TABE CLAS-E Writing-Vocabulary-Expository Writing

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Introduction

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The beginning of a text or speech that gives the main idea

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Conclusion

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The ending that summarizes or finishes the text or speech

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Paragraph

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A group of sentences about one idea

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Topic Sentence

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The main sentence in a paragraph that tells the main idea

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Detail

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A small piece of information that adds to the main idea

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Explanation

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A description that makes something clear or easy to understand

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Example

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Something specific used to show or explain an idea

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Support

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Information that helps to make an idea stronger or prove it

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Clarify

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To make something easier to understand

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Evidence

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Facts or information that show something is true.