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PSSA ELA Vocabulary
Definition | Term |
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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 |