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Word Study
Reading & Literature Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an original, first-hand account of an event created by someone who was there | primary source |
| a text that explains or gives information about a topic using primary sources | secondary source |
| who or what the sentence is about | subject |
| what the subject does or is in the sentence | predicate |
| a word part added tothe beginning of a word that changes its menaing | prefix |
| a word part added to the end of a word that changes its meaning | suffix |
| a statement or opinion you are trying to prove | claim |
| the opposite side of an argument, what someone else might say against your opinion | counterclaim |
| the way an author organizes or arranges information in a text | text structure |
| a source that is trustworthy and reliable | credible source |
| the author's attitude toward the topic | tone |
| how the reader feels while reading | mood |
| a conversation between characters | dialogue |
| an imcomplete sentence that is missing a subject or predicate | sentence fragment |
| parts of a text that help the reader (headings, subheadings, bold words, captions, and or diagrams) | text features |