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Order the items from most general to most specific.

most general

joint

body part

elbow

most specific

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Order the items from most general to most specific.

most general

landmark

Mt. Rushmore

U.S. landmark

most specific

key idea

When a word is more general than another word, it describes a larger group of things. When a word is more specific, it describes a smaller set of things within the larger group.

The word bird describes any animal with feathers and wings.

The word crow describes a certain type of bird.

So, the word crow is more specific than the word bird.

Using more specific words can add detail to your writing. You can use more general words when details are not as important.

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Landmark is the most general.

U.S. landmark is more specific. A U.S. landmark is a certain kind of landmark.

Mt. Rushmore is the most specific. Mt. Rushmore is the name of a particular U.S. landmark.

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