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Empire State College: Thesis and Shaping Information
This tutorial on writing essays contains several sections pertaining to the thesis. These include thesis definition, characteristics, analysis of thesis to gather and shape information, and topic sentences. Many examples given. W.9-10.2...
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Empire State College: Writing Style Seminar
This detailed resource provides a good tutorial on writing style, whether informal or formal. It explains how to get style through word and sentence choice and includes lots of examples. W.9-10.1d & W.9-10.2e Style/tone/conv,...
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Empire State College: Colons: Rules for Use
This resource discusses four uses of the colon: to signal a list, to signal and emphasize a comment or explanation that follows, to show that a longer quotation is coming, and after a greeting in a business letter. L.9-10.2b Colons
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Empire State College: Basic Noun Pronoun Agreement
Notes on pronoun-noun agreement with links to additional information and practice exercises.
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Empire State College: Exercise 2b: Agreement With Trick Singulars Advanced
Correct five sentences by identifying the incorrect words and supplying the correct word choice.
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Empire State College: Exercise 6: Pronoun Reference
Rewrite five sentences so that the pronouns agree with the nouns they replace.
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Empire State College: Pronoun Reference to Nouns
Notes and examples explaining the importance of using pronouns to replace nouns only when the replacement is clear. A link to a practice exercise is provided.
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Empire State College: Exercise 2a: Agreement With Trick Singulars Basic
Complete five sentences by choosing the pronoun that agrees with the indefinite antecedent.
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Empire State College: Exercise 4: Noun Pronoun Agreement
Complete five sentences by choosing the correct pronoun.
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Empire State College: Exercise 5: Pronoun Agreement With Other Pronouns
Complete five sentences by choosing the correct pronoun.
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Empire State College: Pronoun Agreement With "Trick Singular" Nouns and Pronouns
Notes and examples on pronoun agreement with indefinite nouns and pronouns. A link to a practice exercise is available.