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| error | 11/18/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: One of these sentences contains an error in Fragments, Comma Faults, Fused Sentences (errors that ...
A: I think from my first reply to you that you need to carefully look at all 4 sentences and try to see ...
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| Error | 11/18/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: One of these sentences contains an error in Fragments, Comma Faults, Fused Sentences (errors that ...
A: First of all, you need to know what each of the items you are looking for in each of the sentences ...
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| subject predicate | 11/11/2009 | Debra Duenas |
Q: Help me help my child... what is the subject and predicate for these questions? Will you help me ...
A: Sorry for the delay, I had some internet problems. This answer may come too late to help you, but ...
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| Grammer | 10/18/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: Should you always use the word "may" instead of "can" when asking for something? i.e Can I have it?
A: The use of "can" and "may" are not interchangeable. One uses "may" when one is asking permission, ...
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| "That" | 10/15/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: Should I write, "My hope is this ministry will reach out..." or "My hope is that this ministry will ...
A: Why not change the way you state the sentence? "My ministry will reach out...is my hope." I think ...
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| Classification Essay | 10/7/2009 | Kari Lomanno |
Q: I need help writing my classification essay. I am doing it on Herbal remedies but I don't know how ...
A: I would start by brainstorming all the information you want to include in the essay. Once all your ...
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| Pronoun Antecendent Exercises | 10/5/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: In the following pairs, one sentence is correct, and the other sentence has a pronoun antecedent ...
A: Remember that a pronoun antecedent has to agree in number and gender. Look at sentence a. If job ...
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| Pronoun Antecendent Exercises | 10/3/2009 | Kari Lomanno |
Q: "In the following pairs, one sentence is correct, and the other sentence has a pronoun antecedent ...
A: A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. The antecedent is the noun the pronoun modifies. ...
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| Pronoun Antecendent Exercises | 10/3/2009 | Kari Lomanno |
Q: In the following pairs, one sentence is correct, and the other sentence has a pronoun antecedent ...
A: A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. The antecedent is the noun the pronoun modifies. ...
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| subject and predicate in a question | 10/2/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: The question is CAN YOU HEAR THE BAND OUTSIDE? I think THE BAND is the subject. CAN YOU HEAR ...
A: Generally in a question, you can switch it so it is a statement. Can you hear the band outside? can ...
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| Diagramming | 9/30/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: Need help diagramming the following sentences:After the snow was over, we went to the restaurant ...
A: So happy you are able to let me know what you do know. That is great. You are learning!! ...
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| Active and Passive voice | 9/27/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay and price, bear any ...
A: Your sentence shows the subject acting, thus it is in active voice. If the subject was receiving ...
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| parts of Language arts | 9/20/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: I am a teaching student. What part of Language Arts do nouns, verbs, and adjectives fit under? ...
A: When we talk about nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, etc., we are talking ...
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| Verbs | 9/16/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: What is the verb in this sentence? An apartment has its own kitchen, livivng room, and bathroom. An ...
A: The reason you may have problems seeing the verbs in the sentences is because in some sentences, the ...
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| diagramming | 9/6/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: need some help diagramming thisWhere and with whom will you celebrate Thanksgiving? I know this: ...
A: You are doing well picking out the subject (you), verb,(will celebrate) and hopefully you know that ...
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| concernning poetry and grammar | 9/6/2009 | Debra Duenas |
Q: Good day, I am a second year student of English language and literature from Bosnia&Herzegovina, and ...
A: I don't approve of doing people's home work for them and wished you had included your own ideas ...
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| diagramming sentences with prepositions | 9/5/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: How do I diagram this sentence: The Masons went on their vacation without their dog. Thank you!
A: What you need to do is get your subject and verb first. The subject is the noun or pronoun that the ...
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| grammar | 9/5/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: what is a compound verb answer for English as 2nd language student
A: A compound verb is 2 or more verbs joined by a conjunction. Example: Mary went to the store and ...
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| Play and poetry | 9/4/2009 | Debra Duenas |
Q: i teach 8 and 9 class and wanted to stage a play on the annual day of the school.can u suggest some ...
A: This site has a few environment skits ...
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| Play and poetry | 9/4/2009 | Debra Duenas |
Q: i teach 8 and 9 class and wanted to stage a play on the annual day of the school.can u suggest some ...
A: Wow! That's a tough one...I was just reading that this is a new concept for plays acrually...here's ...
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| infinitives | 9/2/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: In the sentence, "We are to vote in the election tomorrow," is "to vote" part of the predicate? If ...
A: Yes, "are" is the only verb in the sentence. We = subject are = verb to vote in the election ...
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| Diagramming | 8/31/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: My daughter and I were wanting some help diagramming the following sentences;Hiking the Appalachian ...
A: I lost the first one I was sending to you, so I am repeating what I said about the first sentence. ...
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| Diagramming | 8/31/2009 | Debra Duenas |
Q: My daughter and I were wanting some help diagramming the following sentences;Hiking the Appalachian ...
A: I don't torture my students with this exercise! And I have a very hard time explaining it here where ...
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| Play and poetry | 8/30/2009 | Debra Duenas |
Q: i teach 8 and 9 class and wanted to stage a play on the annual day of the school.can u suggest some ...
A: There are many good plays out there. Do you have a theme in mind? "Our Town" is great but features ...
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| Grammar | 8/28/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: How should the following sentence be written? Animal fat and vegetable oil is high in calories. ...
A: Whenever you have a compound subject joined by "and" you need a plural verb, which in this case is ...
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| diagramming | 8/21/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: How do I diagram?: The grass looked like a magic carpet.
A: When you look at a sentence, the first thing you need to do is look for the subject of the sentence ...
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| grammar | 8/20/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: 1. Which is correct? A) What effect would the weapon have on the faces of the following (a list of ...
A: I kept going back and forth on which of the two sentences in question 1 was correct and finally ...
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| conservation of the sea's resources | 8/4/2009 | Debra Duenas |
Q: I'm doing some own revision for my essays in my exams. The question is "How important is the ...
A: The sea is most of the water on earth, which we cannot live without. It also provides food for many ...
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| too little land | 8/3/2009 | Debra Duenas |
Q: i)Can you give some clear examples, please? ii) what are suggestion & area of discussion on the ...
A: I am not sure what you are asking me. Clearly the question refers to over population. Can I give ...
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| diagramming | 8/3/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: I need help diagramming the following sentences. Who knitted herself a sweater with colorful yarn? ...
A: Sorry, Julie, I didn't see the other sentence. First of all, you need to read over the sentence and ...
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| diagramming | 8/1/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: I need help diagramming the following sentences. Who knitted herself a sweater with colorful yarn? ...
A: You need to know what position in a sentence each of the words are used. Who - subject knitted - ...
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| Diagamming | 7/14/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: I need help with diagramming the following sentence:We saw two herons that were guarding a nest. I'm ...
A: "that were guarding a nest" is an adjective clause..."that" refers to herons, the direct object, in ...
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| Parts of speech and punctuation | 6/23/2009 | Debra Duenas |
Q: What follows a linkig or action verb?
A: This question is too vague. It depends on the verb and what you want to say. Generally, the verb ...
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| English grammer | 6/13/2009 | Debra Duenas |
Q: What is the difference between gather and collect? Please explain it with example.
A: These are very close. The often can be used in the same sentence interchangably. But they do have ...
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| English grammer | 6/13/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: What is the difference between gather and collect? Please explain it with example.
A: The difference between gather and collect is given below. There are times when we use them ...
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| Plagiarism? | 5/21/2009 | Debra Duenas |
Q: =D Do you think I would ge tin trouble for it though because someone said that even if you use your ...
A: I didn't see any direct quotes, I don't think...it's hard to tell going back and forth on the web ...
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| Plagiarism? | 5/21/2009 | Debra Duenas |
Q: =D Do you think I would ge tin trouble for it though because someone said that even if you use your ...
A: Yes...if you say something close to what was originally written, you should put right into your ...
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| Plagiarism? | 5/21/2009 | Debra Duenas |
Q: If you have a report to do and you have to research articles online for it and you reword the ...
A: I actually think this is pretty good for middle school. My comments are more about form than ...
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| Plagiarism? | 5/20/2009 | Rosemary Lenc |
Q: If you have a report to do and you have to research articles online for it and you reword the ...
A: When you read something, you need to think about what you read and then reword it in your own words. ...
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| Plagiarism? | 5/20/2009 | Debra Duenas |
Q: If you have a report to do and you have to research articles online for it and you reword the ...
A: This depends a lot on your age and education level. If you are in fifth grade I would say okay and ...
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