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... interest you . The things you like to talk about are usually excellent subjects for your papers . Get yourself a notebook and begin at once noting down possible topics for compositions . Many professional writers have notebooks in which ...
... interest you . The things you like to talk about are usually excellent subjects for your papers . Get yourself a notebook and begin at once noting down possible topics for compositions . Many professional writers have notebooks in which ...
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... interest would be keen , and the affair would be a success . BETTER : They were sure that the attendance would be large , that interest would be keen , and that the affair would be a success . MISLEADING : He wrote to his uncle and ...
... interest would be keen , and the affair would be a success . BETTER : They were sure that the attendance would be large , that interest would be keen , and that the affair would be a success . MISLEADING : He wrote to his uncle and ...
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... interest . Some topics can be treated in a single paragraph ; others require more elaborate development . Problems of arrangement arise and must be solved . Our composition divides itself usually into a number of parts . In what order ...
... interest . Some topics can be treated in a single paragraph ; others require more elaborate development . Problems of arrangement arise and must be solved . Our composition divides itself usually into a number of parts . In what order ...
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abbreviations adjective adverb antecedent apposition asked auxiliary verbs begin called capital Chapter colloquial comma complement complete composition compound sentence coordinating conjunction diagraming dictionary direct object driven emphasis English essay example expressions following sentences gender gerund give grammar hyphen idea IMPERATIVE MOOD important IMPROVED independent clause INDICATIVE MOOD infinitive interest italic type italics language letter look Mark indicating means modifiers MOOD noun or pronoun Oakhurst paragraph PAST PARTICIPLE PAST PERFECT past tense periodic sentence phrase plural Poker Flat predicate noun preposition PRESENT principal problem proper nouns prose punctuation question quotation marks reader reference relative pronouns requires rules semicolon simple sentence singular speak speech story style subjective complement SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD subordinate tence thing third person thought tion told topic sentence uncle usage usually words writing