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what you read.
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curtain guardian
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lary and spelling—are essential. A good vocabulary
increases your ability to understand reading material
and to express yourself in speaking and in writing.
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Includes bibliographical ... affected by many bad
storms last year.
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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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...
... 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...
... 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 ... being said; they take
action based on what they imagine to be true rather
than what is actually the case. But by really listening to
what people say and how they say it (facial expressions
and ... 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...
... proper
adjectives.
Italy Bahama Africa
Texas France Hawaii
America Virginia Denmark
California Belgium China
Japan Inca England
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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.
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Historic Figures Benjamin Franklin, Cleopatra, Lewis and Clark
Actors Audrey Hepburn, James Stewart, Lucille Ball
Authors Jack London, Shakespeare, O. Henry
Artists...
... Congress Cataloging -in- Publication Data:
Stark, Rachael.
Research and writing skills : successin20minutesaday /
Rachael Stark.—1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 1-57685-442-6 (pbk.)
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, ... tape recordings, CDs, and most Fine Arts libraries or Fine Arts
or instrumental videotapes institutions, national dance centers, or
index and listings performing arts institutions
Rare Book and...
... states, and governmental units Des Moines, Iowa; Barrow, Alaska; Republic of
South Africa
streets, highways, and roads Grand Avenue, Interstate 29, Deadwood Road
landmarks and geographical ... 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 ... QUESTION MARKS, AND EXCLAMATION POINTS–
Rules for Using Periods
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Use a period after an initial and after every part of
an abbreviation, unless the abbreviation has
become an acronym—an abbreviation...
...
Plotting Points on a Graph
You can plot points on a coordinate plane. Every point has two coordinates: an x coordinate and a y coordinate.
These coordinates are written as an ordered pair. It ... remember that a linear equation will always graph into a straight line.
There are other ways to determine if an equation is linear without graphing the equation. Equations of this
type can be put into ... Ax +By = C, where A and B are not both equal to zero. This is called the standard
form of a linear equation. In standard form, a linear equation can have no exponent greater than 1, cannot have
any...
... the text into manageable tasks
ã Reading the pre-text
ã Skimming ahead and jumping back
In addition, if your attention begins to fade, try reading aloud to engage
your ears as well as your eyes.
Skill ... can apply during “application periods.”
PRACTICE 3
Now take a look at a passage similar to something you might read in a
local newspaper. The passage is divided into several short paragraphs in
the ... L
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... 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...