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Definition: Morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative

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Suffix

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Definition: a word or a letter to be placed before another

Example: Pre, Pro, Sub

More Info: It’s the opposite of Suffix

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Prefix

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Definition: a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

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Analogy

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Definition: A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. The appositive can be a short or long combination of words.

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Appositive

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Definition: author’s influence on a story

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Author’s viewpoint

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Definition: the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

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Characterization

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Subordinate clause: A clause in which the holder of a mortgage permits a subsequent mortgage to take priority.

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Subordinate clause

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Definition: a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence

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Dependent clause

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a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group.

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Dialect

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taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory.

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Literal

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the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own

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Plagiarism

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