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3rd Tri LA Final Flashcards

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Simile

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comparing using like or as

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Metaphor

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comparing without using like or as

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Personification

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Animals or inanimate objects are given human characteristics or actions

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Hyperbole

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Use of exaggeration that approaches the impossible

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that represent sounds

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Alliteration

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repetition of same sound or letter at beginning of sentence

The repetition of similar beginning consonant sounds that creates a musical or rhythmic effect

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Allusion

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reference to something familiar

A reference to a well-known person or event that often serves to make a comparison

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Anaphora

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repetition of same words

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Symbolism

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Is when the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story; is used to provide meaning to the writing beyond what is actually being described; can enhance a theme, idea, or character

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Imagery

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using words to create a picture in your mind

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Tone

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How the author feels about a text; his/her attitude

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Indicative Mood

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states fact or opinion, describes something in plot

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Imperative Mood

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makes a demand

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Conditional Mood

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indicates a condition that might cause something to happen; might, could, should, would

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Foreshadowing

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lets readers predict whats going to happen next

Use of hints or clues in a story that lead a reader to make certain predictions about the story

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Theme

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The central idea of a story

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First Person POV

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Narrator is the main character, uses “I”

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Second Person POV

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Telling it through your POV, using “You and You’re”

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Third Person Limited POV

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Has access to only one persons feelings and thoughts

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Third Person Omniscient POV

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Has access to all characters feelings and thoughts

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Noun

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person, place, thing, or idea

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Common noun

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any one of a class of people, places, things, or ideas
ex: soldier
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Proper noun

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specific person, place, or thing

ex: General Eisenhower

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Collective noun

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a group of individual people or things

ex: squad, team

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Compound noun

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a noun made up of two or more words

ex: ice age, workshop

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Pronoun

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a word used to take the place of a noun

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First person pronoun

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the person speaking

ex: my, I, our

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Second person pronoun

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the person spoken to

ex: your, you, yours

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Third person pronoun

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the person, place, or thing spoken about

ex: him, her, their

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Antecedent

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the noun a pronoun substitutes for
ex sentence: Bill raised his trophy in triumph and he smiled.
Bill=antecedent
his/he=pronoun

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Demonstrative Pronoun (4)

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points out a specific person, place, or thing

ex: this, that, these, and those

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Relative Pronoun (5)

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begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea in the same sentence
ex: that, who, whose, which, whom

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Interrogative Pronoun (5)

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used to begin a question

ex: what, which, who, whom, whose

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Indefinite Pronoun (4)

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refers to nouns without specifying which ones

ex:anyone, neither, both, all

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Action verb

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tells what action a person/thing is performing

ex:jumping, dreaming

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Visible action verb

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can be seen easily

The baboon ATE a pickle slowly.

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Personal pronoun

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refers to first, second, and third person pronouns

ex: she, they, it, I

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Which mood?

First, spit on the stone.

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Imperative

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Which mood?

You would be better served if you placed your loyalty with us.

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Conditional

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Which mood?

The master was locked in the library.

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Indicative

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Mental action verb

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can be seen with difficulty if at all

ex: The baboon was DREAMING of a marble berry smoothie.

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Linking verb

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Connects a noun or pronoun at or near the beginning of a sentence with a word at or near the end.
ex: With luck I WOULD HAVE BEEN at the station.

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Helping verb

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Added before another verb to make a verb phrase.
Can be more than one word.
Ex: I COULD only HAVE gone to the festival yesterday.

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Intransitive verb

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An action verb that there is no receiver named in the sentence.
Ex: Both witnesses agreed.
(Agreed what?) No answer.

45
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Transitive verb

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An action verb that the receiver of the action is named in the sentence.
ex: Meg unwrapped her present.
(unwrapped what?) present

46
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Adjective

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describes a noun or a pronoun

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Definite article

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(The) refers to a specific person, place, or thing

48
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Indefinite article

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(a or an) refers to any one of a class of people, places or things

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Proper adjective

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a proper noun used as an adjective, capitalized

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Compound adjective

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an adjective made up of more than one word

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Possessive adjectives

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my, your, his, her, its, these, their

52
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Demonstrative adjectives

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this, that, these, those

53
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Interrogative adjectives

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which, what, whose

54
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Indefinite adjectives

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another, each, either, neither

55
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Adjectives acting as monitors answer which questions?

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Where? When? In What Manner? To What Extent?

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Prepositional Phrases

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a group of words that includes a preposition and a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition
ex: Across the street
Across=preposition
Street=object

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Preposition

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relates the noun or pronoun following it to another word in the sentence
ex: in, at, from, ahead of, next to

58
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Preposition or Adverb?

The note is inside the box.

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Preposition: object

inside what? Box.

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Preposition or Adverb?

The prisoner slipped past.

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Adverb: no object

Past what? None.

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Coordinating Conjunction

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connect similar words

ex: and, for, or, yet

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Correlative Conjunction

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come in pairs, connect same kinds of similar words or groups of words
ex: both…and, not only…but also, neither…nor

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Subordinating Conjunction

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connects two ideas by making one idea less important than the other
ex: after, even thought, unless, whenever

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Interjection

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expresses feeling or emotion and functions independently of a sentence. Separated from sentence
Ex: Hey! keep your hands off that camera.

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Active voice

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The noun or pronoun that is the subject is the doer of the action

65
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Passive voice

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The subject of the sentence is the receiver of the action

66
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Participle

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Functions as adjectives since they modify nouns

67
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Past or present participle?

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The washed clothes.

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Past or present participle?

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The breaking window.

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Participle phrase?

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an adjective phrase that begins with a participle and includes all objects, modifiers, and complements.
Ex: Hiding from the shark, a clown fish took cover in an anemone.
Hiding from the shark=participle phrase

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Gerund

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a verbal ending in -ing that functions as a noun.
ex: She enjoys, running, biking, and swimming.
Running, biking, swimming=gerunds

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Gerund or Present Participle?

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Placing icing on the cake can be challenging.

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Gerund or Present Participle?

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The girl winning the race is a state champ.

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Infinitive

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a verbal formed when to is placed in front of a verb

ex: to run

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Accept vs. Except

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Accept=to receive

Except=not including

75
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Advice vs. Advise

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Advice= helpful recommendations

Advise=giving someone counseling

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Affect vs. Effect

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Affect=make a difference to

Effect=A change due to an action

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All ready vs. Already

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All ready=completely prepared

Already=before or by now

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Among vs. Between

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Among=surrounded by

Between=in between 2 things

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Beside vs. Besides

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Beside=next to

Besides=in addition to

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Farther vs. further

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Farther=actual distance
ex: how much farther?
Further=figurative distance
ex: if you talk further

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In vs. Into

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In=inside

Into=putting something inside of another thing

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Than vs. Then

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Than= comparing 2 things

Then=at that time

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That, which, and who

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That=something
Which=what
Who=which person

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There, Their, They’re

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There=refers to place and direction
Their=things that belong to one
They’re=they are

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To, too, two

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Too=also/overly
Two=the number 2
To=everything else

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Who vs Whom

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Who is used when he can be used.

Whom is used when him can be used.

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Comparative degree

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compares 2 nouns

ex: Kathrine is more interested in sports than I am.

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Superlative degree

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I think New York is the most exciting city of all. Don’t use -er and -est

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When should you use periods?

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To end a declarative sentence, imperative sentence, and an indirect question
ex: I asked where we were going.

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When should you use question marks?

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To end an interrogative sentence

ex: Certainly, we should have lunch. Where?

91
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When should you use exclamation marks?

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To end an exclamatory sentence or an imperative sentence

ex: Be quiet!

92
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Coma usage

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To seperate 3+ words or adjectives
ex: Firs, spruces, and pines are evergreen trees.
ex 2: He drove a shiny, green sedan.

93
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Capital usage

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Capitalize the first words, propers, and names

ex: “Let;s go now”

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Idiom

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Words with meaning that’s not literal

ex: raining cats and dogs

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Mood

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how the author makes you feel

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