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| conjunctions | words used to connect words, phrases, clauses, and sentences |
| compound sentence | two sentences joined by a conjunction to create a new sentence |
| clause | a group of words having its own subject and predicate but forming only part of a complete sentence |
| independent clause | a group of words with a subject and predicate that can stand alone as a complete sentence |
| comma | (,) a punctuation mark used to separate words, groups of words, or sentences |
| apostrophe | ( ’ ) a punctuation mark used in contractions (I’m) and to show possession (Mrs. Carson’s markers) |
| sequence | the order in which ideas are arranged |
| event sequence | the order in which events occur |
| setting | the time and place of a literary work |
| story | – a narrative, either real or imaginary, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the audience |
| structure of text | the organization or arrangement of ideas in a written work (e.g., description, problem/solution, time/order, comparison/contrast, cause/effect, directions) |
| theme/central idea | the main or basic idea of a literary selection; a common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a written work |
