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Writing and Composition
Includes questions related to the study and use of various written works.
2,722 Questions
What is the meaning of once in for all?
It is "once and for all" meaning the final answer to what ever is being discussed
What is it called to retell something in your own words?
I believe you are referring to paraphrasing.
What should be the hook's main focus?
The hook's main focus should be one issue, idea, or piece of evidence that the audience is intended to remember above all else.
What is the structure of a standard compare and contrast essay?
-Introduction
Your introduction like the five-paragraph-essay, should open generally (with a quotation, anecdote, generalization), and lead into the thesis statement.
Thats it wishing for you an organized and nice essay :)
Point of view of cat in the rain?
Cats do not like the rain. Through a cat's eyes the rain is torture because they cannot go exploring their terrain.
Is it ride in the bus or ride on the bus?
Strictly speaking, you would ride "in the bus" because to be "on the bus" would mean that you are on the roof. However, people often say that they ride on the bus when they mean that they are sitting or standing inside it.
Yes, wear is a verb. Example: Please don't wear hats inside the building.
Wear can also be used as a noun. Example: He needed to replace the brakes due to wear and tear.
Why do ninety percent of schools teach reading before writing?
It's easier to start off by reading, because it gives children the opportunity to recognise words and phrases, and adapt them to use when they are writing. It also gives the opportunity for children to understand more before they begin writing, as they already know how basic sentence structures work, which is shown through reading not by direct teaching.
How should a table of contents look?
A table of contents is a list of the various sections of a book, giving the page numbers on which those sections begin. Let us imagine that I am writing a book about pickles. The contents might look something like this:
Finding pickles 1
What do pickles taste like? 7
How to serve pickles 20
Different types of pickles 26
The history of pickles 45
Nutritional value of pickles 78
Famous sayings about pickles 92
What goes with a pickle 134
A gry is an old English measure for length, defined as 1/10 of a line, where line is another measure of length, defined as 1/12 inch.
Anybody know how to write a paragraph describing a characteristic of someone?
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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? What is a good personality? Look up some facts if you need to. How would you describe these facts to your friend?
If you just start writing, you will be through with your assignment before you know it!
(Apex)Words that help the reader move from one idea to the next
transition in writing is the use of transition phrases to connect your essay. It gives your writing a flow. (in addition, above all, for example,moreover...)
What are the disadvantages of collaborative writing?
The advantages and disadvantages of collaborative writing depend on what the purpose of your writing project is. People write for different reasons and to produce different kinds of products.
Sometimes the purpose of writing is to produce knowledge, such as the kind of writing one finds in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. In such cases, collaborative writing can be very useful because the combined knowledge of many people can be aggregated, and the smarter people in the group can correct the errors of members who are less smart.
Sometimes the purpose of writing is to produce 'art' or some other kind of 'beautiful', 'expressive', or 'persuasive' text. In these cases, collaboration can also be useful, but it is much more difficult to manage because the focus is not just on the information contained in the text but on the way the text is put together.
Finally, sometimes the purpose of writing is to produce relationships. For example, we might write a love letter (email? SMS txt?) to our girlfriend in order to create a good relationship with her. This kind of writing is naturally collaborative because you are collaborating with the person you are writing to, and they often respond with another text, which you later have to respond to. The desire to build relationships can also be part of larger collaborations such as when people post on blogs or forums.
For some reason, collaborative writing in school does not seem to work as well as it does on blogs and other online venues. There is a good reason to try to get students to do group projects since most of the writing they will do in the workplace will probably be in groups. Most students, however, don't like to work in groups.
Some of the Difficulties of collaborative writing projects are:
1. creates a Free Rider problem
2. highly depends on intrinsic motivation from all participants
3. Demands responsibility for the process
Here are some ways teachers can improve their group assignments to make them as fun as collaborative writing online is:
1. Educate about leadership in flat hierarchy groups. Perhaps integrate this into the task
2. Let the students actually use some of these internet tools
When there are different views or ideas in the group, people have to disccuss and compromise to reach the common direction. This helps eliminate some errors. However, some potential sparkling view points may also be eliminated, for profounding theories might looks silly or unacceptable at the first place.
So collaborative writing might not encourage creativity to some degree.
its something that is not meant to be taken seriously like the phrase " I have butterflies in my stomach" or " the clouds were crying".
How do you write a short summary with six sentences?
A summary contains the most important details of what you are summarizing. Read the original and figure out what is most important. As for using six sentences exactly, you will just have to count sentences, and stop when you get to six.
