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  • What is a dialect?
    Grammar or vocabulary specific to a place (e.g., ‘cobber’ meaning ‘friend’ in Australia).
  • What is a topic sentence?
    Topic Sentence: A sentence at the start of a paragraph that shows the main subject.
  • adjective
    a word that describes a noun or pronoun
  • What is a complex sentence?
    A sentence that includes a subordinate clause (dependent), adding supporting information to the main idea.
  • What is imagery?
    Language that creates a vivid mental picture for the reader.
  • What do Procedural or Instructional texts do?
    non-fiction text that gives instructions on how to complete a task e. Argumentative or persuasive text
  • What is pathetic fallacy?
    Describing the weather to reflect a character’s feelings.
  • conjunction
    used to link words and clauses
  • What are descriptive texts?
    explains what a place, person, or thing is like
  • What is slang?
    Informal language common to a specific group (e.g., teens).
  • What do Argumentative or persuasive texts do?
    non-fiction text aims to convince a reader of a certain point of view
  • noun
    a person, animal, place or thing
  • What is a compound sentence?
    Two equally weighted simple sentences joined by connectives.
  • adverb
    a word that describes or adds meaning to a verb
  • When do we use a semi colon (;) ?
    Used to connect two independent clauses (e.g., ‘He was late; the train had broken down.’).
  • What is a subordination conjunction?
    A word that links clauses in a complex sentence (e.g., ‘although’, ‘while’, ‘when’, ‘if’).
  • pronoun
    a word used instead of a noun
  • What is a simple sentence?
    A sentence with one subject and one verb (e.g., ‘The bell rang.’).
  • What is a narrator?
    The person telling the story or recounting what happened.
  • What is assonance?
    Use of similar or identical vowel sounds in groups of words (e.g., ‘the hooded man in the woods’).
  • What is a narrative text?
    stories to entertain and engage
  • preposition
    indicating the relationship between people or things, often referring to where they are
  • What is a rhetorical question?
    A question used to make people think, not to get an answer.
  • verb
    an action or state of being
  • What is an adverbial clause?
    A group of words that tells us more about how or when an action is done (e.g., ‘Before I go to bed, I brush my teeth’).
  • What do expository texts do?
    non-fiction texts that give facts and information about a topic
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