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There are seven coordinating conjunctions: and, but, or, nor, for, so & yet.
6:34 AM Sep 2nd
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Coordinating conjunctions are used to join words, phrases, and clauses that are balanced as logical equals.
6:31 AM Sep 2nd
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Spelling tip: Don't rely on electronic spellcheckers. They can miss errors, especially when you use the wrong word but spelled it correctly.
4:54 AM Aug 17th
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Writing tip: Modern writing style is to use a single space at the end of a sentence, not two.
7:32 AM Aug 14th
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Writing tip: The prefixes "self-" and "ex-" are almost always hyphenated.
5:46 AM Aug 13th
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American geography tweet: Check out Seaworld in Orlando, Florida.
6:02 AM Aug 7th
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Writing tip: Avoid excessive punctuation because it looks too much like hysteria and detracts from your credibility.
6:01 AM Aug 7th
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American geography tweet: Check out Cocoa Beach, Florida.
6:37 AM Aug 5th
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Writing tip: Avoid the temptation to capitalize words in the middle of a sentence just to provide emphasis.
6:36 AM Aug 5th
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Syllables are the individual sounds that make up a word. Examples: care-ful, print-er. Breaking words into syllables will you to spell them!
6:19 AM Jul 31st
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An aphorism is a brief, moral, concise statement of a principle usually given in pointed words. Example: Lost time is never found again.
5:34 AM Jul 25th
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American geography tweet: Check out Louisville, Kentucky!
8:49 AM Jul 23rd
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An anagram is the rearrangement of the letters of a word, sentence, or the like into another word or phrase. Ex: "the eyes" / "they see".
7:38 AM Jul 18th
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Effective writing tip: Use specific instead of vague language.
3:02 PM Jul 14th
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A phonogram is a letter or combination of letters that represent a sound. Example: "oy" is a phonogram that says "oi" as in boy.
5:49 AM Jul 13th
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Vowel teams are two vowels that work together to make one sound. Examples are main, foot, and boat.
9:08 PM Jul 9th
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To spell a short vowel sound, only one letter is needed. Examples: at, red, hot, up, it
5:20 AM Jul 8th
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Relative clauses give essential information to define or identify the person or thing being discussed.
6:53 AM Jul 5th
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Introductory words like however, still, furthermore, and meanwhile create continuity from one sentence to the next.
6:27 AM Jul 4th
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A hyperbole is a figure of speech that is a complete exaggeration and denotes extremes. Example: I read so much I nearly became blind.
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