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Which transition has the same meaning as 'because' a. due to b. since c. therefore
What is b. since
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Add a comma (, ) to the sentence in the correct place: Due to the pressure both the husband and wife are put through with trying to balance between their social lives and their university lives it may be challenging to find time for each other and may lead to fights.
What is '...lives, it...'
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What's missing (FRAG): The first reason why people divorce that people cannot resist the temptation.
What is "is" - no verb in the main clause
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What is the problem with this topic sentence and first supportive reason? Secondly, playing video games can have an effect on the player’s body health. First, playing video games is bad for the player’s eyes.
What is "Transitions" -- 'Secondly.... First' Make sure you use a correct transitional phrase when you introduce a new topic in the topic sentence.
100
Delete one word: Because of the lack of economic capability, people cannot have a stable marriage life.
What is 'life'
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True or False? Transitions like 'As a result', 'Consequently', 'Therefore', 'Thus' are always at the beginning of a new sentence (they cannot go in between sentences like some transitions).
What is False
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C or I usage of the comma? Students need to get up early to go to school, even though they want to sleep.
What is 'C' - Correct: often when you use even though, although, while, whereas in the middle of the sentence you put a comma before them.
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1) What kind of error is here? 2) What is the best way to correct it? Most students hate this rules, they like following the fashion and want to wear some fashionable clothes. A. FRAG B. RO C. CS
What is 'C' - CS (Comma-Splice). Most students hate this rule. They like following the fashion and want to wear some fashionable clothes. OR Most students hate this rule; they like ......
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In what kind of paragraph should this sentence belong? For example, more and more young people and even adults like video games.
What is 'a body paragraph' (clue: For example)
200
Fix the verb tense problem: When we were young, our parents always tell us what we can do and what we cannot do.
What is 'tell = told'
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Fill in the blank with a possible transition: Many students feel that they have gained weight ________ the type of food that exists in the United States.
What is 'due to' / 'as a result of' / 'because of' (or other possibilities)
300
C or I usage of the comma? Teenagers are smoking cigarettes as rite of passage to be an adult while, instead they can die young from cancer.
What is 'I' "...an adult, while instead, they...."
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GI is a common mistake in many essays. Find the GI mistakes and correct them: The purpose of hang out with friend is not use social media sites.
What is 'purpose of hanging out' ..... 'is not using'....
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What kind of sentence is this? Not only natural factors or natural disasters but also man-made factors, such as the way people farm and trade food, can be the reasons of the food supply shortage.
What is 'a thesis statement'
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Fix the word form mistake: Secondly, playing video games can make players distraction.
What is 'distraction = distracted'
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Make a sentence using 'resulting in' 'therefore' and 'because'
What is (various answers): Therefore, the students will try their best on the test resulting in happiness because it was such a hard quarter.
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1. The comma is correct - why? 2. There's a mistake - where is it? fix it. Since people can shop at home, is not restricted by time.
What is 1. 'started the sentence with Since, so use a comma after the clause is complete' 2. ...home, they are not..... (must have a subject after the comma of the clause)
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How would you fix the mistake in this sentence? There are three terrifying effects that teenagers smoke cigarettes.
What is 'that' - change to 'of teenagers smoking' (Many of you are overusing the word "that" in your essays)
400
Restate this thesis statement by changing both the words and sentence structure. There are several causes that people getting married after 30, such as not enough time, money, and responsibility.
What is (various acceptable answers)
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The grammar is correct, but the meaning of the verb is incorrect. Fix it: Extreme weather destroys crops since it lets them be in an environment that is harmful to them.
What is (various answers) -- many of you are using "something lets something feel or happen" which is incorrect --use action verbs like 'causes' 'forces' "lets them" = "allows them" = permission (like your mom lets you stay up all night)
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What types of words (what structure) follows these transitions: a. One cause of tiredness______________ b. Due to the fact that ________________ c. As a result of/because of _____________ d. Therefore/Thus/Hence/Consequently _____________
What is a. Verb + Noun b. A sentence (S+V) c. Noun d. A sentence (S+V)
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Comma overload! What can be done? In addition, when students come to USA from an exchange program, many students start living alone, so they might think that is more comfortable eat outside than at home, but also isn’t convenient for their budget, so they will take the cheapest food in the supermarket without knowing what contains each product.
What is (various answers) "In addition, when students come to USA from an exchange program, many students start living alone, so they might think that is more comfortable eat outside than at home. However, it isn’t convenient for their budget, so they will take the cheapest food in the supermarket without knowing what contains each product.
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This is one sentence. How many grammar mistakes does it have? a. 1-3 b. 4-6 c. 7-10 Also some men like money and power and in order to get those money they will marry with the rich women who have a big influence such as the daughter of the mayor and the daughter of the bank president, but those men don’t like those rich women even those men have their own lover, when women find this they also will divorce with those men who only like money and power.
What is 'b': *punctuation x 3 *those money *run-on (..women even...)
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What's missing from this paragraph? The final cause is some people do not want to get married, recently. They do not want to get married everybody. For example, if one woman does not want to get married until thirty. However, she saw a diligent man, and then she thought she wants to get married him. Her age is definitely over thirty. Secondly, somebody do not get married. If somebody do not get married. Her age is also over thirty.
What is 'the second supportive reason with explanation and examples'
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Rewrite to show correct grammar and meaning. Just like, when you see the picture in online, you always feel this clothes or something else very beautiful. Lead to people will buy so many things are not suitable for themselves.
What is (various answers): It is just like when people see the pictures online, they always feel these clothes are very beautiful leading to people buying so many things which are not suitable for themselves.