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Writing and Composition
Includes questions related to the study and use of various written works.
2,722 Questions
What is a noun that answers to whom or for whom?
Give the letter to Mary. to whom?
The letter is for Mary. for whom?
Clinical Prioritization is another way to say triage. Prioritizing which patients get what treatment and when they receive that treatment based upon their clinical signs and symptoms.
What does the phrase 'truth behind' mean?
the truth behind something is the motivation for an action.
Who discovered shorthand system?
There are several variations, the most notable is Pitman shorthand created by Sir Isaac Pitman in 1837
media is used in order to select and differentiate microorganisms
How do authors write stories that aren't true but sound like they are?
Some writers are so skilled that they can make you "see" the word picture they are painting. Other writers take pieces of their own experience and fictionalize them. Writers' editors help a lot by cleaning up messy spots in writing.
Your written communication skills means your ability to clearly state your thoughts in a written format, using correct grammar, good sentence structure, organized thinking, and writing that gets to the point.
How does answering rhetorical questions be persuasive?
Some people ask rhetorical q's to try to prove a point
to try to get people to understand the importance they feel something has.
If one such question is answer, the purpose is defeated.
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What is a good title for a tribute?
You're doing it backwards, I'm afraid - the title comes last, after you've written your tribute. Finish the piece, and the title will come out of something you've written. If you still can't think of anything, you'll have to go with "A Tribute to ___" or "The Life of ___" as a title.
The main difference between sensation and perception?
Sensation is how you take in info, perception is how you make sense of it
Can one sentence of a paragraph go on to the next page?
It can, although most times people try to avoid it. That is because the last sentence often sums up the points that have been brought up in the paragraph. Turning the page breaks the train of thought.
What are the importance of outlining?
Out lining is an important thing to high light the
required (informative) words.
How can you use scudded in a sentence?
Children tried to race the clouds as they scudded across the sky
What is difference between personal and impersonal style of writing?
Personal is when you write using words like, I, me, we, our.
Could we write media as medium?
The word media is a plural noun; the singular form is medium.
Use 'medium' when referring to one: His favorite mediumis painting in water colors.
Use 'media' when referring to more than one: A news release is automatically sent to ten different news media.
The word medium is also an adjective that describes a noun as average or in the middle in size, strength, or amount.
Which word does not generally have a negative connotation - notorious consummate or inveterate?
Consummate is seldom negative.
Inveterate may be but is not always.
Notorious is universally negative.
Is it correct to start a sentence with AND?
Yes, it is grammatically correct; when used, it is followed by a comma. However, it is often overused in writing and shouldn't be used in excess.
How do you write a paragraph about your day?
Nobody can tell you what to write - you must write what is in your own heart and mind. Copying what someone else has written leads to dull, boring writing that is not going to help you learn how to write better.
What do you want to say about your name?
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Because the word "best" is already a superlative. The word "best" means "better than all the rest." There is nothing better than the best.
For example, if I think the Wizard of Oz is the best movie ever, it means I think there is no better movie on earth than the Wizard of Oz.
If I said that the Wizard of Oz is the bestest movie ever, it would mean the exact same thing: that I think there is no better movie on earth than the Wizard of Oz.
Since the word "bestest" would mean the exact same thing as "best," there is no need for such a word. It's redundant.
What does exclamation point in brackets with a squiggly line underneath mean?
It represents a single-masted sailboat with a square sail.
No, actually, I don't know. I'm familiar with most editing marks, so it's probably something that whoever used it came up with. Can't you ask them?
If it's inserted into a quotation, the [!] by itself suggests that the person who pasted in the quotation was surprised by the part of the quote just before that, or would like you to take special note of it. But a squiggly underline isn't commonly used for anything, except by spell checkers to indicate misspelled words. Maybe they were really surprised.
