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Examples
– he said, “my trip to mount tai was interesting but tiring.” – He said, “My trip to Mount Tai was interesting but tiring.” – “my trip to mount tai,” he said, “was interesting but tiring.” – “My trip to Mount Tai,” he said, “was interesting but tiring.” – i asked, “when do you go home?” – I asked, “When do you go home?” – she answered, “at weekends.” – She answered, “At weekends.” 10
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Leaving Margins
• leave margins on each side of the paper • about two centimeter at the top • a centimeter and a half at the left, the right and the bottom.
Punctuation
• • • • • • • • • • Period Comma Question mark Exclamation mark Quotation marks Semicolon Colon Dash Parentheses Hyphen
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Period
.
The end of a sentence. Each sentence should have one subject and one main idea. When you end a sentence, you feel that you have said enough about that main idea.
Are Do I
you an English major?
you enjoy learning English?
asked him if he was an English major.
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Exclamation mark
!
• Use exclamation mark only after words that express very strong emotion.
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Sample
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Indenting
• indent the first line of every paragraph • leave a space of about four or five letters
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Sample
What Is Good Writing?
Different cultures may come up with very different answers to the question. Indeed, even different individuals may have different standards, tastes or expectations. However, as far as English is concerned, a set of basic characteristics, which is believed to be present in all good writing, has been promoted by educators in English-speaking countries.
Manuscript Form
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Writing the Title Leaving Margins
Indenting Capitalizing Punctuation
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Writing the Title
• in the middle of the first line • capitalize the first and last words and all other words except articles, coordinating conjunctions, short prepositions, and “to” in infinitives.
What How
a day!
nice!
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Quotation marks
“”
• Put direct speech between quotation marks.
“Are
“Yes, “Do “Of
you an English major?”
I am.”
you enjoy learning English?” course, I do.”
self-sacrifice,
Examples
• She said We have decided to take the examination • She said, “We have decided to take the examination.” • We have decided to take the examination she said. • “We have decided to take the examination,” she said. • We have decided she said to take the examination • “We have decided,” she said, “ to take the examination.”
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Semicolon
;
Keeps what, grammatically, should be two sentences together. Two subjects, one idea.
Many
people believe that organic food is safer to eat; but can we be sure that organic food is safe enough to make it worth paying the higher prices?
Feel
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Hyphen
The
-
Used to show that one thing has two characteristics.
indigo-blue sky spread out over the ocean.
If
there were no money, (just imagine for a moment), would people still work hard?
Many
people believe that US soldiers have already found Osama Bin Laden, (but there is no proof).
People
like to eat junk food, like hamburgers, because it tastes good.
If I
you sell, then I’ll buy.
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like to go to the beach, usually.
Question mark
• The end of a direct question. • Do not use one at the end of an indirect question.
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Parentheses
( )
Holds a less important phrase. Different grammar can be used within parentheses, (and the reader knows not to forget the main point outside of them).
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Colon
:
Shows that the short phrase you have just written will be explained in the words that follow the colon.
People
lie for many reasons: to avoid getting in trouble, to make people think they have done something good, and to keep people from feeling sad.
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Examples
– my first visit to the palace museum – My First Visit to the Palace Museum – rules to abide by – Rules to Abide By – what reform means to china – What Reform Means to China – what can we do in the world of today? – What Can We Do in the World of Today? – a letter to a friend – A Letter to a Friend
I am a teacher.
I enjoy teaching. I love my students.
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Comma
,
• Separates one part of a sentence from another part. • Do not use a comma to join two coordinate clauses.