L to J Flashcards

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8 parts of speech

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Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Preposition, Pronoun, Conjunction, Interjection

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Definition of a noun

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Person, place, thing, or idea

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Person, place, thing, or idea

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Noun

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Six types of noun

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Common, Proper, Abstract, Concrete, Collective, Compound

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Definition of a pronoun

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Takes the place of a noun

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Takes the place of a noun

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Pronoun

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Definition of an adverb

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Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

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The questions that adverbs answer

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How when where why to what extent

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Function of prepositional phrases

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Adjective or Adverb

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Three types of conjunctions

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Coordinating, Correlative, Subordinate

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Coordinating Conjunctions

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And, but, or, for, nor, yet, so

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Correlative Conjunction

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Both-and, either-or, neither-nor, whether-or, not only-but also

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Subordinate Conjunction

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While, until, because, since, although, when, where, how, can

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Simple Subject

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Main Noun

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Sentences with DO and IO have what kind of verbs

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Action

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Four types of sentences according to purpose

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Declarative
Interrogative
Imperative
Exclamatory

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5 functions of gerunds

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S, DO, IO, OP, PN

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Infinitive

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to + V

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3 functions

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Adjective, Adverb, Noun

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Appositive

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A noun or pronoun that renames the noun or pronoun it follows

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Appositive Phrase

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Modifiers only

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Sentences according to structure

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Simple, compound, complex, compound-complex

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Alliteration

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the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in a line of poetry

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Assonance

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Repeated vowel sounds in a line of poetry

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Two techniques of characterization
Direct and indirect
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Words and Phrases that appeal to the five senses
Imagery
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A reasonable conclusion about a character or event drawn from the limited information presented by the author
Inference
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Words in the same line of poetry that rhyme together
Internal Rhyme
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Three types of irony
Verbal situation dramatic
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Words that sound like what they mean
Onomatopoeia
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Point of view that indicates the narrators relation to the story
First person | Third person
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Point of view that indicates the narrator knowledge of the characters thoughts or feelings
objective, limited omniscient, omniscient
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Fixed generalized ideas about characters and situations
Stereotype
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Something concrete which represents something abstract
Symbol
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Universal symbols
Flag, Dove, wedding ring, owl, eagle
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Universal themes
Love death time greed betrayal friendship survival
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Five steps of the writing process
``` Prewriting First draft Revising Editing Final draft (publishing) ```
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Six traits of writing
``` Ideas/content Organization Word Choice Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions ```
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Substance of your writing
Ideas/Content
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Structure of your writing
Organization
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The vocabulary the writer chooses
Word Choice
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How smooth the writing sounds when read aloud
Sentence Fluency
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The personality of the writer shown in the writing
Voice
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Technical aspects of the writing
Conventions
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Four types of essays
Narrative Descriptive Persuasive Expository
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Used to show the relationship between ideas details and examples
Transitions
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Transitions
finally, meanwhile, however, therefore, lastly, after