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Adverb
Modifies verbs and/ or adjectives
Adjective
Modifies a noun or pronoun
Noun
Person, place or thing
Verb
Indication of an action
Pronoun
A word used in place of a noun; It changes its form to reflect number, person, gender, and case
Subject
A person, place, thing or idea
Linking verbs
Expresses but does not show action
Collective nouns
Refer to a group of persons or things that are thought of as one unit
Indefinite pronouns
Do not refer to a specific thing
Always singular
Common noun
Names any person, place, thing, or idea
Proper noun
Names a particular person, place, thing, or idea
Capital letter
Concrete noun
Names things that you can see and touch
Abstract Noun
Names any idea, quality, action, or feeling
Collective noun
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Main Clause
Develops the idea in a sentence
Must have Noun, Verb< complete thought
Fragment
Missing one of the key components of a main clause
Run- ons
Sentences that tend to go on and on and on….`
Parallel structure
When verbs match
Motif
Images or Symbols
Allusion
reference to a famous work of art, literature, music, etc.
Hyperbole
Extreme exaggeration for effect
nternal conflict
Occurs within a character who experiences opposing ideas or character
External conflict
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Foreshadowing
Gives hints about future words