6th Grade English - 2nd Quarter

Front

Refer to people or things: I, you, he, she, it, we, you, us, and they. These are subjective-that is, they can function as subjects.

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Personal Pronouns

Front

A word that takes the place of a noun.

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Pronoun

Front

These do not point to any particular nouns, but refer to things or people in general. Some of them are few, everyone, all, some, anything, and nobody. The following pronouns are singular: each, nobody, something, anybody, no one, somebody, one, everybody, someone, neither, anyone, anything, either, nothing, everyone, everything, and other pronouns ending in one, body, and thing.

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Indefinite Pronouns

Front

Series of events that make up the story. It is organized by the time in which event occurred. This is called chronological order of events. Most narrative stories are constructed around a sequence of events. A story follows a plot which tells you the events that make up a story.

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Plot

Front

The beginning of the story that introduces conflict, characters, and setting.

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Exposition

Front

The events before the climax. Characters attempt to solve the problem but fail.

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Rising Action

Front

The turning point of the story. It is the point of greatest suspense or action.

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Climax

Front

The events that occur after the climax.

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Falling Action

Front

The end of the story where the conflicts are usually solved.

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Resolution

Front

A word that describes a noun or noun phrase.

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Adjective