The difference between "showing" and not "telling" in writing.
Why is it important to "show" readers, not just "tell" them about a topic? What does "showing" mean in regards to writing?
Use of the indefinite is featured.
Why should you stay away from the indefinite use of you and/or they? A brief lst of tips is included.
The use of the comma splice is depicted.
What is a comma splice?
Dangling modifiers in writing are explained.
Fix the dangling modifier in this sentence: As a young boy, his aunt told stories of her years as a country doctor.
Determining the different parts of speech.
What is the difference between a noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.?
Incorporating source material in an essay is discussed.
How do I use source material correctly and effectively in an essay?
Parallel structure in writing is depicted.
What is parallelism in regards to composition?
What is a thesis statement? How do I form a successful thesis statement?
Determining the various uses of similes, metaphors, and analogies is noted.
What is the difference between a simile, a metaphor, and an analogy?
The differences between speech and writing.
What are the differences between writing and speech? When do we use spoken words, and why? Think of the characteristics of the written form - it has longer, more involved sentences, because we can see what's there and revise it. We use complex sentences in writing and we don't usually do that in speaking. After all, we h ...continues
