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Friday, November 29, 2024
Write Smart! Basic Dialog
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Dialog is created when characters are quoted word for word. Bill said, "I don't like squash." This is dialog. Bill told us t...
Monday, November 25, 2024
Write Smart! Seen vs. Saw
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There are a number of regions in the U.S. where most of the population does not use seen and saw in the same format as standard English. I...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Write Smart! I or me?
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Should you use I or me in that sentence? Let's get the names of those things out of the way. "I" is a subject. It can do act...
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Write Smart! Introductory Word Group
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If a sentence begins with an introductory phrase/clause, place a comma after it. See what I did there? Other examples: A. Buried und...
Monday, November 18, 2024
Write Smart! No Comma Here
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If the second part of the sentence isn’t a sentence, don’t use a comma. Example: John ate the chili and burped loudly. (“and burped loudly...
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Write Smart! #1- Connecting Sentences
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A sentence is made up of a noun and a verb. The parts of the sentence are called the subject which contains the noun and the predicate whi...
Navajo Tribal Police - Tony and Anne Hillerman
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Tony Hillerman (fair use) Tony Hillerman, May 27, 1925 – October 26, 2008, was the author of a series of mysteries featuring Navajo...
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