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verb
A part of speech that represents action or doing.
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point of view
The opinion of the author. Your opinion may differ from the opinion of the author writing a passage
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firsthand account
A description of events written or told by someone who was actually there.
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relative pronouns
Words used to refer to a noun that was already mentioned but is being referred to again. Examples of relative pronouns are who, which, whose, whom, and that.
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cause and effect
This is a relationship where one thing causes another thing to happen
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conclusion
The end of a piece of writing is the conclusion.
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fragment
A sentence that is incomplete. It is missing either a subject OR a predicate.
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adverb
A part of speech that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs usually end in –ly.
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informational/explanatory writing
A form of writing that informs the reader or explains something.
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evidence
Something that proves the truth of something else.
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revision
The process of editing and rewriting a piece of writing to make it better
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secondhand account
A description of events written or told by someone who was not actually there, but who got the story from another source.