Explain each keyword in your own words: 1. author’s purpose: type your answer here. 2. chronological order: type your answer here. 3. conflict: type your answer here. 4. flashback: type your answer here. 5. foreshadowing: type your answer here. 6. narrative techniques: type your answer here. 7. pace: type your answer here. 8. parallel plots: type your answer here.

Author's purpose: The author's reason for writing; PIE (Persuade Inform Entertain)

Chronological order: The organization of events in time order

Conflict: The problem in a story

Flashback: A memory of something that occurred in the past

Foreshadowing: A sign or indication of something that is to happen in the future

Narrative techniques: When the author uses indirectness to convey what they want

Pace: The speed at which the story is being told

Parallel plots: When the author writes of two or more dramatic plots that occur within the same story

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a. "to practice" is the best phrase to complete the sentence.

explanation:

during the summer, she likes to practice her soccer skills so that she is ready to play in the fall.

(note that : all the other options "the practicing of", "practice for" and "to do a practice on" are inappropriate as they make the sentence grammatically incorrect.)