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MY CHILD IN SCHOOL
MY CHILD IN SCHOOL – Informed Parent, Involved Parent

Glossary

Model sentence
A model sentence is an example of a complete sentence that the teacher has demonstrated to the students. The students follow this example to create their own sentences.

Compound sentences:
A compound sentence is composed of two sentences (two complete thoughts) joined by a conjunction such as and, but, or.

Descriptive language
Descriptive language uses adjectives and adverbs to make a story or a message clearer.