is a: * a person‚ a place‚ or a thing (an idea is also a thing) 2. List the conjunctions/FANBOYS: * For‚ And‚ Nor‚ But‚ Or‚ Yet‚ So Identify the following as: FRAG‚ CS‚ R-O‚ or C (Frag= fragment/incomplete sentence CS= comma splice R-O = run-on sentence C= correct = no errors) 3. When you see her. You will know why I love her. * Frag 4. Carolyn doesn’t like her first class so she is always late for it. * R-O 5. Three times a week isn’t enough;
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ACT ENGLISH NOTES Punctuation Rules COMMAS Use when… Use a comma with a coordinating conjunction to separate independent clauses within a sentence. Example: Jenny sings in the choir‚ and she plays the guitar in a rock band. Use a comma to separate elements that introduce and modify a sentence. Example: Yesterday‚ I painted the entire garage. Use a comma before and after a parenthetical expression. Parenthetical expression – a phrase that is inserted into a writer’s train of thought Example:
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She was paroled after completing 20 years of her sentence. In my opinion‚ I don’t think that Gertrude should have gotten parole after 20 years because she committed murder. The fact that Gertrude physically harm Sylvia‚ which caused her death should be punished and she should have served her full sentence of life in prison. She physically‚ mentally‚ and emotionally abuse Sylvia daily for no reason at all she deserved to complete her entire sentence. Also‚ the fact that she persuaded the other children
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University of Technology‚ Jamaica Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies Lecturer: Ms. Mckoy Prepared By: Orvil Atkinson (1004781) Course: Academic Writing 2 Date: November 4‚ 2013 Topic: Smoking should be banned in public places. Disagree or Agree? Audience: Business owners‚ smokers and non-smokers . Purpose: To convince the audience that smoking in public places should be banned. Thesis: Smoking in public places should be banned because a ban will decrease the health risk caused
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Background You’ve applied for a specific job in your field of study. The Human Resources Department arranges an interview and tells you to bring with you a polished piece of writing for them to evaluate your writing skills. The paragraph must describe one particular experience you’ve had that inspired you or guided you to choose the type of position for which you applied. Your audience is your potential employer and your purpose is to show you have thought carefully about what and/or
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Title: Slips of Speech Author: Hussain H.Mayuuf A helpful book for everyone who aspires to correct the everyday errors of speaking and writing. CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE INTRODUCTION‚ . . . . . . . . . . . 3 I. TASTE‚ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 II. CHOICE OF WORDS‚ . . . . . . . . . . 15 III. CONTRACTIONS‚ . . . . . . . .
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Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre explores one woman’s life in 19th century England. Jane lives in a society whose culture is shallow and apathetic to virtue. Even though she is exemplary in character and intellect‚ these attributes are forgotten in place of class and beauty. Jane struggles with the harsh judgment she faces for being poor and conventionally unattractive. Jane departs from Victorian ideals and argues that equality must supersede gender roles and conditions of one’s birth. Phyllis
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should receive life sentence? For the past 20 years there have been many cases of teen murders‚ teen rape‚ etc Most people see this and want justice‚ as in death‚ life in prison‚ eye for a eye‚ but what if a child was being sentence not everybody will be approve. Because of this controversy some of the most famous murder cases are students turning on their teachers or parents‚ some as young as thirteen to seventeen years olds. The american people are deeply divided on teen life sentence‚ because are we
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affecting you. B. One to two sentences of high-level generalization about general topic: There is a wage in the united states today and in most countries in the world. In some professions it is larger than others. C. Thesis/Claim :There should be a wage gap between males and females. D. Introduction of three main themes: many of these biaseds II. Topic One: A. One to two sentence introduction: B. First Point In Support Of Topic One 1. Topic Sentence: 2. One to two sentence quote introduction: 3
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Simple Sentences Effect in Book Thief In the novel‚ The Book Thief‚ Mark Zusak has Death‚ the narrator‚ retells a story that extends over years as well as many connecting events that affect each other. As a result‚ he uses simple sentences to disclose events that happened without elaborating on them. The simple sentences create an effect that balances the detailed explanation of each character’s internal conflict‚ along with showing the quick pace of the story. The author uses simple sentences
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