Are you having trouble with essay writing? Here are 3 tips that can help you improve your essay writing skills. Over my many years of being an English tutor, I’ve noticed that many high school students have trouble with essay writing. Some don’t understand the format, some don’t know how to start it, some are […]
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Are you having trouble lengthening your paragraphs? Do you want to make them more detailed? If so, here’s a method you can try. I once had a student write me a paragraph telling me what they did over spring break. About 30 minutes after I gave her the assignment, she handed it back to me.
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Want to know how to use punctuation marks correctly? Read on! Punctuation marks can be confusing. There are so many and some marks have multiple uses. It can be become difficult to remember all of the rules. I remember in college, I took an English literature class and had to write a mid-term essay. A
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Want to know what double negatives are? And how to prevent them? Read on. Have you ever heard anyone say “I ain’t no snitch!” or “I ain’t never been there.”? Well, these (along with the use of the word “ain’t”) are grammatical errors. These are called double negatives and they happen more often than you
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Are you confused about what modifiers (specifically dangling modifiers) are? This article will clear things up for you. Dangling modifiers are modifiers that do not do their job, like that one guy who only has one job assigned to him, but he never does it correctly (don’t you just hate that guy?). Dangling modifiers are
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