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Mark 一下：Dear Mr./Mrs.: ________（作者名）I am a graduate student of NanJing Medical University in China. I major in "________"（您的专业）. Recently, I found one of your articles, titled "_______

CLAUSESAgain, a clause is a group of related words that contains a subject and verb.Clauses that stand on their own are Independent Clauses. Here is an independent clause:The tutor discuss

PHRASES   Noun Phrases   Verb PhrasesPhrases are a single group of words (typically two or more words). There are two main types of phrases to know as you move forward in your

In this unit you will learn the eight basic parts of speech and how they function in English. To become a better writer and editor of your writing, you should know the fundamentals of English prose an

TENSE, AGREEMENT, VOICEVerbs designate tense, the time when an action or state of being/condition takes place.     All verbs have the characteristic of tense or the time when an action or state

ADJECTIVESAdjectives are words you use to modify a noun or a pronoun. In this section you will learn about three categories of adjectives: (1) descriptive adjectives, (2) proper adjectives, and (3

SUBJECTSAll sentences must have an actor, the “who or what” a sentence is about. The subject in a sentence is that actor. Most of the time, you can find the subject/actor of a sentence somewhere n

PUNCTUATION   Commas   Apostrophes   SemicolonsAfter your sentences are edited for agreement and parallel structure, you will read your paragraph looking specifically f

The Writing Process   Inventing   Organizing   Drafting   Revising   EditingNow that you know the basic parts of the paragraph, you are ready to learn t

Composing and EditingIn this unit, you will learn to write paragraphs. Following the five steps of the writing process, you will discover that writing a detailed, interesting, and effective paragr

WRITING PARAGRAPHS   Topic Sentence   Supporting Details   Concluding SentenceAs your final assignment for this course, you will be writing a paragraph. A basic paragra

SENTENCE ERRORS   Subject-Verb   Pronoun-Antecedent   Parallel StructureAfter you’ve considered the clarity, variety, and effectiveness of your sentences, you will need

Clauses, Phrases & Sentence TypesIn this unit, you will study clauses and phrases. Even though they are distinctly different, both clauses and phrases will improve your sentences by adding detail

VERBSAs you are learning in this unit, sentences are complete thoughts that need three things:subjectverbpunctuationNow that you’ve studied subjects and the role they play in sentences, yo

Nouns can be grouped into five categories: (1) persons, (2) places, (3) things, (4) living creatures, and (5) ideas/concepts. Below are some examples for each category.Persons includes a sister,

PRONOUNSPronouns are words that stand in for or replace nouns. There are nine categories of pronouns:Subject PronounsObjective PronounsIndefinite PronounsRelative PronounsDemonstrative Pronoun

VERBSA verb shows what the subject of a sentence does. You can group verbs into three general categories:Action VerbsLinking or State of Being VerbsHelping or Auxiliary VerbsAction

ADVERBSAdverbs modify and describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.They walked quickly to the store. (quickly modifies the verb walked)The child played happily at the beach. (happily 

PREPOSITIONSPrepositions are words that connect nouns and pronouns to other words and show the relationship between the words. While there are hundreds of prepositions, some of the more common pre

CONJUNCTIONSConjunctions are words that link other words in a sentence and indicate the relationship between those words. There are four types of conjunctions:coordinating conjunctionscorrelat

INTERJECTIONSInterjections, the last part of speech, express surprise, emotion, or demand attention.Amen!Wow!Hey!Absolutely!Bless you!Ouch!Damn!You should avoid using interjections in

NOUN PHRASES   Prepositional Phrases   Absolute Phrases   Appositive PhrasesNoun phrases may be easier for you to begin using and are the most common phrase you will

VERB PHRASES   Infinitive Phrases   Participial PhrasesTwo types of verb phrases that you have already written will help you to add detail to sentences: Infinitive Phrases and

SENTENCE TYPES   Simple Sentences   Compound Sentences   Complex Sentences   Compound-Complex SentencesWhen you start to put together all the clauses and phrase

Subjects and VerbsIn Unit 2, you learned about the eight parts of speech and how these word categories are the basic building materials of sentences. Understanding the grammatical roles these part

CAPITALIZATION, SPELLING, and COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS – HOMOPHONES   Capitalization   Spelling   HomophonesCapitalizationWhen editing, you will need to read your