Literal vs. Figurative Meaning
📌 A sentence showing a literal meaning is one where the words mean exactly what they say, such as, "The baby slept peacefully in the crib all night."
🧐 The phrase "My sister is a walking dictionary" is figurative, implying she has extensive vocabulary knowledge.
🌳 Figurative language examples include "The classroom turned into a jungle," suggesting chaos or disorder.

Vocabulary and Synonyms/Antonyms
❤️ The word kind has the same meaning as friendly.
↔️ The opposite (antonym) of relaxed is tense.
📚 A thesaurus (tool for finding words with similar or opposite meanings) is most useful when a writer wants to find words with similar or opposite meanings.

Idioms and Communication
🤫 The idiom "let the cat out of the bag" most nearly means to share a secret.
🗣️ Nonverbal communication is exemplified by actions like nodding in agreement.
😟 Avoiding eye contact and folding arms often show uneasiness.

Fact vs. Opinion
✅ A fact that can be proven is that "The moon orbits the Earth."
🤔 Phrases that usually signal an opinion include "I believe."
📜 Facts are dependable because they can be checked using evidence.

Grammar and Sentence Structure
✍️ The correct sentence demonstrating subject-verb agreement is, "The players are warming up."
↩️ In the sentence, "Lisa taught herself how to bake," the word herself functions as a reflexive pronoun.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ To identify figurative language, determine if the sentence's meaning is taken literally and not figuratively.
➡️ An expression like "a walk in the park" implies something was simple to complete.
➡️ Understanding grammar rules, such as subject-verb agreement, is crucial for writing correctly (e.g., ensuring singular subjects take singular verbs, plural subjects take plural verbs).

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