The students went to their classes Wrong: The students went to his classes 2. Indefinite pronouns refer to nonspecific subjects. Ex: anyone‚ everybody a. They may seem to have plural meanings‚ but you have to treat them as singulars in formal English Everyone performs at his or her own academic level Wrong: Everyone performs at their own academic level 3. Avoid ambiguous pronoun references. a. A pronoun could refer to two possible antecedents Wrong: The teacher gave the student her notes
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Jody Heyman’s essay "We Can Afford to Give Parents a Break" utilizes many different patterns of development to get her point across about the need for better maternity leave policies and sick day policies in the United States. It is worth noting that Jody’s argument is based on several counter arguments. This form of organization is called refutation or refutatio. Also‚ Heyman refers to these counter arguments as "myths" and addresses each of them. For example‚ one counter argument was that “Decent
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Throughout my time in high school I had never really given much thought into what I wanted to do once I graduated. I knew I was going to be going to some university to pursue a degree‚ but I didn’t know what I wanted to do or where I wanted to go. It wasn’t until I took AP Computer Science in 11th grade that I decided that pursing a degree in Computer Science was the right thing for me. This type of work was something that I greatly enjoyed and through computer science I would be able to solve problems
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topics namely discuss folk literature‚ poem‚ and written literature. In high school‚ I wrote the essay about discussing the folk literature that the topic was: “Explain the folk-song of Vietnam: failure is the mother of success.” From this essay‚ I will analyze it and show the difference between Vietnam essay and America essay. Vietnamese have the many kinds of the literature‚ which have the different way to discuss. Now I will analyze the folk literature to show the difference between the Vietnam assignment
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I have been through many years of English courses‚ grammar courses‚ and even foreign languages‚ but none have been as beneficial as this Dual-Credit Composition I class. Over this course‚ there has been nothing but positive influence to both my writing skills and my creativity. This improvement could not have come without the practice of writing five full papers‚ and each paper consisted of an outline‚ rough draft‚ and final copy. Since this is a dual-credit course‚ I can reap the benefit of not
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2011 question 2 As a United States social reformer and worker Florence Kelley has established ethos since the moment she began speaking and connects with her audience by making several statements where the collective pronoun “we” is used. She introduces her speech by stating that there are “two million children under the age of sixteen years who are earning their bread.” Her tone as she introduces the topic is serious creating a solemn mood. She attacks several states‚ minus Alabama‚ and accuses
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AP English Language and Composition‚ 4 11 November‚ 2010 Effects of Modern Age Technology “I cannot imagine how I would live without it.” These are the words uttered by countless teenagers and adults about the technology they use to enhance their daily lives. It is hard to remember the days of lugging around CD’s and walk-mans. Bicycles as transportation seem like a thing of the past. Writing notes and remembering information for the next day is long forgotten. Reading encyclopedias and using
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The dream that I have is to go to college. However‚ college can be very expensive‚ but I will not let finances keep me from reaching my dream. I learned about scholarships at the beginning of 7th grade‚ and now that I am getting closer and closer to my senior year‚ I will take every opportunity I can for those scholarships. This scholarship is one of my first opportunities to receive some money for my goal‚ and I do hope that I am able to receive it. As a student‚ my responsibilities are to complete
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Sometimes life doesn’t always go the way you want or expect it to happen. At times‚ when things aren’t going your way you just have to suck it up and keep going‚ A common theme so far in the texts in College Prep English had been for the characters to overcome a mindset or obstacles in order to better themselves or situation. Therefore‚ these texts can be grouped into the label “Life Almost Straight” because the mindset or obstacle in all veers the main character off the straight path. Even if there
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are associated with‚ or because hobbies are beneficial to them. For me I choose my hobbies and activities depending on my interest and passion to this case My most favourite hobby is to listen to the music. In the majority I can listen to all kinds of music: rock‚ pop‚ rap‚ rnb‚ punk. But it depends on my mood‚ what music I will listen. Music can help me everywhere. It helps to calm down when I’m angry or cheer me up when I get a depression. Some musician can support my life by their quotes or by
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