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What are literary devices? List them down and give examples.

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Alliteration

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of multiple words in a sentence or phrase.

Example:

Mad Matthew
Stinky Sally

Simile

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A simile directly compares two or more things using words like: as, like, so, than

Example:

He was as quiet as a mouse.
She swam like a fish.

Metaphor

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Comparing 2 things using ‘is’

Example:

Ali is a walking dictionary.
Time is money.

Hyperbole

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Exaggerated statements which are not to be taken seriously

Example:

Size of a pea.
Dying of laughter.

Onomatopoeia

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Resembles the sound that it describes

Example:

‘Pop’
'Boom’

What are the different styles in writing?

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Persuasive text

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Persuasive writing is used to convince the reader of a point of view.

Narrative essay

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Narrative writing is often used to tell a story or explain an experience.

Descriptive text

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Descriptive writing is when you describe a person, place or thing.

Balanced report

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Balanced report is a type of writing that compares a thing and comparing the pros and cons of it.

Biography

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A text that explains a person’s life.

What are the layouts of the different text types?

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Persuasive text

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Persuasive paragraphs usually consist of a topic sentence, body sentences, and a closing sentence.

Narrative essay

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a basic story arc with Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and a Resolution.

Balanced report

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A balanced report is one that discusses all points of view of a particular story and then leaves it to the readers to make up their minds.

Biography

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start by discussing early life and childhood. Then, go into adulthood and current life, or later life and death if the person is no longer alive.

Descriptive text

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Make use of adjectives and adverbs.

What are clauses? How to write subordinate clauses?

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Clauses

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A clause is a group of words that includes a subject and a verb.

Clauses:

Independent clause
Dependent clause

Subordinate clauses

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A subordinate clause, also known as a dependent clause, is a group of words that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

Subordinating conjunctions: ISAWAWABUB

If
Since
As
When
Although
While
After
Before
Until
Because

What are the types of adjectives?

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Descriptive Adjectives

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These adjectives describe the characteristics or qualities of a noun.

Example:

The red car is fast.

Quantitative Adjectives

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These adjectives indicate the quantity or amount of a noun.

Example:

She ate three cookies.

Demonstrative Adjectives

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These adjectives point to or identify a particular noun.

Example:

I want this book, not that one.

Possessive Adjectives

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These adjectives show ownership or possession.

Example:

His dog is very playful.

Interrogative Adjectives

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These adjectives are used in questions to ask about a noun.

Example:

Which movie do you want to watch?

Indefinite Adjectives

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These adjectives refer to non-specific nouns or quantities.

Example:

She has some information about the project.

Numeral Adjectives

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These adjectives indicate a specific number or order of a noun.

Example:

They live on the fifth floor.

Proper Adjectives

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These adjectives are formed from proper nouns and usually begin with a capital letter.

Example:

It was a French restaurant.

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

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These adjectives are used to compare two or more things.

Comparative Example:

The cat is faster than the dog.

Superlative Example:

She is the smartest student in the class.

Compound Adjectives

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These adjectives are formed by combining two or more words to describe a noun.

Example:

It's a two-story house.

What are the different point-of-views?

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First-person point of view

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Uses:

Second-person point of view

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Uses:

You
Yours

Third-person point of view

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Uses:

He
She
It
They
Him
Her
His
Them

What is each of the relative pronoun for?

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Which

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Refers to animals and objects.

Who

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Refers to people

Whom

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Refers to people

That

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Refers to a thing

Whose

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Refers to a thing that belongs to someone

That

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Refers to people, things, animals

Where

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Refers to a place

When

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Refers to time

Why

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Refers to a reason

What

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Refers to a thing

What is each of the modal verb for?

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Must

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A necessity

Shall

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Suggestion

Will

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Going to do soon

Should

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Suggestion

Would

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Invatation

Can

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Permission, request

Could

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Posibility

May

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Permission, posibility

Might

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Posibility