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The way you use contractions (e.g. Do not vs Don’t) tells your reader a lot about you. If you are not clear on how to use them, You will convey that you haven’t done a lot of writing in your life Your language may sound unnatural Your sentences may lose some of their power You [...]
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These words sound the same, but have totally different meanings. And if you keep confusing them with one another in your essays, then: Your grade will suffer Your professor will think that you didn’t go to a good school It will be hard for you to make a good impression with your writing So, you [...]
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Subject-Verb Agreement can: Either make or break your grade or essay score Show you professor or instructor that your grammar skills are at an A+ or a C level Make your writing come across as mature and competent or immature and incompetent That’s the power of the impression subject-verb agreement or disagreement can create of [...]
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A comma (,) is one of the two most commonly used punctuation marks (along with a period). It is also a source of a lot of frustration for the graders of essays and term papers. Why? A skipped comma may mean that the writer is in a rush A comma used in a wrong way [...]
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You know what – I won’t keep you in suspense and will just spell it out. The word is: THEREFORE So, what is so special about it, and why is it a Power Word? Here’s what it can help you accomplish: It tells the reader that you are well informed about the subject It shows that you’ve [...]
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Many essays have suffered because of the improper use of the apostrophe after the word It. Since this word is very common, it is possible to repeat the same mistake many times throughout the essay, thus hurting the grade. Isn’t it about time your essays became free of this nasty little weed that grows without [...]
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If you ever wonder what article to use in a particular situation, here’s a good way to remember How to Use Articles in the English language. First of all, a quick lesson in history. The English indefinite article A is a modern version of the word ONE. That’s it – A simply means one. And [...]
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