Nonfiction, Fiction
Nonfiction, Fiction
Nonfiction (n) is a category of literature in which the characters are real people. Fiction (n) is a category of literature in which the characters do not actually exist.
Nonfiction: “I went to the store today.”
Fiction: “Justine, a fictional character, went to the store today.”
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