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events that take place in a story, either in literature or film. Action describes what characters do, not what they say (dialogue).
the part of a play or story in which tension builds up, leading to the climax. E.g. In Othello,...
see conversational register.
the part of a sentence that tells us who or what receives the action of the verb. The object can...
a linking verb that connects the subject and predicate of a sentence, e.g. I am fine; the meat...
the form, organisation or make-up of a play.