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Punctuation: How to Use the Question Mark 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

Punctuation: How to Use the Question Mark

The question mark also known as interrogation mark is used at the end of interrogative sentences. It is used only with direct questions not with indirect questions. Below are the rules to use this punctuation mark. –  At the end of the direct question. Example: Where are you going? What is your name? How are…

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Integers and Rules of Integers 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

Integers and Rules of Integers

The integers are whole numbers which include negative numbers also. That is, an integer can be negative (-1, -2, -3, -4….), positive (1, 2, 3, 4….) or zero (0). Integers can be called as signed whole numbers. If no sign is in front of the whole number it is considered positive by default. Higher is…

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Punctuation: Apostrophe 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

Punctuation: Apostrophe

The apostrophe (‘) is one of the most commonly used punctuation marks. Below are the common uses of apostrophe: 1.To show omission of letters in a contraction Examples: you’re (you are) they’re (they are) he is (he’s) isn’t (is not) can’t (cannot) who’s (who is) 2.To show possessive form of nouns An Apostrophe is used…

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English Punctuation: The Colon 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

English Punctuation: The Colon

  The punctuation mark colon (:) consists of two equally sized dots centered on the same vertical line.  Uses o f the Colon (:)  1.       To introduce a list.  Example:  A box has blocks of five colors: red, green, blue, yellow and white. 2.       To show example, rule or explanation preceding an independent clause. Example:…

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Order of Operations 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

Order of Operations

In mathematics an expression is solved by a rule known as order of operations in which operations on terms are performed following a certain order. According to order of operations – Do things in the Parenthesis first. Example: 4 × (5 + 3) = 4 × 8 = 32 NOT 4 × (5 + 3)…

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SchoolTutoring Academy Top Rating Article: Law of Tangents 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

SchoolTutoring Academy Top Rating Article: Law of Tangents

Law of tangents gives the relationship between the tangents of two angles of a triangle and the lengths of the opposite sides. In the triangle above, a, b, and c are the lengths of the three sides of the triangle, and A, B, and C are the angles opposite those three respective sides. The law…

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Chemistry Topics: Isotopes 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

Chemistry Topics: Isotopes

An atom is a basic building block of matter around us which consists of fundamental particles: negatively charged electron, positive proton and neutral neutron. The atomic number of an atom is the number of protons in its nucleus. The atomic mass (weight), also called as mass number, is the sum of protons and neutrons in…

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SchoolTutoring Academy Reviews Punctuation Marks: Full stop and Ellipsis 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

SchoolTutoring Academy Reviews Punctuation Marks: Full stop and Ellipsis

Full Stop (or Period) The period or full stop (.) is the most commonly used punctuation in English language. It is used at the end of a sentence. A space is left between the period and the first letter of the next sentence. But, there is no space between the last letter and the period.…

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Punctuation: An Introduction 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

Punctuation: An Introduction

Punctuation is the system of symbols (. , ! – : “) that we use to separate sentences and parts of sentences, and to make their meaning clear. Each symbol is called a “punctuation mark”. Punctuation marks are important for both written and spoken English. In written English, the correct usage of these marks expresses…

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Review of Geometric Series 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

Review of Geometric Series

A geometric series is a series with a constant ratio between successive terms. For example,   Since this ratio is common to all consecutive pairs of terms, it is called the common ratio denoted by r. Given by formula: r = an+1/an The general term of a geometric series is given as: an = arn…

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