Ugh. This is like, HALF of what I have to remember for my ELA Exam DX :

•Verb - most important word in the sentence (action word)
-Imperative - commanding sentence
[Action Verbs]
    -Physical - walk(ing), talk(ing)
    -Mental - imagine(ing)
[Voice]
     -Active - Little boy is jumping. {John was kicking the ball.}
     -Passive - The cake was baked by the baker. {The ball was kicked by John.}
[Verbs of Being(exist)]
     -is
     -was
     -were
     -are
     -am
     -become
     -became
-Active Voice - the subject is doing the action {My cousin stole some ice cream}
-Passive Voice - the subject is not doing the action {The ice cream was stolen by my cousin}

•Types of Sentences - Simple, Compound, Complex
-Simple - A fearful Mary quickly ran down the street after her dog escaped her backyard.
-Compound -
-Complex -

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•Declarative Sentence : tells you something - period .
•Exclamatory Sentence : exciting - exclamation point !
•Interrogative Sentence : question - question mark ?

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{A singular subject needs a singular word}

{A plural subject needs a plural verb}

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Fragments : I went to school. And I ate breakfast.
Run-Ons : My sister had special make-up (., and) it covered her big pimple.

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The There's:
-There
-Their
-They're

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Tense=Time
-yesterday, today, now, etc.
-steal -> stole
-run -> ran
-write ->wrote
I walk to school - Present
I walked to school - Past
I will walk to school - Future

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Contractions:
- Can+not=Can't
- You+will=You'll
- Does+not=Doesn't

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IN A STORY

Setting
     -Time (date)
     -Place
Character
     -Name
     -Appearance
     -Personality
     -Age
Mood of the Book
     -Happy
     -Silly
     -Sad
     -Angry
Sequence of Events
     -Plot
Theme
     -Moral
     -Lesson
Conflict
     -Problem
     -Antagonist
Main Character
     -Protagonist
Denouement
     -solution to the problem
Climax
     -the point of highest excitement
Suspense
     -
Point of View
     -looking through someone else's eyes
     -first person
     -third person
     •limited
     •omniscient

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Anne Frank:
Characters:
     -Anne Frank
     -Edith Frank
     -Otto Frank
     -Margot Frank
     -Peter Vann Daan
     -Mr. Vann Daan
     -Mrs. Vann Daan
     -Dr. Dussel
     -Miep
     -Mr. Kraler
Setting:
     -WWII
     -1940-1945
     -Amsterdam, Holland
     -Attic room
Other:
     -6,000,000 Jews killed
     -Anti-Semitism = the hatred of Jews
Flashback-1945-War is over:
     -Anne's diary begins flashback
Themes:
     -Growth involves pain
     -People can triumph over the biggest problems
     -Ordinary people can be heroes
Shakespeare Stealer
Characters:
     -Widge - main character
     -Mistress McGregor - orphanage owner
     -Dr.Bright - 1st master - charactery teacher
     -Falconer/Simon Bass - 2nd master -Leicester theater company
     -Shakespeare - play writer - Chamberlains men
     -Globe theater - where Shakespeare's plays are put on
     -Julian/Julia - fellow apprentice - friend
     -Sanders - Widge's best friend
     -Nick - rude, bully
     -Mr.Pope - takes in boys
     -Mr.Armin - teaches fencing
     -Mr.Heminges - theater manager
Phantom Tollbooth
Characters:
      -Milo - main character - always bored
      -Whether Man - choice man - strange man
      -Lethargarians - little creatures - blend into the surroundings
      - Azaz - King
      -Wich/Faintly Macab
      -Princesses/Rhyme and Reason - teaches Milo lessons
      -Mathemagician - number King
      -Dr.Discord
      -DYNNE
      -Alec Bing - Telescope
      -Soundkeeper
Places:
      -Doldrums
      -Dictionopolis - city of words
      -Valley of Sound
      -Digitopolis
      -Castle in the sky
      -Soundkeeper
      -
Type of Story:
      -Fantasy
Other:
      -Tollbooth in his room

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Help me!! I'm dying!!! Also, some of this is book stuff, so you might not understand.......