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Unit 3 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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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 |