Abbreviation
Is this sentence correct?
The moons of Jupiter were discovered in the eighteenth century.
Yes.
Which tense to used to describe something recent, with emphasis on action that continues for a long time?
Present perfect
The second factor in the accident was the cold weather.
What word can be used to replace "factor"?
cause
What does concision mean?
brevity; terseness
What is "OOTD" short for?
outfit of the day
Which one is correct "the Mount Everest" or "Mount Everest"?
Mount Everest
Fill in the blank.
When she died in 1986 she _______________(write) over fifty books.
When she died in 1986 she had written over fifty books.
What is plural form of analysis?
Analyses
What is wrong with the phrase "an unfortunate tragedy"?
"unfortunate" is redundant
What does "i.e." mean?
" i.e." is short for the Latin phrase id est, meaning "that is."
"University of Pennsylvania is a strong research institution."
Is this sentence correct?
No. A definite article is used before college and university names when “university” or “college” is the first word in the name.
Name the past tense and past participle of "forbid".
forbid forbade forbidden
Paraphrase this:
Both X and Y share a number of key features.
There are a number of similarities between X and Y.
Which pair is not redundant?
endorse and support
evaluated and comprehended
affluence and prosperity
generosity and compassion
generosity and compassion
Jay-Peg
I lived on ____ Main Street when I first came to town.
Fill in the blank with a/an/the/nothing.
I lived on Main Street when I first came to town.
When writing plot summary, what tense should we use?
Simple present.
Which statistic term can mean the degree to which two variables move in coordination with one another?
correlation
Translate this phrase. 学习知识
acquire/gain knowledge
"The PM told MPs that the NHS needed reform." Explain the meaning of the abbreviations used in the sentence.
Prime minister, Members of parliament, national health service
Giorio Stabile, a). . . . . . . . professor of b). . . . . . . . history at La Sapienza university in Rome, has demonstrated that c). . . . . . . . @ sign, now used in email addresses, was actually invented 500 years ago. Professor Stabile has shown that d). . . . . . . . @, now e). . . . . . . . symbol of f). . . . . . . . internet, was first used by Italian merchants during g). . . . . . . . sixteenth century.
Giorio Stabile, a professor of history at La Sapienza university in Rome, has demonstrated that the @ sign, now used in email addresses, was actually invented 500 years ago. Professor Stabile has shown that the @ sign, now the symbol of the internet, was first used by Italian merchants during the sixteenth century.
What are the three most commonly used tenses in academic writing?
present simple, followed by past simple and present perfect
How is academic vocabulary different from everyday language?
Precise, subject-specific, elegant.
Suzie believed but could not confirm that Billy had feelings of affection for her.
Rewrite it in a more concise way.
Suzie assumed that Billy adored her.