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PSSA ELA Vocabulary
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| writing a position about a topic | argumentative writing |
| positive or negative approach | bias |
| main point for an argument | claim |
| type of literature | genre |
| spelled the same with different meanings | homograph |
| a noun that a pronoun takes the place of | antecedent |
| type of pronoun | pronoun case |
| understanding of a text | interpret |
| me, you, him, her it, us, them, whom, whomever | objective pronoun |
| shows ownership (my, mine, your, yours, his, hers, it's, our, ours, their, theirs) | possessive pronoun |
| self form of pronoun (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves) | intensive pronoun |
| order events occur | chronology |
| conversation (not sequence) | dialogue |
| details that relate | relevant details |
| one thing after another | sequence |
| a single line of poetry | verse |
| alike, but not identical | similarity |
| most important parts | summarize |
| I, you, he, she, it, we, they, who, whoever | subjective pronoun |
| not related | irrelevant |
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