Answers created by Bob K.
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Is the word "co-worker" hyphenated or not?
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Is "tuition" uncountable? Can anyone help me find a reference to support this?
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How do I write in third person? I have to turn in an interview for work. I'm supposed to write in third person and I'm not sure how to do that.
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Why do you think the border states chose to remain in the Union despite their support of slavery?
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What lightweight, useful metal is extracted from the mineral bauxite?
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How did Ivan the Great challenge Mongol rule in Moscow?
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What's it like to have aphasia?
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What present-day states were formed out of land that was part of the original 13 states?
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What rules (if any exist) should be followed to determine if commas, parenthesis, and hyphens should be used, in either dialogue or narration?
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Why is religious activity limited in China?
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What was the significance of Lucille Ball and Milton Berle in the 1950s?
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Why didn't Lincoln free all slaves?
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What made the characterization of Sherlock Holmes so unique?
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How can I avoid using passive voice?
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What's the difference between capital punishment and the death penalty?
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What were the results of the War of 1812?
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Why did imperialists support the Spanish-American War?
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What key accusation did Saddam Hussein make against Kuwait?
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How did organized crime profit from bootleggers and speakeasies during Prohibition?
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How much did the United States pay for New Mexico and California?
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What did Roger B. Taney do that increased regional tensions in the United States during the 1850s?
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What was Ivan IV (the Terrible) known for?
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What is the difference between using brackets [ ] { }and parentheses ( ) in languages? For example, "I was walking along the road (the one leading to the dock) when I met an old man." Would it matter if you used [ ] or { } instead of the ( ) ?
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Why did President Thomas Jefferson choose to make the Louisiana Purchase?
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Why did war break out between the Vietnamese Nationalists and the French?
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If I finish a sentence with a bracket should the full stop be inside or outside the bracket? For example, is it .) or ).
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Can we use irregular verbs as regular?
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Is this sentence redundant: The players alternate taking turns?
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How do you use United States as an adjective??
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Can someone give me examples of songs written in first person, third person limited, and omniscient?
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Can a proper noun function as a possessive adjective? Can the names of specific people act as adjectives?
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How did the line of demarcation affect settlement of South America?
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How did Boris Yeltsin become the first leader of the Russian Federation?
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Is "emotion" an uncountable noun?
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What is the main purpose of terracing?
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Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?
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What is an example of a book that uses direct characterization?
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What are the rules on quotation marks? My English teacher decided our class has no talent with quotation marks, so she assigned us rules and we have to make examples to go with them.
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What is the difference between syntax and grammar? I know syntax is part of grammar, but the words often get used interchangeably, and I'm not grasping what the real difference is.
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When will we use "have had" and "had had" in sentences?
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What is the name of the citation style that uses square brackets in superscript? Wikipedia uses this style - are there any other papers, journals or institutions recommending it?
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What is the difference between a compound word and a portmanteau?
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What did the Gentleman's Agreement do?
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When is the use of second person point of view acceptable in college writing?
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Is The Catcher in the Rye written in first-person or third-person?
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Question #fd615
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Why did many Southerners oppose Republican control of the national government?
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What was Vietnamization?
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What is the significance of Panmunjom?
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When would you use parentheses vs. brackets?
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Can anyone please tell me what are the exceptions to the rule of subject-verb agreement?
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Is the word "beans" as in red beans a countable noun or an uncountable noun?
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From which country did most pre-Civil War immigrants come?
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Idioms, clichés, euphemisms, and colloquialisms - What are the differences and the similarities between these terms? I don't understand them.
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What is a synonym for the noun "challenge"?
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Do you capitalize the first letters of diseases when writing an article?
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Question #f5e4d
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When do you use a hyphen?
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Why were people concerned about Kennedy being Catholic?
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Was Peter the Great really great? Why or why not?
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How did Hoover's and Roosevelt's approaches to handling the Great Depression differ?
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Why do writers write in second person?
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Is "media" a collective noun? How can we use it in a sentence? Do we use "is" or "are"? What do we really mean by the word media?
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What were effects of the Stonewall riots in New York City?
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When do I use a capital letter after a quotation mark?
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Should I write my novel in first, second, or third person?
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What are the differences and advantages/disadvantages of writing a characters point of view in the first person compared to writing them in the third person?
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Who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as President?
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When do I use brackets? Is it supposed to be like me replacing "she" and "I" and "me" to make it fit my tense? Did I use them correctly below?
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Why was the fact that Catholic Bibles were written exclusively in Latin a cause of the Protestant Reformation?
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Question #12a33
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What are the two dots punctuation marks in the word noel called they are usually put over the e?
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What's the difference between a theme and motif?
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What's the difference between parables and allegory?
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Is the word "fair" a noun, adverb, verb, or adjective?
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How do you describe the setting of a short story including time, place, weather conditions, traditions/customs/dialect? Could you give me an example please?
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Can "work" be a countable noun?
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Why can't I use the second person in academic writing? How can I replace the word "you" and "your" in essay writing so it will not be in second person?
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What is third person passive voice? I need to know for a paper.
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When referring to a piece of artwork, should I use quotes or underlining? Also, should the date go in parentheses after the title of the painting or should it be written out?
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When do you know when to use parenthesis versus a dash? Or is the dash called a hyphen? What's the difference?