... have traveled on the Garden state Parkway, a
main highway in New Jersey.
b. I have traveled on the Garden State Parkway, a
main highway in New Jersey.
Proper Adjectives
Proper adjectives are adjectives—that ... Kahlo, a Mexican artist, painted many
self-portraits.
b. Frida Kahlo, a mexican artist, painted many
self-portraits.
22. a. The actress in the play tried to speak with a
Scottish accent.
b. The Actress ... meets all
three of the following criteria:
1. It has a verb (a word or phrase that explains an
action such as want, run, take, give, or a state of
being, such as am, is, are, was, were, be). Many
sentences...
... Conventions.
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29. a. Marianne had never been as far East as
Columbus, Ohio.
b. Marianne had never been as far east as
Columbus, Ohio.
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4. a. Lisa lost ... Mexican Restaurant
Practice
Choose the correctly capitalized version of each of the
following pairs.
25. a. Digging the Canal through Panama took
many years.
b. Digging the canal through Panama...
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1. Report writing Handbooks, ... that
analyzes a particular topic or book, while a
research paper involves analyzing raw data and
different facts and statistics from a variety of
sources. Once you have collected all your materi-
al, ... Emotional Versus Logical Appeals 69
LESSON 15 Distinguishing Fact from Opinion 73
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... consider, in order of
priority?
a. academic reputation, financial aid, social life
on campus
b. location, financial aid, and academic
reputation
c. financial aid, student services, location
d. academic ... of
logic and reason.
Practice
1. For practice, imagine this scenario—buying a
new car—and apply critical thinking and reason-
ing skills to it. First, critical thinking: What dif-
ferent things should ... what he says about
politics. I mean, all he does is watch Friends
reruns all day. What does he know?”
a. The speaker assumes that Charlie can’t have a
valid opinion about politics because he
watches...
... F. Writingskillssuccessin20minutesa day. II. Title: Writingskillssuccessin twenty minutesa day.
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29. a. Marianne had never been as far East as
Columbus, Ohio.
b. Marianne had never been as far east as
Columbus, Ohio.
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... following are some examples of words that
follow the ai and ia rules:
Words with ai Words with ia
Britain alleviate
captain brilliant
certain civilian
chieftain familiar
curtain guardian
fountain ... communication skills including vocabu-
lary and spelling—are essential. A good vocabulary
increases your ability to understand reading material
and to express yourself in speaking and in writing.
Without ... ybd w6 h16" alt=""
Words with ai Words with ea Words with ui
abstain cheap juice
acquaint conceal nuisance
chaise gear ruin
paisley heal suit
prevail lead
refrain reveal
traipse steal
The Exceptions
There...
... proper
adjectives.
Italy Bahama Africa
Texas France Hawaii
America Virginia Denmark
California Belgium China
Japan Inca England
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Practice
Identify ... SUMMARY
Pronouns are more than a word that takes the place of a noun.” Learn
about their categories and cases and the importance of making them
agree in number, gender, and person.
3
27
Grammar_les03_027-032.qxd ... Bush, Mayor Giuliani, Officer Dunlap
Historic Figures Benjamin Franklin, Cleopatra, Lewis and Clark
Actors Audrey Hepburn, James Stewart, Lucille Ball
Authors Jack London, Shakespeare, O. Henry
Artists...
... probably familiar with the basic format of the
traditional outline:
I. Main idea 1
A. Major detail
B. Major detail
1. Minor detail
2. Minor detail
II. Main idea 2
A. Major detail
B. Major detail
You ... of
making a linear outline of the main ideas of a text,
when you map, you make a diagram of the main points
in the text that you want to remember. The following
diagrams show the same information ... look:
Visual Modality
learning by seeing
Auditory Modality
learning by listening
Kinesthetic Modality
learning by doing
Visual Modality
learning by seeing
Auditory Modality
learning by listening
Kinesthetic...
... irregularity or
abnormality. Since average means usual or
commonplace, it is not a synonym.
30. c. having to do with animals. Simian means
ape-like or having to do with apes or mon-
keys. Since having ... (pra·mə·ti·zəm)
(noun)
a way of thinking or an attitude that stresses the
value of being practical, realistic, and useful
We were all glad he showed such at the
meeting and that he was not too idealistic
about achieving ... those
around us quieted and cast disapproving
stares in our direction, we wandered off in
search of a bevy of young ladies to enter-
tain. We found a few in the large dining
room. Pete approached...
... diving adventure in
Indonesia, I purchased some state of the art
radar gear.
45. If you want something done quickly, you
may ask for it ASAP.
46. At the new planetarium, I saw an amazing
laser ... accessed
randomly
3 the coding on many Web page
documents
6 local area network
8 a compact disc that contains
data a computer can read
9 self-contained underwater
breathing device
10 English as a second ... mean
your vocabulary and literacy won’t benefit from visit-
ing a scuba website to learn how all the gear is a self-
contained underwater breathing apparatus. Flipping
through Wired magazine or the...
... the main char-
acter ina drama or other literary work. In
ancient Greek drama, a protagonist is the
first actor to engage in dialogue. A protago-
nist is also a champion or leader of a cause.
Speed ... and detail to any piece of writing. They serve to qualify and clarify the subject at
hand. Consider a mental image coming into focus as additional information is put forth: “There was
a man. There ... difficult variables entered into the
situation, his carefully mapped plans went
terribly .
bane (ba¯n)
(noun)
fatal injury or ruin; a cause of harm, ruin, or death; a
source of persistent annoyance...
... the reader encounters.
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11. A( n) clause is a state-
ment that says a contract or agreement will auto-
matically terminate on ... LITERATURE–
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Across
3 using language effectively and
persuasively
4 banal, ordinary, common
7 play on words
8 maxim, adage
9 ordinary writing
13 humanization
15 incongruity, or expressing
something other ... similar
things are patterned; an ideal example of a type
Shakespeare’s dramas provide a literary
that has in uenced many subsequent authors
who follow the pattern his work provides.
aphorism ( a fə·ri·zəm)
(noun)
a...