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Writing 101

qualities of a summary
 clear
 main points
 brief & concise
 objective

steps
1. read original
2. main points
3. notes > summary
4. check > original
5. revise

sentence structure:
 topic sentence
 supporting sentence
 concluding sentence

How to Punctuate Dialogue – https://www.wikihow.com/Punctuate-Dialogue
How to Cite Quotes in APA – https://www.wikihow.com/Cite-Quotes-in-APA

mla format citation for youtube video – https://youtu.be/u2cNj4orsrE

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Eight Parts of Speech

Noun – Person, Place, Animal, thing, Idea

Pronoun – Noun

Verb – Action (Being)

Adjective – Noun or Pronoun (what – how – which)

Adverb – Verb, Adjective, Adverb

Preposition (relation ship  – time – direction – location)

Conjunction – glue

Interjection – special

Nouns

words that names a person, animal, place, thing, or idea

Mizz Violet is a Vizsla – dog.

Pronouns

words that take the place of a noun

Did you see her in that new bio-hack training vest?

Verbs

words that show action or (being) (to be)

Every day Violet and Howard take a walk in the forest.

Adjectives

words that describe or modify a noun or pronoun (what kind – how many – which one)

Mizz Violet is a female dog.

Adverbs

words that describe or modify (1) verbs (2) adjectives (3) adverbs (how – when – where)

Mizz Violet has a reddish brown color coat.

Prepositions

words that show the relationship between one word in a sentence to another word (location – direction – time – relationship)

The book “The adventures of Mizz Violet” was written by Howard W. Darko

Conjunctions

words that join other words or parts of a sentence together (glue)

Violet had planned on taking Howard running but a rain storm delayed her plans.

Interjections

special words used to show strong feelings or emotions

Gee Whiz! Your a beautiful dog, Violet.

Punctuation

apostrophe ‘ – it’s p84

“quotation marks” – “” p93

ellipsis… – … p89

parentheses – () p91

comma , – , pause p85

period. – . complete stop p92

question mark – ? p9

exclamation mark – ! complete stop p89

dash – – short stop p88

colon – : complete stop p 84

semicolon – ; join independent clauses of a compound sentence | short stop p95

hyphen – – used to hive information or add extra emphasis (dash) p90