Tag Archives: sentence structure

Years old: Hyphen or no hyphen?

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

  Today we’re discussing when to hyphenate the phrases years old and year old. Let’s take a look at two sentences: His son is four years old. He has a four year old boy. In the first sentence, you would … Continue reading →

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Types of questions

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

Today we will discuss three types of questions: direct questions, tag questions, and indirect questions. We will also learn how to distinguish these types of questions and determine whether they require a question mark. Direct questions This is the most … Continue reading →

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Back to basics: metaphors and similes

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them simile: a figure of speech comparing two … Continue reading →

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Meow! Miau! Nyan!

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

I happen to be obsessed with a little Japanese kitty who has a Pop Tart for a body and leaves a rainbow trail every time he moves. His name is Nyan, and he stars in a simple but deceivingly addictive … Continue reading →

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-ization station

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

lesson: learning the meaning of the suffix –ization Realization. Industrialization. Immobilization. We use words ending in the suffix -ization so frequently that many native English speakers might not know what –ization even means and how adding it changes the meaning … Continue reading →

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