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Rules for using a, an, the or no article  Definite and indefinite articles: Accurate writing in assignments is important. Grammar, punctuation, and spelling need to be checked carefully. One area of grammar that many EAL students find particularly difficult is the use of articles (a, an, the, or no article). However, it is useful to remember that if even if the wrong article is used, it usually will not change the meaning of that piece of writing. the = definite article a/an = indefinite article Use of “the” 1-       We use the before singular nouns when we are talking about something familiar. Ex: who was the letter from? It was from my brother. 2-       “The” is also used in a similar way before plural nouns. Ex: who were the letters from? 3-       “The” is also used when it is clear to the speaker and listener what you are talking about. Ex: I put your book in the library. 4- ...

Uses of capital Letters (Capitalization) To remember the 5 vowels – a e i o u -  There are many English writers still have a problem how to use the capital letters: We use the capital letters for: 1-Name of people: M ary, J ohn, S arah…… 2-Name of places: B aker S treet, M other H ospital…. 3-Countries and nationalities: J apan, J apanese, 4-At the beginning of a sentence: 5-Days of the week: M onday, T uesday, W ednesday, T hursday, F riday, S aturday and S unday. 6- Months of the years:   J anuary, F ebruary, M arch, A pril, M ay , J une, J uly, A ugust, S eptember, O ctober,   N ovember, and D ecember. 7-Titles of books, magazines, film, series…. 8-Languages: A rabic, F rench…. 9-Titles in reading text: 10-Public holidays and feasts:   N ew Year's Day , May Day Bank Holiday 11-The personal pronoun “ I ”: Remember, “ I ” is always a capital letter no matter where it comes in a sentence. 12-Planets...

In many languages, the fundamental unit of composition is the paragraph.  A paragraph consists of several sentences that are grouped together.  This group of sentences together discuss  one  main subject.   In U.S. formal academic English, paragraphs have three principal parts.  These three parts are the topic sentence, body sentences, and the concluding sentence.  We will also talk briefly about details in paragraphs.   A Perfect husband A morality is one of the most characteristic that the perfect husband should have.  The character is more important than looks. The husband should deal with his wife very well. He should avoid deal with his wife as a slave who buys with his money; Moreover, he should deal with his wife as she is his daughter, sister or his friend. The prophet Mohammed (Pbuh) dealt whit his wives well and recommended to men to deal with their wives well.  If the husband respects his wife, she will als...

Cause and effect Paragraph Cause-effect paragraph tell the causes (or reasons) for effects (or consequences). A cause-effect paragraph usually answers the question “why” or supplies the reason (because). In cause-effect paragraph time is important. Usually the cause comes first; the effect comes after the cause. In order to write successful cause-effect paragraphs, you must first be able to use cause-effect connectors correctly. Cause-effect connectors X= cause (the road were icy) Y=effect (the car slide off the highway.) Short word X, so Y Note: because time is important in differentiating cause from effect with the short and long words, the examples cannot be interchanged. For example, you cannot say “so Y, X” or Therefore Y,X” Long words X; therefore , Y X; consequently , Y X; as a result , Y X; for this reason, Y (X. Therefore,Y) X.conesquently Y X.as a result, Y X.for this reason, Y ...

Paragraphs of explanation Paragraphs that explain (or define) topics differ process paragraphs in two ways: -Usually, explanation paragraphs are not organized chronologically. -Usually, explanation paragraphs do tell “how to” . Explanation paragraphs often present points of equal value and validity: Three kinds of….which are equally interesting and valuable for the reader.  Explanation paragraphs usually answer the question “what”. -What does…… look like? -What does…..mean? -What…..is? -What ways are there to…….? -What kinds of…….are there? Several examples or details about….which are equally valuable and valid for both the writer and the reader. So, in the paragraphs of explanation you need to explain how or why something happens. Example& exercises: The government in Indonesia has a three-step program to decrease population. The first and most important step is the education of the people about the problems of overpopulation and about the...

The process paragraph The process paragraph describes how to do something: how to buy a house, how to get visa, how to perform an experiment…. The process paragraphs are organized in chronological order that is according to time. When you write a process paragraph:            -  Choose a suitable subject. It must be narrow enough to be described in detail.         - Give complete details in the proper order.          - Define special terms if necessary.         - Give reasons for the order if appropriate.        - Include negative directions if necessary. Transitional Expressions: Beginning a Process: (at) first, initially, begin by. Continuing the Process:  second, third step, until, after (ward), then, next later, before, when, while, as soon as, as, upon, during, meanwhile. Ending a Process: Finally, at least.

Basic Sentence Elements The ability to identify the sentence elements and the understanding of their arrangement and their relationship are the first to learning writing skills. Note: The six basic requirements of a written sentence are: -A capital letter at the beginning. -Punctuation at the end (a full stop, a question mark, or an exclamatory point). -A subject. -A predicate containing a complete verb phrase. -Standard word order (commonly, S+V (complement). -An independent clause; that is a complete idea that can stand alone with its own subject and verb. 1.        Identifying the subject:  The subject is the person or things talked about. It may be expressed by a noun, a pronoun, or a group of words doing the work of noun. The sun shines (subject -noun)  They are playing (subject-pronoun) The new settled and their two children visited the region (subject-a group words). The subject is usually placed before the ve...

How to make Sentences Clear and Concise? How to make Sentences Clear and Concise? The clearness of the thought in a sentence depends on mainly upon the position (or the order) of the words and upon the unmistakable relationship of the parts of the sentence. To convey the meaning of your sentences clearly, you must respect these principles:          1)       Put the main thought in the main clause: Examples: 1-It was a cool, shady place, so we decided to eat lunch there. (Faulty) -Since it was a cool, shady place, we decided to eat lunch there . (Correct) 2-Greek is a small country, although it has produced many great men. (Faulty) - Although Greek is a small country, it has produced many great men.   (Correct)           2) Place modifiers in their proper position: The two kind of modifiers-adjectives and adverbs- whether they are words, phra...