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Writing and Composition
Includes questions related to the study and use of various written works.
2,722 Questions
What would not be found in an opening statement?
Evidence based on hearsay would not be found in a opening statement.
Where can you find ink for a quill?
You can take some from a pen, or you can ask your nearest pen/pencil specialty store.
What is a good sentence for assassinate?
We must all be alert for any signs of any plot to attempt to assassinate any of our leaders.
There were many attempts to assassinate Mr. Hitler.
What are the different types of seasons in India?
The four main seasons in India are Summer, Winter, Monsoon and pre-monsoon.
Can you put a quote inside of a quote?
Yes. To write it out, the first quote would open and close with quotation marks ". the quote within a quote would open and close with single marks '. For Example: Fred Brown responded, "Well, I think Benjiman Franklin was right when he said 'A penny saved is a penny earned'. Saving is important."
If you need to write an essay on honesty is the best policy what kind of things would you include?
You might include the original quotation, from William Shakespeare:
"Honest is the best policy. If I lose mine honour, I lose myself". You could include some examples of where you yourself have been honest and it was the best thing you could have done. You might also include some examples of where you told a lie and it got you into worse trouble than before.
How can you write short past paragraph using only common nouns?
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place or thing. Write your paragraph without using names. For example, this short paragraph uses no proper nouns. All of the nouns in this paragraph are common nouns.
What words could you use to describe a brother or mother that rhyme with caring?
daring, sharing, wearing, bearing
How is lacuna used in writing?
Because it deals primarily with bone structure, I would think it is used in medically-oriented literature. For example, the word is somewhat synonymous with foxhole. But it is unlikely that a writer would describe soldiers scrambling out of their lacunae.
==lacunae are gaps, blank spaces, missing parts.
Authors sometimes leave information unstated, allowing the reader's curiosity and imagination to work. An example is in the Biblical story of Abraham's sacrifice of his son, Isaac (Genesis 22:1-19).
The text reads, in part, "The next morning Abraham got up early. He saddled his donkey and took two of his servants with him, along with his son, Isaac. Then he chopped wood for a fire for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had told him about. On the third day of their journey, Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance."
On the third day? And we have been told nothing of the conversations or events that took place while a father was leading his only son to slaughter. Surely our imagination, filling in those lacunae, is more powerful than anything the author might have said.
How do you use the word grape in a sentence?
There was a grape under the table. The grape was rotten.
What is a word for making things more difficult than they really are?
Complicate, Overcomplicate; Complexify; obfuscate.
What is the word for adopting another countries culture and making it your own?
Assimilation would be the most accurate, I think.
What does the by line of a book or story mean?
"Byline" or "By Line" means the author of the writing.
Story Title
By
[enter name here]
Why is a by phrase frequently a sign of passive voice?
Let's look at a very famous active sentence.
Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
Now let's put that into the passive.
Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.
So why do we use the 'by Shakespeare'. Well, read the sentence without it and it makes no sense. Also, ask yourself why we would have used that sentence in the first place.
Teacher: Who wrote Hamlet, class?
Freddy: Bacon, miss.
Teacher: Nice try Freddy, but Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.
Often though there is no 'by' clause.
John: Why so glum, matey.
Fred: My car was stole last night.
Fred wouldn't say 'My car was stolen by someone' because 'by someone' sounds silly.
So, in answer to your question, the by phrase is used in the passive voice when it is needed. Whether it is used (by people) more frequently, I don't know. (Did you see what I did in the last sentence?)
What language were manuscripts written in?
A manuscript is any handwritten document. They can be written in any language.
What was the ballpoint pens impact on the world?
The ballpoint pen impacts the world in a small but important way. For one, Royal Air Force pilots used it in World War II because ink flow didn't rely on gravity, and therefore it worked at high altitudes. It also allows artists and authors to work mess-free whenever they get an idea, despite their location. The ballpoint pen is important because it writes the first time and it works without smearing, ripping the paper, or making ink splotches.
You tryed to be nice by writing your crush a note not love note but he threw it away?
He was probably embarrassed or trying to act 'tough' in front of his friends. Why not try talking to him face-to-face in private?
I waited till the last day of school and when everyone was getting their stuff, I put the note in his backpack so he would find it when he got home....Did that just yesterday so I have to wait until school starts again to find out what happened!
This is what mine said:
I like you...
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Dominance is defined as an individual's access to something over another person. An example would be a higher career status in a department is dominant over a lower career statues within the same department.
Which is true about the process involved in completing an application form?
All five stages of the writing process can be applied to completing an application.
A word that sounds like style but is spelled differently?
STILE : A structure which provides people a passage / way through or over a fence / boundary by steps or narrow gaps.
What comes first exclamation then questionmark or vice versa?
Neither is wrong, and they can also be combined as an "interrobang" character.
‽though I think that's a little hard to read.When deciding which to use, consider that the one that comes first might be seen to predominate. So maybe ?! is more like a question, and !? is more like an exclamation. But that is a very subtle difference and I doubt many people would notice or care.
BTW exclamation points are not much used in non-fiction, and their use in fiction should be sparing, unless you are writing a comic book.
