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Active Voice When the subject of the sentence is the doer of the action in the sentence
Affix One or more letters occuring as a bound form attached to the beginning, ending, or base of a word and serving to produce a dervite word
Allusion An implied or indirect refrince ro literate to a familiar person, place, or thing
Bias The subtle presence of a positive or negative approch to a topic
Central idea; controlling point idea The unifiying element of a piece of text
Chronology The sequential order in which events occur
Classification A stradegy a writer uses to group ideas that are similiar or realeted
Coney To comminicate or make known
Dangling modifier A modifier that is clear attached to the word or phrase it suppose to modify
Irrelevant Not relating to an issue or that which does not support an issue
Key event An important occurance within a text
Demonstrate To make evident or improve
Distinction A differance of discrimination made between two or more indivivuals ideas or events
Distinguish To mark off as different; to reconize the promient features of
Intergrate To combine information to produce a larger unit or whole
Indicative mood The form of a verb takes in sentences that make a statement or question
Ellipsis An omission of a word quoted passage that is indiacated by three periods
Firsthand accond Coming from being a direct personal observation or experiance
Literal text Imaginitive or creative text that is generally a narritive story
Literal meaning Involving an interpretation of a text or word at its most basic non figurative meaning
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