Writting good or well 6 ppt

... Helen get angry), go for the comparative, with -er for the short word and more for the two-syllable word. i pettiest, more annoyingly or less annoyingly. The argument had more than two moments, ... syllables. r more forcefully. This sentence compares his force to the force of a truck. Two things in one comparison gives you comparative form, which is created by more for long words. s most .....

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... requires an, not a. 64 55 7 5 85 06 46 2 6 84 05 35 74 94 5 6 65 9 5 16 36 25 45 15 Dollars’ Clothing: Fashions That Work A–D. Surprising Surprisingly comfortably comfortable suits for work and leisure. ... descriptive words are underlined, but only some of them are wrong. Look for adjectives trying to do an adverb’s job (and vice versa) or the wrong sort of articles. When you...

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... written. P Several corrections are possible. Two examples: Speaking forcefully to the driver made the point. Speaking to the driver made the point forcefully. The problem with the original is that forcefully ... that a normal human body can achieve. Do not try these positions at home, but do look for ten errors caused by vague, misplaced, or dangling descriptions. After you find the clunker...

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... on. 207 Chapter 16: For Better or Worse: Forming Comparisons 23_599321 ch 16. qxp 4/3/ 06 11:30 PM Page 207 ߜ Check the dictionary if you’re not sure of the correct form. The entry for the plain adjective or ... Superlative Good or well Better Best Bad or ill Worse Worst Much or many More Most Take a stab at this section’s practice exercises, but don’t go to the -ER if your aim...

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... establishment. Correcting the errors may involve adding, removing, or rearranging quite a few words. Note: Often more than one correction is possi- ble. I supply one answer for each error in the following ... that each is correct. Here’s an example and a practice set of exercises. If you find an error, rewrite the sentence. Note: More than one correction is possible with this sort of error....

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... sure that they’re very close to the word they describe. Except for a few place or time descriptions, nearly every multiword description directly fol- lows the word it describes, as in these sentences: I ... response. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 19. About a we...

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... sentence is subject (the person or thing you’re talking about) and verb (a statement of being or action about the subject), in that order. This structure is a good workhorse to carry your meaning ... out misplaced words, insert words by using carats, and revise sentences in the margins of this book. Note: The errors have several possible corrections, but in the answers section, I show o...

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... unattractiver more unattractive than Sally’s, and you’ll have to look at him all day if he is president. 213 Chapter 16: For Better or Worse: Forming Comparisons 23_599321 ch 16. qxp 4/3/ 06 11:30 PM ... cute. Another form of illogic that pops up in comparisons is overkill: the use of both -er and more or less or -est and most or least. You can be either sillier or more silly, bu...

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... the most important, if not the most important, provisions of the law. Or, Elizabeth concentrated on one of the most important provisions of the law, if not the most important. The original is ... one: equally impor- tant. Comparison two: more important than Elizabeth’s. x Elizabeth insisted on the same amount of time as Celeste, or even more time than Celeste. In the original sentence ......

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... say, present to past tense, or from first person (the I form) to third (the he or they form). Nor should a sentence drift from singular to plural without good reason. For help with verbs, check ... whether or not they’re parallel. If they are, write “correct” in the blank after each sentence. If they’re non- parallel, correct the sentence in the blanks provided. 26_ 599321 ch18.qxp 4...

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