Essentials 101:
Please click on the 3 active Sample Lessons below. The silver links on this page have been deactivated for the purpose of this demo. Section 1: Simple Sentences
L2: Verbs L3: Complements L4: Subject-Verb Agreement Section 2: Clauses
L6: Examples of Clauses L7: Adjective Clauses
L7b: Adjective Clauses, cont. L9: Noun Clauses Section 3: Conjunctions
L11: Parallel Structure L12: Subordinating Conjunctions L13: Pair-Word Conjunctions Section 4: Common Usage Errors
L15: Run-on Sentences L16: Comma Splices Part II: From Paragraphs to EssaysSection 5: Paragraph Elements
L18: Topic Sentences L19: Developing Topics
L19b: Bubbling L19c: Free-writing L21: Conclusions Section 6: Common Paragraph Types
L23: Comparison & Contrast L24: Persuasion Section 7: Elements of the Essay
L26: The Introduction L27: The Thesis Statement L28: The Body L29: The Conclusion Section 8: Drafting and Revision
L31: Proofreading & Revising, Introduction L32: Revising for Parallelism L33: Revising for Consistency |
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