Independent clause

Wolff wrote this scene not as a specific event, but as a scene that would occur every time he, Dwight, his mother and Pearl went to shooting competitions in other towns. His mother would do quite well, and Dwight would lose, blaming his losses on uncontrollable factors like the gun he was using. He felt intimidated by Toby’s mother and pulled into a tavern parking lot and went inside to drink, Toby’s mother followed later, and Toby and Pearl were left in the car. This isolation left Pearl and Toby in a moment where they could connect to each other, and no one else. No one else would understand the tension between parents and anxiety of waiting alone in the parking lot, scared that any minute a drunk “father” would be angered by the sound of the radio playing. For short amounts of time, Pearl and Toby’s differences were resolved and they began to sing. Their singing almost freed them from the situation, they were together with their heads close, queuing each other, but they weren’t in a car anymore. Maybe they were in a concert hall or school choir, we don’t know as the reader, but we are able to watch the two of them bond, singing to each other like no one else existed. This was their way of coping. Wolff was able to make the reader not feel pity for the situation of Pearl and Toby, but instead, to focus on the positivity of their connection through music by talking about each song they sang like he was describing a singing Christmas carols. That connection…

say. There are four main categories that a convention may fall under: sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. In this chapter you will find information regarding these four conventions, along with additional information about writing style and tone, as well as some helpful explanations regarding homonyms and other confusing words that exist in the English language. Phrases and Clauses Phrases and clauses are both used as basic building block components…

together a paragraph with those sentences, and take those paragraphs and make them into an essay. At the beginning of the semester, we started from scratch. On August 24, 2006 we were told that "letters make words, words make sentences, sentences make paragraphs, and paragraphs turn into essays" (Bowen). It is highly important to know how to write a sentence. There are some things that make a sentence correct and incorrect. For example, if a sentence does not have a subject, a verb, or both;…

Misplaced and dangling modifiers can be a horror. Do you know what’s a modifier? It’s a word, a phrase or a clause that provides a description in a sentence. It can be an adjective, an adverb, an absolute phrase, an infinitive phrase, a participle phrase, and a prepositional phrase. You know what’s more? Without these modifiers, your sentences will be boring and no fun to read. 6. Word choice errors aren’t cool. Just because a word sounds fancy doesn’t mean you can use it anyway you want. Your…

The theory of pro: An Italian perspective Introduction Universal Grammar (UG) is a linguistics theory which supports the idea that all human languages, although different in the surface, share some fundamental principles. These principles are generally true across languages, while parameters, on the other hand, are settings that allow for variation from language to language (White, 2003, p.2). The Extended Projection Principle (EPP) is a principle common to all languages which states that a…

important piece of any communication; without honesty no party that is part of the communication will consider the transfer useful. Additionally, if there is no expectation of honesty neither party will be completely invested in the communication. Utilizing honesty as a cornerstone of all communication within an organization will ensure that participants of the communication can rely on the information passed along. Additionally, dishonestly has been shown to not only harm personalities and…

The compound-complex sentence is the sentences that combine with a compound and complex sentence. Furthermore, the compound-complex sentences have to have two independent clauses pairing with one dependent clause. For example, “I go to work full time, and I go to school full time because I want to be successful” In this case, “I go to work full time, and I go to school full time” is a compound sentence, and “I go to school full time because I want to be successful” is a complex sentence. In the…

The interdependence theory is a great theory that was chosen to be focused on in this article. I can relate to the ideas that were formed around this one theory. Ultimately women do pay close attention to all three of the independent variables although one variable may stick out more than the others depending on the person. There are countless factors on both the men and the women in an abusive relationship. The men may have had a past experience that’s made them to be abusive. As in my story,…

Introduction This report explores the benefits of a Kent Denver sponsored Independent Study Program and finds that a flexible and informal program is pragmatic, easy to implement and enhances the excellence of the Kent Denver academic experience for willing students. Part II outlines the first draft of the plan and includes explicit procedures for the continuation of the research program, which will run for the most part, independent of interference from the Kent Administration and Faculty.…

1. As noted in table 1 of Hensen et al., the dependent variables are: • fear of cyberstalking by intimate partners • fear of cyberstalking by friends/acquaintances • fear of cyberstalking by strangers 2. The age coefficient in regarding fear of cyberstalking by an intimate partner as noted on table 2 is –0.11. Furthermore, the value associated with age in the section of intimate partner is noted with a single * so we know that p is less than or equal to 0.05. The value associated with the…