If you have ever wondered if punctuation is truly important, try reading a passage that does not have punctuation. It in nearly impossible to correctl...
Spelling is a learned skill not a special talent. Spelling can be mastered by learning a few basic rules about when to change the endings on words. Mo...
The English language has a large group of words that sound alike or look alike. Words like decent and descent look and sound similar, but they have ve...
Prepositions are small words that are combined with nouns into phrases. Prepositional phrases explain time, location, and direction to the reader. As ...
The first steps in the writing process are the most crucial for developing a well-written unified paragraph. These steps are called Thought Lines. Tak...
Once you have generated a topic sentence and the details to support that topic sentence, it is time to organize your ideas. By organizing your ideas y...
The next step in the writing process is producing a rough draft. A rough draft translates your list of details into sentences full of description, act...
The last step in the writing process is proofreading. After you have finished developing and supporting your ideas and after you have checked the orga...
The last chapter discussed the importance of using good grammar and good word choice in your writing. However, the most grammatically perfect paragrap...
In this chapter you will study the importance of being specific in the details you use to support an idea. When you write in vague, general terms, you...