Make sure you read every word, actively read it (underline important
things, jot down words u don't know and highlight the main idea or claim
of the story).
For the first time in decades, Baby Boomers have been outnumbered by another group- the Millennials.
You will usually find your hook sentence in the first three sentences if not the very first. Hope this helped!
The active voice describes a sentence where the subject performs the action stated by the verb.
While the passive voice, the subject is acted upon by the verb.
Context is an author's direct statements about a character's personality and tells what the character is like
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I believe that the aspect of a story that can mostly help you determine its theme is the attitude of the characters.
The way the characters (specially the main ones) are portrayed, with their feelings, thoughts and actions, show us what the author was trying to convey in his or her story and, therefore the intention behind it.