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English and American English Spelling 26 Apr 2012 | 03:07 am
Here are the principal differences in spelling between English and American English. English American English Final -l is always doubled after one vowel in stressed and unstressed syllables in Engli...
-ie- or -ei- 26 Apr 2012 | 03:04 am
Sometimes it is difficult to remember whether a word is spelled with -ie- or -ei-. There is a very simple rule about this: I before E except after C or when sounding like AY as in neighbour and weigh ...
-ible or -able 26 Apr 2012 | 03:01 am
Many words end in -ible and -able. Sometimes it is difficult to remember which spelling to use. The -ible ending is for words of Latin origin. There are about 180 words ending in -ible. No new words a...
Adding -s 26 Apr 2012 | 02:59 am
We add -s to words for two reasons: to make plural nouns (boy > boys) to form the 3rd person singular of the present simple tense (I work > you work > he works) Spelling Rule Just add -s to the end of...
Adding -ly 26 Apr 2012 | 02:55 am
We often make an adverb by adding -ly to an adjective, for example: quick > quickly. Spelling Rule Just add -ly to the end of the adjective: coy > coyly loud > loudly beautiful > beautifully senseless...
Adding -ing/-ed 26 Apr 2012 | 02:51 am
Often we need to add -ing or -ed to a verb to make other forms of the verb, for example: I was talking when John arrived. Spelling Rule Just add -ing or -ed to the end of the base verb: work > working...
Adding -er/est 26 Apr 2012 | 02:48 am
We make the comparative or superlative forms of short adjectives by adding -er or -est. Spelling Rule Just add -er or -est to the end of the adjective, for example: quick > quicker > quickest great > ...
Scholarship Essay 30 Dec 2011 | 09:47 pm
Scholarship essays vary dramatically in subject. However, most of them require a recounting of personal experience. These tips will be more helpful for writing personal essays, like for the National M...
Response Essay 30 Dec 2011 | 09:46 pm
Thesis A thesis might be about some trends in the use of images in the work or about parallels with the author’s own life. Body The body of the response essay is a careful working through of the work ...
Research Essay 30 Dec 2011 | 09:45 pm
Thesis Take care in selecting your thesis. This is really a type of persuasive essay, but you don’t want to be stuck either just repeating someone else’s opinion, or citing all the same sources. Try t...
