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| adjective | A word that describes something (noun) ex.big, cold, silly |
| adverb | A word used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb ex. almost, very |
| pronoun | A word used as a substitute for a noun |
| preposition | A word or group of words that combines with a noun |
| root word | The form of a word after all affixes are removed |
| draft | A quick sketch or outline from which a final |
| expression | A way of speaking, singing or playing |
| opinion | A judgement about a person or thing. |
| plot | The plan or main story of a play or novel. |
| setting | The background of the action of a story or play |
| indentation | To set in from the margin (as the first line of a paragraph) |
| thesaurus | A kind of dictionary that lists groups of words that have the same meaning or opposite meaning |
| cause and effect | Provides explanation or reasons for something is happening Keywords: because, since, if, so that |
| compare and contrast | 2 ideas or events showing how they are simialr and different |
| character development | How an author creates the characters and makes them believable and the way the characters change during the story. |
| summarize | To tell or write the main points of something |
| chronological order | Arranged in or written in the order of time. |
| context clues | A method by which the meanings of unknown words may be obtained by examining the parts of a sentence surrounding the word for definition |
| figurative language | A word or phrase that is used in a way that is different from its actual meaning.Ex. She worked her fingers to the bone. |
| metaphor | A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another to show that they are similar. |
