Essays Tagged: "commas"

Commas

Many writers think it is a good idea to sprinkle commas every few places in therewriting, but this makes for difficult reading.Here are some places c ... ncerned with justifying the ways of God to man,Milton must present free will in a positive light."* Commas are preferred before the last item in a list: leaving them out, as in "thefirst, second and t ...

(1 pages) 58 0 3.7 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Grammar

MCAS Testing: Good or Bad, an in depth look

ere scribbling notes writing essays on how cotton is grown and made into cloth, synonyms, ad verbs, commas etc. Boy that was soooooo much fun! I didn't really have a problem with it,but it was tiring, ...

(2 pages) 81 1 3.0 Aug/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Analysis of Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays"

er to read the poem a certain way. The fact that the sentences in the center of the poem all end in commas, carrying over to the next line, creates suspense.** Appealing to Our Senses:Hayden makes the ...

(2 pages) 93 0 4.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Examine Act 3 Scene 5 of 'Romeo and Juliet' closely, how does Shakespeare ensure that the scene is one of dramatic interest and how could a production enhance its effects?

ssions. In comparison to its predecessor, Scene 5 is extremely long and mostly fast paced, shown by commas, Shakespeare's use of language and stage directions e.g. 'enter Nurse hastily'. This scene is ... he none? Doth she not give us thanks? Is she not proud?' then he also increases the speed by use of commas and repeats 'how, how how, how' and then proves the extent of his fury by calling her a mixtu ...

(6 pages) 11 0 5.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet

"The Author To Her Book" by Anne Bradstreet.

yming couplets. The whole piece has only three sentences, yet it is not short, and consists of many commas. The commas are pauses, which portray breathing, and deeper meaning behind the words because ...

(4 pages) 32 0 3.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

The two poems "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen and "The Soldier" by Rupert Brooke. Compare how the poets have used techniques and ideas to convey there attitudes to war.

shaped made aware, Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam." Rupert Brooke has used many commas in this sentence to keep a slow pace. He uses very calm language for example "flowers" and "l ...

(3 pages) 62 2 3.5 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Examine Act 3 Scene 5 of 'Romeo and Juliet' closely, how does Shakespeare ensure that the scene is one of dramatic interest and how could a production enhance its effects?

ssions. In comparison to its predecessor, Scene 5 is extremely long and mostly fast paced, shown by commas, Shakespeare's use of language and stage directions e.g. 'enter Nurse hastily'. This scene is ... he none? Doth she not give us thanks? Is she not proud?' then he also increases the speed by use of commas and repeats 'how, how how, how' and then proves the extent of his fury by calling her a mixtu ...

(6 pages) 5184 0 0.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet

Biology Reports

ble gametes that each could form. Circle each gamete. Note: different gamete types are separated by commas in the table below.Genotype Gametes: AA A Aa A, a Bb B, b bb b cc c AABB AB AAbb Ab Aabb Ab, ...

(5 pages) 14 0 0.0 Feb/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

The sound of a memory

ome quicker wording to describe the landscape, which is broken up into short, incomplete ideas with commas. He introduces a multitude of ideas when he describes, "Hills leeched of color,// the desert ...

(6 pages) 1248 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Book report on strunk and whit

gs such as using 's when you are talking about plural, adding 's to make a noun possessive, putting commas where they are needed and breaking sentences off properly. On the other hand, White is talkin ...

(2 pages) 1201 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

The book Elements of Style by

gs such as using 's when you are talking about plural, adding 's to make a noun possessive, putting commas where they are needed and breaking sentences off properly. On the other hand, White is talkin ...

(2 pages) 1210 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry