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the part of a play or story that takes place once the story has reached its climax and the rest of the events are revealed. The tension is over and the audience can predict much of what will happen next. E.g. In Othello, after Othello has murdered Desdemona (the climax) the rest of the play represents the falling action.
a sentence with at least a subject and a predicate (or verb): Birds fly or with a subject, verb...
a sentence that has two or more main clauses, and one or more subordinate clauses (in other...
when a word at the end of a line rhymes with a word within the line, e.g. In mist or cloud, on...
activities you do after reading a text, e.g. answer questions to show understanding, make a...