By Hilary Russell
This transparent, concise guide of fashion, reference of grammar and utilization, and repository of brief examples of pupil writing is really a convenient and good consultant to the composing technique. The quick-reference structure additionally makes it a fantastic software for standardizing the correction of compositions
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Perhaps, by having your mother tell the story, you would discover that your real interest is how your mother felt when she read the babysitter’s note saying you were at the hospital having your scalp sewn up. Rewriting a story in a new point of view is to a writer what taking a picture from a new position is to a photographer: both of you are looking for just the right angle. This experimentation with point of view also helps writers develop a voice, for when speaking in the voices of others, we think and say things we would not normally think of.
Alec asked Are you going to the prom 24. No I didn’t hear him but did you hear Jean ask Are you still dating Maria 25. George shut the door please 26. White spring wildflowers especially bloodroot Dutchman’s breeches saxifkage and Painted Trillium abound in the New England woods 27. Painted Trillium we always find them about halfway up the mountain are the most beautiful spring wildflower in this part of the state 28. Coleridge’s poem The Rime we usually spell the word r-h-y-m-e of the Ancient Mariner still moves us powerfully 29.
The poet Homer, your friend Marybelle, the year 1953 Note that the appositives above tell which poet, which friend, and which year. c. Non-restrictive adjective clauses Ex. - Luther, who has written a book on the philosophy of bench-sitting, never says much. Because restrictive clauses are essential to the sentence’s meaning, they do not need to be set off by commas. 9 9 Ex. - The player who paid least attention to the game had ants in his glove. The “who” clause (above) is essential (restrictive) because it identifies the player.