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- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/College_of_the_Canyons/English_101%3A_Grammar_Guide_(Kaiserman)/01%3A_Grammar_Basics-_Parts_of_Speech_and_Syntax/1.6%3A_PrepositionsPrepositions are still in bold, and their complements are in italics: Prepositions of location are pretty easily defined (near, far, over, under, etc.), and prepositions about time are as well (before...Prepositions are still in bold, and their complements are in italics: Prepositions of location are pretty easily defined (near, far, over, under, etc.), and prepositions about time are as well (before, after, at, during, etc.). So far, all of the prepositions we’ve looked at have been one word (and most of them have been one syllable). According to one ranking, the most common English prepositions are on, in, to, by, for, with, at, of, from, as.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/College_of_the_Canyons/English_101%3A_Grammar_Guide_(Kaiserman)/06%3A_Choose_the_Right_WordContributors and Attributions Template:ContribCCEnglish101
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/College_of_the_Canyons/English_101%3A_Grammar_Guide_(Kaiserman)/07%3A_MLA_Document_Formatting/7.2%3A_In-Text_CitationsYou must cite your sources as you use them, mentioning the author or title of the source by name if you summarize its ideas and giving the author or title of the source as well as the page number (if ...You must cite your sources as you use them, mentioning the author or title of the source by name if you summarize its ideas and giving the author or title of the source as well as the page number (if available) in parentheses if you paraphrase or directly quote the source.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/College_of_the_Canyons/English_101%3A_Grammar_Guide_(Kaiserman)/07%3A_MLA_Document_Formatting/7.1%3A_Overall_Structure_of_an_MLA_PaperThe following information should be left-justified in regular font at the top of the first page (in the main part of the page, not the header): Note the header information in the upper-left corner, th...The following information should be left-justified in regular font at the top of the first page (in the main part of the page, not the header): Note the header information in the upper-left corner, the last name and page numbers in the upper-right corner, the double spaced text, and indentations that begin each paragraph.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/College_of_the_Canyons/English_101%3A_Grammar_Guide_(Kaiserman)/01%3A_Grammar_Basics-_Parts_of_Speech_and_Syntax/1.5%3A_AdverbsIn the following examples, adverbs are in bold, while the words they modify are in italics (the quite handsome man): An adverb may provide information about the manner, place, time, frequency, certain...In the following examples, adverbs are in bold, while the words they modify are in italics (the quite handsome man): An adverb may provide information about the manner, place, time, frequency, certainty, or other circumstances of the activity indicated by the verb. Once again the adverbs are in bold, while the words they modify are in italics. Roberto drove us almost to the station (almost modifies the prepositional phrase to the station)
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/College_of_the_Canyons/English_101%3A_Grammar_Guide_(Kaiserman)/06%3A_Choose_the_Right_Word/6.4%3A_ClicheClichés are phrases that were once original and interesting creations but that became so often used that they have ceased to be interesting and are now viewed as overworked. If you have a tendency to ...Clichés are phrases that were once original and interesting creations but that became so often used that they have ceased to be interesting and are now viewed as overworked. If you have a tendency to use a cliché or see one while you are proofreading, replace it with plain language instead. I’m loose as a goose today. as fresh as a daisy as slow as molasses as white as snow busy as a bee can’t see the forest for the trees flat as a pancake just a drop in the bucket plain as the nose on your face
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/College_of_the_Canyons/English_101%3A_Grammar_Guide_(Kaiserman)/03%3A_Sentence_Errors/3.4%3A_Make_Pronouns_and_Antecedents_agreeSome of the most common pronoun mistakes occur with the decision between “you and I” and “you and me.” People will often say things like “You and me should go out for drinks.” Or—thinking back on the ...Some of the most common pronoun mistakes occur with the decision between “you and I” and “you and me.” People will often say things like “You and me should go out for drinks.” Or—thinking back on the rule that it should be “you and I”—they will say “Susan assigned the task to both you and I.” However, both of these sentences are wrong.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/College_of_the_Canyons/English_101%3A_Grammar_Guide_(Kaiserman)/05%3A_Effective_and_Dynamic_Sentences/5.4%3A_Eliminate_Shifts_in_Point_of_ViewThe strength of second person is in a direct connection with narrator and reader; when reading second person, you feel as if you’re having a conversation with the narrator. “You are walking through a ...The strength of second person is in a direct connection with narrator and reader; when reading second person, you feel as if you’re having a conversation with the narrator. “You are walking through a forest…. It is peaceful…. You breathe deeply and slowly as you listen to the forest sounds around you…. You hear the sounds of leaves underfoot as you follow the path…. You find a fallen log…. You sit down” (meditation sequence).
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/College_of_the_Canyons/English_101%3A_Grammar_Guide_(Kaiserman)/00%3A_Front_Matter/02%3A_InfoPageThe LibreTexts libraries are Powered by MindTouch ® and are supported by the Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot Project, the UC Davis Office of the Provost, the UC Davis Library, the Californ...The LibreTexts libraries are Powered by MindTouch ® and are supported by the Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot Project, the UC Davis Office of the Provost, the UC Davis Library, the California State University Affordable Learning Solutions Program, and Merlot.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/College_of_the_Canyons/English_101%3A_Grammar_Guide_(Kaiserman)/03%3A_Sentence_Errors/3.5%3A_Make_sure_Pronoun_References_are_ClearFor instance, in a sentence When I went to see my friends Henry and Ricardo play football, he scored three touchdowns, it is unclear who the he in the sentence is. By the last sentence, “he” is too fa...For instance, in a sentence When I went to see my friends Henry and Ricardo play football, he scored three touchdowns, it is unclear who the he in the sentence is. By the last sentence, “he” is too far from the word that it is trying to replace. The word “it” probably refers to a hamburger, implied by the name of the restaurant, but the word hamburger did not appear in the sentence. In Nicholas Carr’s The Shallows, it discusses the effects of the Internet on the human brain.
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