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Would you italicize or put quotes around Sherman Alexie's short story, The Joy of Reading: Superman and Me
Quotation: "The Joy of Reading: Superman and Me"
Explanation: Quotes for a short essay
What purpose does a transition word or phrase serve?
Transitional words and phrases help you establish how your various ideas relate to each other
Identify what is missing and how you would fix it:
Ran to the store faster than a rabbit.
The subject (who ran) is missing.
Fixed: The man ran to the store faster than a rabbit.
What is a comma splice?
When two independent clauses are incorrectly joined by a comma. Instead, use a period or semicolon, or rewrite the sentence
Would you italicize or put quotes around the book Between the World and Me by Coates?
Italicize: Between the World and Me
Is most importantly or therefore a causation word? Why?
Why?: Causation phrases or words show cause and effect relationship
Identify what is missing and provide a fixed sentence:
My favorite English professor
Missing verb (what did the professor do or say?)
Fixed: My favorite English professor gives us extra-credit opportunities.
In order to include a comma between two independant clauses, what do you need?
Coordinating Conjunction - and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet
Would you italicize or put quotes around the character Superman?
Neither as it is a character.
The comic book, though, would be italicized - Superman
Provide a sentence where you could use "on the other hand"
On the one hand, I would like to adopt a dog. On the other hand, I travel frequently and it is expensive to board a dog.
Why?: These phrases are used when you are comparing two different facts or two opposite ways of thinking about a situation.
Fix this:
Going to a community college is much more economical than attending a university. Which is why I chose to attend SCC.
Going to a community college is much more economical than attending a university, which is why I chose to attend SCC.
Fix this sentence with a conjunction: I enjoy amusement parks, I did not have fun at Disney World.
I enjoy amusement parks, but I did not have fun at Disney World
What is the correct way to format Adichie's Ted Talk The Danger of A Single Story in MLA format?
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Ted Talk "The Danger of a Single Story"
Fix the transition word in this sentence:
The book was interesting, as a result it was hard to read.
The book was interesting, although it was hard to read.
Fix this:
It’s important to plan your class schedule before registration actually begins. Because the classes can fill up fast
Since classes fill up quickly, it's important to plan your class schedule before registration actually begins
Where would you put the comma in this sentence:
Although native English speakers viewed Tan's mother as inferior because of how she spoke Tan knew her mother was intellectual.
Although native English speakers viewed Tan's mother as inferior because of how she spoke, Tan knew her mother was intellectual.
Explanation: Readers usually need a small pause—signaled by a comma—between an introductory word, phrase, or clause and the main part of the sentence