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graffito

Subject: 

  • English First Additional Language
  • English Home Language

(plural: graffiti) informal writing written or painted illegally on a wall or other public place.

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English First Additional Language , English Home Language

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English First Additional Language , English Home Language

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English First Additional Language , English Home Language

a paragraph in which the topic sentence is situated at the beginning of the paragraph.

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English First Additional Language , English Home Language

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