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    often request excellent oral and written communication skills. (Comma splice) 3. Technology enables us to transmit messages more rapidly‚ more often‚ and more widely than ever before. a. Correct 4. We cannot predict future jobs‚ however they will undoubtedly require brainpower and education. a. We cannot predict future jobs; however‚ they will undoubtedly require brainpower and education. (Comma splice) 5. Face-to-face conversations have many advantages

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    poisoning‚ gastroenteritis‚ enteric fever as well as many other illnesses. People become infected with this disease mostly through contaminated water or foods‚ especially through meat‚ poultry and [in academic writing‚ if this is a series‚ place a comma before the final conjunction (and)] eggs. Salmonella poisoning is caused [The passive voice is a form of "be" (is) and a participle (caused). Over-use of the passive voice can make paragraphs officious and tedious to read. Prefer the active voice

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    In the following pair of sentences‚ one uses parallel structure incorrectly.  Indicate which sentence uses incorrectparallel structure.   Student Answer:  Consider swimming if you are looking for a sport that aids cardiovascular fitness‚ overall muscle strength‚ and causes few injuries. (Yes‚ this sentence uses parallel structure incorrectly.  Here is a corrected version: Consider swimming if you are looking for a sport that aids cardiovascular fitness‚ increases overall muscle strength‚ and causes

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    give everyone else the image that he is not looking for a relationship or is not interested in finding love. When questioned by Claudio about his apathy towards Hero‚ Benedick states ‘‘methinks she’s too low for a high praise‚ too brown for a fair praise and too little for a great praise’’. The message Benedick is trying to get across is that he thinks Hero has too many faults and imperfections; that he’s not good enough for her and doesn’t meet his standards. This also suggests that Hero might be too

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    (Gaille). With so many young students and millennials dealing with this problem‚ it is no wonder that they think they are above average in their abilities. They have grown up with contributing very little work to their exploits and still receive high praise on them. As Twenge stated in her essay‚ “students are

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    * * * * * * * * * * * The Importance of Physical Security * Shontay Clark * University of Phoenix * CJA 585 * Bob Riley * May 2‚ 2011 The Importance of Physical Security Abstract Understanding

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    THE DOS AND DON’TS OF ENGLISH PUNCTUATION [OFWEL: HET HOE EN WAT VAN ENGELSE INTERPUNCTIE] Het is niet altijd gemakkelijk om de juiste leestekens te gebruiken in een Engelse tekst. Vooral het gebruik van komma‚ dubbele punt en apostrof wil nog weleens problemen geven bij Nederlanders die Engelse teksten moeten schrijven. In deze minicursus leer je hoe je een Engelse tekst kunt voorzien van de juiste leestekens (interpunctie). De toepassing van de verschillende leestekens wordt kort besproken

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    Jessie Armstrong Final 12/18/2011 PART 1 (1) In media res is usually used in the middle of short stories at a crucial time in the action. In media res uses dramatic action‚ which sets up the characters and situations. (2) Suspense is used in short stories to make the reader feel for the characters and desire a certain outcome. Suspense is the anxiety of a certain outcome. (3) Irony is the use of words to express a meaning that is contradictory of its literal meaning. Irony is important in short

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    strength to do this work‚ and who guided us in the scientific pursuit of this study. With all these things above we are very proud to spread our sincere thanks and praise to the providers and helpers above name   Dedication We wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to all those who have helped in the realization of this humble research. To the heavenly Father‚ for his further glory; to our parents‚ sisters and brothers; this piece of work is lovingly dedicated. Segundina B. Aggabao

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    expected and demanded that women remain loyal to their families. Although she sacrificed everything‚ including love‚ children and families to conduct and upheld her duties‚ nobody saw her struggles; instead‚ for all her work‚ she merely enjoyed the praises of people for not fouling the family

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