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Writing and Composition
Includes questions related to the study and use of various written works.
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Containers storing flammable materials should be clearly marked.
Composition on why do you like or dislike teenagers?
Are you asking for homework or do you really want to know?
I like most teenagers because they are people with fresh ideas, a new perspective on things and often idealistic and full of energy.
I dislike teenagers who have no perspective of what's possible in life, where they fit in a larger world and prefer to be or don't know how not to be pessimistic, mean, self centered, and clueless (and think they know it all). Of course, I dislike adults with these same traits.
You like to go school Is this sentence correct?
I like going to school to be with my friends and do different things not always for the learning but if what we are learning about is alright then i guess i go to school for that to.
Answer: The sentence is not correct. The correct version would be "You like to go to school."
Why is it important to determine the audience and purpose before writing?
If you don't know why you're writing or who you're "talking" to, you're going to produce a rambling paper that makes little sense. It's like giving a speech to the glee club and talking about touch downs or forward passes - they're not going to understand you.
What is the purpose for writing a set of instructions?
To instruct somebody
how to do something - put the powder in the bottle and half fill the bottle with water. Put the cap on the bottle and give it a shake to dissolve the powder. Then to up with water to 200mls.
when to do something - Please feed the cat every night around 5:00pm. In the morning he just has a bowl of milk no food.
how to assemble something - First screw the legs to the seat using screws A B C and D. Then screw the arms to the seat using the longer screws E F G and H.
and so on
How do you use conciliatory in a sentence?
The men were arguing but finally they came into concilatory.
The phrase "once in a while" is actually quite ambiguous. Different people have different ideas about just how long a while is. But I agree that something done once a week is rather frequent to be described as once in a while.
What should an Errata page look like?
Minimally, an 'Errata' page should include the page number and original text being corrected along with the correction or clarification itself. The precise placement of the 'Errata' page within the work will depend on the kind of work it is and other contextual considerations.
What should your bowels look like?
* Clear skin without blemishes
* Daily elimination
* Mild-smelling breath
* No mucous, partially digested food, or blood in your stools
* Elimination time between 18 and 24 hours
* A big bowel movement in the morning
* A smaller bowel movement later in the day
* Stools expelled effortlessly
* Soft, well formed stools, often in a long tube shape
Souce:http://bodyecology.com/07/07/19/good_colon_health.php
Color. Feces are normally brown because of pigments formed by bacteria acting on the bile that comes into the digestive system from the liver. Bleeding from the esophagus, stomach, or small intestine produces black, tarry stool called melena that has a very bad odor. Large bleeds from the large intestine cause the red color you'd expect from blood; small ones from anywhere in the gut are invisible. Liver problems, such as jaundice or a blockage of the bile duct that connects the liver to the small intestine, may result in acholic (which means without bile) stool that is white or pale.
In many cases, however, changes in the color of feces are completely harmless. Darkly pigmented foods like blueberries and beets can change the color. Iron pills and the bismuth in Pepto-Bismol darken stool. The contrast agents in imaging studies lighten it.
Source: http://health.msn.com/centers/ibdcrohns/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100098792
Is using the word kid on a letter is formal?
No. "child", "teen" or "minor" are appropriate, depending on the subject.
What are Words that sound the same but mean different things called?
Horseisle Answer: Homonym
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A hypothesis is what you think will happen.
So if an experiment was called 'To Investigate if a plant will die without water'.
A hypothesis might be: I think a plant will die without water.
It doesn't matter if it is wrong or right.
What is a sentence for panicking?
I was panicking because I had forgot to get a sweet for the annual school disco.
What three things make up a cause-and-effect paragraph?
The topic sentence, the body with supporting sentences, and the clincher sentence
Would it be this uncertainty or this uncertainties?
It would be this uncertainty or, if more than one, these uncertainties.
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What is one way that you can hook the reader in an introduction?
I may have earned a C+ in English but the best way to hook a reader is easier said than done. Getting the person to comprehend the story and stay intact is by thinking outside the box and coming up with a poetic fashion to begin. Plus it helps to keep a thesaurus handy because using the the same words repetitively is very antagonizing. An example of a hook is describing a character in the beginning of the tale like this: "A teenage boy standing on his own two feet grinning from ear to ear with optimism filling the air all around him. His glittery hazel eyes tempts other girls to flirt and awe for hours on end with his blonde greasy hair and darkened skin tone, He looks back at you letting you know, what's not to love?"
Contextual spelling is when the spelling of a word depends on how it is being used in the sentence. In American English, many words that used to depend on context are now reduced to just one spelling of the word in all contexts.
For example, the word "practice" vs "practise". In American English, only "practice" is used. However, traditionally, "practice" is used only as a noun, while "practise" is a verb.
As a noun: "In order be that good, one must have lots of practice." The verbs in this sentence are 'be' and 'have', while 'practice' is a noun; something that you have.
As a verb: "What do I do for a living? I practise medicine." The verb in the second sentence is "practise," while medicine is acting as the subject; something being practised.
Essentially, contextual spelling is words that sound the same but are spelled differently depending on the situation. They're/their/there could also each, technically, be considered that type of word.
