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Unit 3 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Factual Claim | a statement that claims truth and contains no value language |
| Assertion (claim) | an opinion or declaration stated clearly and strongly |
| Opinion | a personal view or belief based on emotions or interpretation of facts |
| Expository Text | a type of informational text that clarifies or EXPLAINS something |
| simple sentence | sentence containing one subject and one predicate (verb) |
| compound sentence | two simple sentences combined with a comma and coordinating conjunction |
| complex sentence | one dependent clause, one independent clause joined by a subordinating conjunction |
| text structure | how information is orgnaized |
| non-fiction | any text that is true and factual |
| fiction | any text that has imaginary events and people |