This is a lab report is on the evolution of finches on Darwin Island and Wallace Island. I wanted to experiment with certain variables to see how the birds on these islands would be affected. By examining small populations of finches on these islands‚ I would like to see the outcome of beak size and population as the finches on the island evolve with different controlled environments. The environment on the islands can be changed by island size‚ precipitation‚ and diet. What will happen to the
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CHAPTER 4: WRITING SENTENCE PATTERNS One of the marks of good writer is the ability to use a variety of sentence types. The simple sentence is an important weapon to have in your writing task‚ but it is limited in the ways it can be used an in the jobs it can perform. Compound and complex sentences give you additional alternatives for expressing ideas‚ usually in more precise ways. Simple Sentence A Simple sentence is a sentence that has only one independent clause. It expresses one
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CLAUSE A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. Some clauses are dependent: they can’t stand alone and need an independent clause‚ or sentence‚ to support them. These dependent clauses can be used in three ways: as adjectives‚ as adverbs and as nouns. This article focuses on noun clauses. NOUN CLAUSE A noun clause is a dependent clause that acts as a noun. Noun clauses most often begin with the subordinating conjunction that. Other words that may begin a noun clause are if
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New York times/ april‚18 2012 “Riches in mobile ads‚ just no profits” Author: Spencer e. Ante - Suzanne Vranica also contributed Summary Smart phones have provided a new plat-form for revenue to be made in the months ahead. They have the potential to produce billion dollar valuations for makers of mobile software and services. However‚ it’s turning the number of users to actual revenue that has been difficult for companies to capitalize on. The article I read uses companies such as Pandora internet
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_________/10 Subordinating Conjunctions— Baby Aaawwubbist _________/10 Comma Rules—1-10 _________/10 Sentence Structures—Simple‚ Compound and Complex _________/10 Characteristics of phrases and clauses _________/10 Independent and Dependent Clauses _________/10 “The Road” Direct and Indirect Objects _________/10 Common Prepositions _________/10 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers _________/10 Helping Verbs—Bad HM WOULD chart _________/10 Adverbs _________/10 Adjectives
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1. Which of the following is a run-on sentence? A. The house was owned by the mayor. B. Mike joined the army‚ and he became more disciplined during the training. C. Karen’s uncle arrives tomorrow she wants to see him. D. We like to take a walk after dinner. 2. Which sentence uses correct parallel construction? A. The painter wore glasses‚ gloves‚ and boots. B. Most people enjoy ice cream and the plant grows. C. You can either talk to the manager about your problem or writing a letter
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Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….2 Chapter 1 1.1 General Overview of sentence3 1.2 Classification of Sentences. The Classification of Sentences According to the Purpose of Utterance 3 1.3 The Classification of Sentences According to the Structure 5 1.3.1 The Simple Sentence 6 1.3.2 The Composite Sentence7 1.4 Compound Sentences10 1.5 Complex Sentences ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………11 Chapter 2 2.1 Attributive Appositive
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Henry James Assignment Part 1: Paraphrase Lines 1-5: There is a point where one’s artistic ideas lie near to one’s moral sense. When creating a piece and that closeness is achieved‚ the piece becomes something of high quality. Lines 6 -10: No good book will ever come from one with a shallow imagination. As a fiction writer composes works‚ he will learn this and if he takes it to heart‚ his works will be of high quality. Lines 11-15: A critic believes that fiction pieces are generalized and
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PSY 150 IV-DV Exercise * Independent variable – The variable that is manipulated to test its effects on the dependent variable. * Dependent variable – The variable that is measured to see how it is changed by manipulations in the independent variable. Scenarios 1 Coach Jones has noticed that her players tend to shoot a higher percentage from the free throw line when they play away‚ rather than at home. Surprised at this trend‚ she and her assistants decide to test this by
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with my brother. 5. Sentence Pattern 5 – Complex sentence with dependent clause in the beginning n. Although I enjoy listening to rock music‚ I don’t like to listen to The Rolling Stones. o. Because I went to the bank yesterday‚ I have enough money to pay for our dinner. p. If I run out of contacts‚ I will have to go to the optometrist to get new ones. 6. Sentence Pattern 6 – Complex Sentence with dependent clause at the end q. I enjoy watching “How I Met Your Mother”
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