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1
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A noun or pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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Subject

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A verb that works with the subject to make a complete sentence; may be an action verb or linking verb.

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Predicate

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3
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A word that joins 2 equal parts together (word, phrases, sentences)

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Conjunction

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4
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7 conjunctions

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Abfonsy

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5
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What 2 parts do u need to make a complete sentence.

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Subject and predicate

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6
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How many sentences are needed to make a compound sentence ?

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2

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7
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How do u make a complex sentence.

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Add a subordinate clause to a simple sentence.

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8
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When more than 2 sentences are joined what is it called.(incorrect)

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Run on

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9
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What is made when either or both a subject/ and or a predicate is missing from a sentence.

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Fragment

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10
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The name of a work of literature, film, or show.

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Title

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11
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Writer of a literary work

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Author

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12
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Person who writes the poem

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Poet

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13
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Speaker in a story

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Narrator

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14
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Imaginary voice assumed by the poet.

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Speaker

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15
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Giving human traits to any non-human object or Animal

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Personification

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16
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Intentional exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis or humor

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Hyperbole

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17
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And expression where the definition of the individual words do not add up to the meaning of the expression

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Idiom

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18
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Comparison of two or more things through the use of like or as

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Simile

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19
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A comparison of two or more things without using like or as

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Metaphor

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20
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Writing that uses the five senses

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Imagery

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21
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The act of using a symbol to give a story deeper meaning

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Symbolism

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22
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Group of people for whom a literary work is intended

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Audience

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23
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Time and place in a literary work

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Setting

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24
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The problem in the story

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Conflict

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25
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Man vs. Man (nature, machine, unknown, society)

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external conflict

26
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Man vs. himself (his body, his mind, his emotion)

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Internal conflict

27
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Feeling created in the reader by a literary work

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Mood

28
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Writers attitude toward his or her audience and writing subject

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Tone

29
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Meaning, message, moral.

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Theme

30
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What should a theme be

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Short and general

31
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Modern poem type that does not have to rhyme or have a certain number of lines

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Free verse

32
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How many lines does a sonnet have

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14

33
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What type of poem is really long. As long as a novel and has a hero who goes on an adventure.

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Epic poem

34
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The repitition of the beginning consonant sound on purpose by the poet

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Alliteration

35
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Words used to show sounds in a poem in order to add effect.

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Onomatopoeia

36
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The regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem, which is determined by using the last word in each line

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Rhyme scheme

37
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Chooses audience / style & brainstorm

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Prewrite

38
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Write out your essay ; first copy

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Draft

39
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Fix the focus, style, content, and organization

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Revise

40
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Fix spelling and grammar mistakes ; conventions

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Proofread

41
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Share what you wrote

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Publish

42
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A group of sentences that work together to express a single idea

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Paragraph

43
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Present the idea of the paragraph

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Topic sentence

44
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Examples, reasons, quotes, ideas

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Supporting Sentences

45
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Recaps your paragraph ; wraps up ideas

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Conclusion sentence

46
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Attention grabber, bridge, thesis statement

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Introductory paragraph

47
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Supporting paragraphs

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Body

48
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Restate the thesis, restate points, reconnect to the attention grabber.

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Conclusion Paragraph

49
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A sense of togetherness is a piece of writing. The essay is not choppy and ideas make sense together.

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Unity

50
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How does a writer achieve unity

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Transition words, phrases, and sentences

51
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Writing that prevents information and research in order to provide evidence for a claim (persons opinion)

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Argumentative writing

52
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Writing that tells a story

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Narrative writing

53
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Writing that presents a clear picture by using imagery (sensory details) and spatial order (left, right, up, done,near, far, top, bottom).

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Descriptive writing

54
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Writing that presents facts, directions, or defined terms without any opinions

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Informative writing

55
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Sharp, distinct controlling point made about a single topic with evident awareness of a task.

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Focus

56
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Substantial, specific content demonstrating strong development and sophisticated ideas.

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Content

57
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Sophisticated arrangement of content with transitions

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Organization

58
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Precise, illustrativeuse of a variety of words and sentence structures to create a consistent writers voice and tone appropriate to the audience

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Style

59
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Evident control of grammar, mechanics, spelling, usage, sentence formation

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Conventions

60
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A statement in argumentative writing that states the opposing argument and then attempts to disprove it

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Concession

61
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3 types of sentences

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Simple sentences
Complex sentences
Compound sentences

62
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A word that describes a noun or pronoun

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Adjective

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