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    Indonesian essays made by EFL (English as Foreign Language) undergraduate students were analyzed by using content analysis. The objective was to identify the similarities and differences in sentence complexity‚ grammar‚ and mechanics of the essays. Errors in the forms of incomplete sentences‚ run-on and stringy sentences were found as well as grammatical and mechanical errors. The results showed that in the area of grammar‚ the essays indicated that the students had more proficiency on their first language

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    The Great Gatsby Analysis

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    of the novel is long and flowing with a euphonous rhythm. Fitzgerald uses much poetic language literary devices in this book making some sections sound profound. Syntax: In the Great Gatsby‚ the narration by Nick Carraway predominantly uses complex and

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    New York times/ april‚18 2012 “Riches in mobile ads‚ just no profits” Author: Spencer e. Ante - Suzanne Vranica also contributed Summary Smart phones have provided a new plat-form for revenue to be made in the months ahead. They have the potential to produce billion dollar valuations for makers of mobile software and services. However‚ it’s turning the number of users to actual revenue that has been difficult for companies to capitalize on. The article I read uses companies such as Pandora internet

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    Buffalo men‚ they called them‚ and talked slowly to the prisoners scooping mush and tapping away at their chains. Nobody from a box in Alfred‚ Georgia‚ cared about the illness the Cherokee warned them about‚ so they stayed‚ all forty-six‚ resting‚ planning their next move. Paul D had no idea of what to do and knew less than anybody‚ it seemed. He heard his co-convicts talk knowledgeably of rivers and states‚ towns and territories. Heard Cherokee men describe the beginning of the world and its end

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    village in America. The poem describes a Sunday afternoon in July in Nebraska and this is mentioned in the third stanza of the poem all the other descriptive language in the poem is used to explain this setting. The very first paragraph is a compound complex sentence. The purpose of this is to slow the pace of the poem. In the first line the gravel road rides‚ the road is being personified‚ further description of telephone lines is given to create the image of a long monotones. A visual image below of

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    counters this problem by actively studying correct usage. One of the best ways is to learn common verb-preposition pairs‚ which are tested frequently in the grammar and usage portions of the writing section of the SAT. When working on the identifying sentence errors section‚ pay close attention to prepositions that are underlined. The wrong preposition in a phrase produces an idiom error. As you know‚ prepositions are rather small words that show direction‚ location‚ or association: to‚ toward‚ above

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    Descriptive Essay

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    each sentence contributes to the development of the central though expressed in the topic sentence of that paragraph. * In a unified paragraph‚ each sentence helps develop the main idea or the gist of the paragraph. The main idea often suggest a new‚ interesting relationship between two other ideas or facts not otherwise connected. Stating the main idea in a single sentence (often called a topic sentence) will help you achieve unity. * If the sentences follow the thesis sentence. If

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    Sample Compound Sentence

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    strategy. 10. Identify types of sentences. a. Now that she has found her true love "The Bachelorette" wants women everywhere to know that it is worth it to wait for the right guy. Ans. Complex sentence b. Hillary went to see the new branch manager but the manager had gone to lunch Ans. Compound sentence

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    chapters 1-9? Throughout ‘The Kite Runner’‚ Amir is our main character and the centre narrative voice of the novel. The bulk of the novel is based around Amir’s Pashtun lifestyle as a child and the events and changes that take place during this complex part of the characters life; as a reader we see many changes to Amir’s actions and emotions as the novel develops‚ however the way Amir feels and acts is mainly effected by the actions of another central character. In chapter 2 we learn of various

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    Summary of Complex Sentences (1) Subject Clauses That he has helped me is a fact. Whether she will arrive in time is not certain. How the thief stole in last night remains a mystery. What we are doing today is something new and special. It is not certain whether she will arrive in time. (2) Complement Clauses (Predicative Clauses) The fact is that he is really working hard every day. This is what I am looking for. This is who I met at the airport. That is where we change from

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