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Prefixes
Small groups of letters added to the beginning of words to change their meaning.
Suffixes
Small groups of letters added to the end of words to change their grammatical function or meaning.
Root word
The base word to which prefixes and suffixes are added to create new words.
Dialogue
Conversation between characters in a literary work.
Prefixes and suffixes
Groups of letters added to words to alter their meaning or function.
Punctuation
Marks used in writing to separate sentences and clarify meaning.
Common prefixes
Prefixes frequently added to words to change their meaning.
Common suffixes
Suffixes frequently added to words to change their grammatical function.
Parts of speech
Categories into which words are classified based on their function in a sentence.
Figurative language
Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.
Clause
A group of words containing a verb and a subject.
Main Clause
The key part of a sentence that can form a complete sentence on its own.
Subordinate Clause
Provides additional information about the main clause but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
Simple Sentences
Sentences with just one main clause.
Compound Sentences
Sentences with two main clauses linked by a coordinating conjunction.
Complex Sentences
Sentences with a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.
Coordinating Conjunction
Links two main clauses in a compound sentence (e.g., and, but, so).
Subordinating Conjunction
Connects a subordinate clause to the main clause in a complex sentence (e.g., because, when, while).
FANBOYS
Acronym for coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).
Fronted Adverbials
Phrases that modify a sentence and are followed by a comma for separation.
Fronted Adverbials
Words or phrases placed at the beginning of a sentence to provide more detail about the main part of the sentence.
Proper Nouns
Names of specific people, places, or things that always start with a capital letter.
Commas
Punctuation used to separate elements in a sentence, such as names when addressing someone.
Conjunctive Adverb
Adverbs that connect independent clauses and show the relationship between them.
Simile
A figure of speech comparing two things using "like" or "as" for emphasis.
Personification
Giving human traits to non-human entities or ideas.
Metaphor
A figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things.
Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Onomatopoeia
Words that imitate sounds they represent.
Idiom
Expressions that have a figurative meaning different from the literal interpretation.
Alliteration
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.
Onomatopoeia
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., buzz, hiss).
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.
Personification
Giving human characteristics to non-human things.
Idiom
A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
Alliteration
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
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