Basic Literary and Grammar Terms

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Subject

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Who or what the sentence is about

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Predicate

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The action that the subject is doing

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Noun

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A word that refers to a person, place, or thing

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Verb

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A word that expresses an action, or a state of being

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Adjective

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A word that describes a noun or a pronoun (size, colors, how many, taste like, feels like, sounds like, etc.)

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Connections

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Similarities and differences between the text and my own life, other texts, or things happening in the world

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Paraphrase

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To express the author's ideas in a different way

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Conflict

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The problem that the main character needs to face

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Resolution

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The end of the story where the conflict is solved

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Theme

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The big idea or lesson you learn from a story.