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Writing and Composition
Includes questions related to the study and use of various written works.
2,722 Questions
Which of the following statements is an objective summary of the excerpt?
A large percentage of the food and medicine Americans consume comes from foreign countries.
My mom and my dad won't be home until 7 PM is this correct punctuation?
Yes it is as long as their is a full stop at the end.
It should look like this:
= My mom and my dad won't be home until 7 PM. =
No. It would be more correct to say "After we cursed and insulted Mother Nature for the wicked winter,
she reciprocated by giving us a week of excessive heat."
Why is diction important in writing?
In writing, diction is important because it conveys the overall tone of the written piece. Without diction, the reader will not know what type of feelings the author experienced while writing the piece.
Example of combination of methods in paragraph?
A paragraph is at least two sentences long, but can be much longer. A paragraph must have a concept and all the sentences must relate to that one concept.
Can you describe earth in simple 10 sentences?
The Earth is round, like a sphere. It includes the crust, the mantle, the outer core, and the inner core. It is where life began and where humans live. The Earth consists of land and water. It is made up of mostly water. The land all over the Earth are called continents. The Earth is a planet without rings. It rotates around the sun like every planet, and when it does a full cycle it reperesnts a full year. It is mostly blue and green. Earth is a wounderful place to live!
How do you write a narrative paragraph about your hometown?
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Write sentences the way you speak - just pretend you are telling this to a friend, and write down what you would say. What would you tell them about this topic? How would you describe your hometown to your friend? What things does your friend need to know about your town?
If you just start writing, you will be through with your assignment before you know it!
What is plagiarism and why is it a grave offense?
Plagiarism is when someone copies someone else's words, text, or work and calling it your own. Plagiarism is basically taking someone else's work and calling it your own work.
It is a grave offense because you should be coming up with your own work, and not stealing someone else's work. It is stealing of intellectual property and saying you came up with it all on your own, when you didn't, so it is considered a serious and grave offense.
- the obdurate old man refused to take pity on the kittens.
- the Nanny resigned after she could no longer tolerate the child's petulance.
- before the final exam, the teacher recapitulated the semester's material.
- andrew regularly began letters with the bizarre salutation "Ahoy ahoy".
What is a well-organized paragraph?
Paragraphs are stylistic, so there is no one true answer. It's subjective. However, standard practice states that a paragraph contains a single thought and is generally more than one sentence. Paragraphs of dialog contain only one person's dialog and only one specific thought.
When you are talking about more technical writing, like an essay or argumentative paper, a paragraph should start with a statement and the other sentences support that statement. This is a variation on the idea that a paragraph contains a single thought and is used because in most cases, it works.
What a paragraph is NOT is a bag to hold a bunch of words. If you have more than one thought, break it into two paragraphs. If your thought is only one sentence, find another sentence or merge it with another, stronger thought. If you really are addressing only one thought, your paragraph can be as long as you like. Your reader may get fatigued by this, but it is a legitimate paragraph.
What is the active voice of the sentence a good time was had by all at the picnic?
"A good time was had by all" is an example of the passive voice. If you wanted to make this sentence active, you would change it to say something like, "Everyone at the picnic had a good time." Or "All of those at the picnic had a good time."
Take is already a verb.
For example "to take something" is an action and therefore a verb.
That is the correct spelling of the word "experience."
What is the difference between I should like to and I would like to?
"Should" is preferred with the first person "I," but most Americans use "would."
What would be a situation in which you would likely see the use of propaganda?
Propaganda might be used in political campaigns, wartime announcements, or promotional material for organizations and companies.
When will ipp sentence be scraped?
Hopefully as soon as possible...Its the harshest sentence ever introduced in a western democracy. IPP indeterminate sentences need to be scrapped asap. Hopefully by april 2012.
The word mode in literature refers to?
The word mode refers to a state of something. er go "that is the incorrect mode to launch the process"
