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Prefixes

Small groups of letters added to the beginning of words to change their meaning.

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Suffixes

Small groups of letters added to the end of words to change their grammatical function or meaning.

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Root word

The base word to which prefixes and suffixes are added to create new words.

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Dialogue

Conversation between characters in a literary work.

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Prefixes and suffixes

Groups of letters added to words to alter their meaning or function.

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Punctuation

Marks used in writing to separate sentences and clarify meaning.

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Common prefixes

Prefixes frequently added to words to change their meaning.

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Common suffixes

Suffixes frequently added to words to change their grammatical function.

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Parts of speech

Categories into which words are classified based on their function in a sentence.

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Figurative language

Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

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Clause

A group of words containing a verb and a subject.

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Main Clause

The key part of a sentence that can form a complete sentence on its own.

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Subordinate Clause

Provides additional information about the main clause but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

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Simple Sentences

Sentences with just one main clause.

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Compound Sentences

Sentences with two main clauses linked by a coordinating conjunction.

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Complex Sentences

Sentences with a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.

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Coordinating Conjunction

Links two main clauses in a compound sentence (e.g., and, but, so).

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Subordinating Conjunction

Connects a subordinate clause to the main clause in a complex sentence (e.g., because, when, while).

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FANBOYS

Acronym for coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

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Fronted Adverbials

Phrases that modify a sentence and are followed by a comma for separation.

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Fronted Adverbials

Words or phrases placed at the beginning of a sentence to provide more detail about the main part of the sentence.

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Proper Nouns

Names of specific people, places, or things that always start with a capital letter.

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Commas

Punctuation used to separate elements in a sentence, such as names when addressing someone.

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Conjunctive Adverb

Adverbs that connect independent clauses and show the relationship between them.

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Simile

A figure of speech comparing two things using "like" or "as" for emphasis.

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Personification

Giving human traits to non-human entities or ideas.

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Metaphor

A figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things.

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Hyperbole

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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Onomatopoeia

Words that imitate sounds they represent.

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Idiom

Expressions that have a figurative meaning different from the literal interpretation.

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Alliteration

Repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.

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Onomatopoeia

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., buzz, hiss).

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Metaphor

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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Personification

Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

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Idiom

A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.

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Alliteration

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Hyperbole

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.