I have always had faith in my writing capabilities; however‚ it wasn’t until I started my first year of college English‚ that I realized no matter how great of a writer I thought I was‚ there was always room for improvement! Some of my strengths as a writer include personality‚ voice‚ and the ability to add transitions that give character to my writing style. I have many weaknesses in my writing: grammar‚ spelling‚ punctuation (which I happen to be working on every time I write)‚ and many other
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HOME | PARTS OF SPEECH | SENTENCE STRUCTURE | PUNCTUATION | USAGE | EXERCISES | Elements of Sentence Construction Subjects and Predicates Parts of speech have specific tasks to perform when they are put together in a sentence. A noun or pronoun functions as the sentence subject when it is paired with a verb functioning as the sentence predicate. Every sentence has a subject and predicate. A subject can be a noun or pronoun that is partnered with an action verb. Example:
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intriguing to the reader). An ideal title has between six and a dozen words ] PSYCH/535 [If this is a city and state combination‚ the sentence is referring to the city. The state name is additional‚ nonrestrictive information‚ to be surrounded by commas (and do not abbreviate the state)] Ph.D. January 26‚ 2013 Definition [Make sure paragraph indentation is five to seven spaces or one tab stop] of Multicultural Psychology Cultural psychology is defined [The passive
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bare heads and simple white clothes? There is no difference between the rich and the poor‚ the ruler and the subject‚ men and women‚ Arabs and non-Arabs. All of them are the same‚ like the teeth of the hair comb. They direct themselves towards Allah‚ humble and submissive. This is their description when they make tawaf (circumambulation around the Ka’bah) and sa’y (going between the mountains of As-Safa and Al-Marwah)‚ stay overnight at Muzdalifah and Mina‚ sacrifice animals‚ and throw stones. Similarly
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makes a statement. You use question marks when a sentence has who‚ what‚ when‚ where‚ why‚ or how. You use a exclamation point when a sentence expresses a feeling. Commas A comma is used to mark a pause in the sentence or to separate two sentences from each other. Commas make sentences easier to comprehend and easier to read. You use commas before words like and‚but‚for‚or‚so and yet.
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clause is essential or nonessential and then use commas accordingly. Essential clauses do not require commas. An adjective clause is essential when you need the information it provides. Example: The vegetables that people leave uneaten are often the most nutritious. Vegetables is nonspecific. To know which ones we are talking about‚ we must have the information in the adjective clause. Thus‚ the adjective clause is essential and requires no commas. If‚ however‚ we eliminate
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The GED Language Arts‚ Writing Test Effective Sentences Frances L. Roberson‚ M.A. ABE/ASE/GED/ESL Teacher Vocational Counselor Grant Writing Specialist California Distance Learning Project www.cdlponline.org 1 GED Video Partner #7 Passing the GED Writing Test I didn ’t have time to write a short letter‚ so I wrote a long one instead. Mark Twain Video 7 Focus: Well-constructed sentences are the foundation of clear writing. You Will Learn From Video 7: What makes a good
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************************************************************************* Smarthinking’s E-structor Response Form (Your marked-up essay is below this form.) HOW THIS WORKS: Your e-structor has written overview comments about your essay in the form below. Your e-structor has also embedded comments [in bold and in brackets] throughout your essay. Thank you for choosing Smarthinking’s OWL; best wishes with revising your paper! Hi‚ Patrina! I am Esperanza C.‚ your E-structor for this session
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In recent decades‚ cities have grown so large that now about 50% of the Earth’s population lives in urban areas. There are several reasons for this occurrence. First‚ the increasing industrialization of the nineteenth century resulted in the creation of many factory jobs‚ which tended to be located in cities. These jobs‚ with their promise of a better material life‚ attracted many people from rural areas. Second‚ there were many schools established to educate the children of the new factory laborers
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our world today – Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Judaism. The basic belief of Judaism gives its followers a roadmap to living on this earth to inherit the rewards in the hereafter. Christians believe if they follow the teachings of Jesus and be meek and humble or suffer for the sake of their religion‚ they will be reward by God in this world and the hereafter (Excerpt from New Testament Matt. 5 and Genesis 17). In Islam the belief in the Five Pillars of faith to Muslims is obligatory‚ a Muslim cannot be
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