English and Grammar

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English Review of Writing the Admissions Essay
English Review of Writing the Admissions Essay 150 150 Deborah

Overview Many selective colleges and universities ask prospective students to write an essay as part of their application for admissions.  Usually, there are guidelines, such as word length, a quotation,…

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English Review of Ways to Build Vocabulary
English Review of Ways to Build Vocabulary 150 150 Deborah

Overview Building a good vocabulary is an important part of success in English. It helps students to more easily understand what is read, as well as having more words to…

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English Review of Plot
English Review of Plot 150 150 Deborah

Overview Plot is essential to any story. The sequence of events within the story are linked by cause and effect to produce a desired outcome, and keep readers engaged. Plots…

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English Review of Types of Poetry
English Review of Types of Poetry 150 150 Deborah

Overview Some of the major types of poetry include narrative poetry, lyric poetry, and prose poetry. Narrative poetry tells a story, while lyric poetry creates a mood. Prose poetry also…

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English Review of Rhetorical Patterns
English Review of Rhetorical Patterns 150 150 Deborah

Overview Writers can use particular types of rhetorical patterns to create personal essays, such as narration, description, how-to, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, classification and division, definition, and argument…

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English Review of Point of View
English Review of Point of View 150 150 Deborah

Overview Writers use different points of view in essays or stories in order to present and reveal information to their readers. They may choose first-person, second-person, or two types of…

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English Review of Abstract and Concrete Language
English Review of Abstract and Concrete Language 150 150 Deborah

Overview Writers can make essays more vivid by providing specific, concrete examples for abstract concepts and language. Effective writing requires a balance between the two. Abstract concepts without development are…

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English Review of Eliminating Wordiness
English Review of Eliminating Wordiness 150 150 Deborah

Overview Wordiness errors obscure the writer’s message under unnecessary verbiage, such as redundant words or phrases, passive voice, weak “to be” verb forms, and unnecessary expressions. Close reading and editing…

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English Review of Comma Errors
English Review of Comma Errors 150 150 Deborah

Overview Commas separate parts of a sentence grammatically, as well as separate items in a series. Without commas separating clauses, some of the meaning can be changed or lost. Commas…

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English Review of Pronoun Errors
English Review of Pronoun Errors 150 150 Deborah

Overview Some common types of pronoun errors include pronoun agreement, pronoun ambiguity, pronoun shifts, and pronoun case. Those errors affect clarity of expression. Pronoun Agreement Pronouns should agree in number,…

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