LA Basic Vocab

the beginning of nonfiction prose, where concepts and arguments are introduced

to boil down a text into a few ideas or sentences AND that description.

the way text is arranged, displayed, or set out

a section of writing containing one or more sentences marked by an indent/tab

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words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling (their, there, and they're)

one section of text between margins.

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grammar's technical usage in English; how one should use grammar.

the art of writing in a particular language AND the descriptor

typed characters that are slanted upwards and to the right; example.

contains the source of one's evidence AND show where your evidence came from.

facts and quotations used to support an argument.

Which is NOT a punctuation mark that you can use to end a sentence?

typed characters that are heavier and darker than normal text; example.

a book, story, essay, or even a movie or TV show; the content of something rather than its physical form.

the particular shape of text used in printed material.

The start of a line that is offset from the main justification of text.

the category a word is assigned in English based on its grammatical function

a main statement you make in speaking or writing to convince your audience that your side is correct.

What days are the Language Arts Basic Vocabulary tests on?

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a word with a similar meaning as another word

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writing that is true and verifiable.

not prose. Stanzas of text; the author chooses where the line ends.

writing based in imagination; not always true, but can contain elements of truth.

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a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people/places/things, or to name a particular thing

a resource that lists words and gives their synonyms and, secondarily, their antonyms

items in text like periods and commas that are not letters.

the way an author creates a character, usually using literary devices

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the ending of nonfiction prose, where concepts and arguments are repeated.

the basic unit of pronunciation generally containing one vowel sound and its accompanying consonant sounds

not poetry. Paragraphs of text that are fiction or nonfiction.

a prose text that is generally fiction and has a plot.

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anything in quotation marks, including dialogue or text that has been removed from its original context.

The blank edges of a page.

a section of a book set off and generally numbered

where lines have a "clean edge" in typed text. This text is center-justified.

a resource that lists commonly used words in a language and gives their meaning or definition

a technique used by an author to convey their message; the building blocks of literature.

What game is Ms. Richards currently playing?

a word that shows an action, occurrence, or state of being

a paragraph of poetry, generally separated by an extra space

categories of literature that have similar tones and uses.

the basic structure of a language.

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What is the room number of the room you're in?

the writer of a text.

the sequence of events in a story.

a word with an opposite meaning as another word

an illustrated novel

Which is NOT one of Ms. Richards' dogs?

a person, real or fictional, in a text

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a section of text beginning with a capital letter and ending with a period, exclamation point, or question mark.