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What words are in first person

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I

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What words are in second person

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You

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What words are in third person

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He,She,It and they

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Name 4 fiction genres

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Science fiction,Fairy Tale,Adventure,mystery

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What is a fact

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A fact is something that can be proven true

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What is an Opinion

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An opinion is someones personal view

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What is the topic sentence

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The topic sentence is the first sentence or two that gives information about the paragraph

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What is standard English

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Standard English is when you speak in formal situations this does not include slang or dialect language

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What is colloquial language

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This is how we speak in informal situations like with friends this will include slang and dialect language

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what is synonyms and antonyms

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A synonyms is word that have the same meaning and antonyms is the opposite meaning of another word

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What is active voice

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Active voice is what the subject does (ram killed pig)

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What is passive voice

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Passive voice is when you focus on the action

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What is a main or independent clause

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A clause that can stand by itself in a simple sentence

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What is a subordinate or dependent clause

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A clause that can not stand by itself in a simple sentence

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What is a biography

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A biography is an account on someones life written by someone else

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g

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g

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What is an autobiography

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An autobiography is an account on someones life written by them

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verb

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A word that shows an action event or state

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Noun

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A word that names something such as a person,place,thing or idea

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Adjective

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A word that describes the noun

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Preposition

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A group of words used before a noun,pronoun or noun phrase to show a direction,time,place or location

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Adverb

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An adverb is a word that describes the verb it usually ends in ly

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Pronoun

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A pronoun is a word that takes place of a noun

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conjunction

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A conjunction connects to words

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Contraction

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A contraction is a shortened form of a word an apostrophe represents the missing letter