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Your essay is very long, so I'm going to start with the first paragraph only: Recently, issues of how the Internet has made an impact on interpersonal relationships ,have given cause for alarm. With the induction of the Internet, into people’s homes , the Internet is becoming the way people...

Mister Micawber wrote:#2 has one clause with two finite verbs unsegregated by a conjunction or appropriate punctuation. What is a finite verb? Are the two finite verbs 'know' and 'work'? I don't quite understand: "unsegregated by a conjunction or appropriate punctuation". Could you give an...

1) May I know if the auto-backup feature work for these PCs?2) May I know does the auto-backup feature work for these PCs? #1 has a main clause with a dependent clause introduced by the subordinating conjunction if.#2 has one clause with two finite verbs unsegregated by a conjunction or...

If the conjunction is a coordinator, then comma is needed provided what it links are independent clauses. If words, phrases or subordinate clauses are linked, then comma is not needed. conjunctive adverbs are also conjunctions: however, for instance. They are not strong enough to link two...

OK, Main comment. When you do a list, the grammatical form of each item in the same list must be the same. So if you start the first two items with a verb then all other must start with a verb. And be consisten on your punctuation. Do not end one with a period and not another. Engineering and...

There are many bad influences in the world, ranging from people to drugs and entertainment like television. A bad influence could mean following the wrong crowd and not showing (wording) the right example for others. Also, influence could force someone or put them under pressure like taking...

Then your tests are to blame; the punctuation is critical.I was in a carpool, but I hated waiting around.I was in a carpool; however, I hated waiting around. -- these two have essentially the same meaning; the two ideas should merely be considered in a more individual fashion.I was in a carpool,...

Although and though are so called subordinating conjunctions, and link two parts (clauses) of a sentence. Style disregarded, they are twins. Although is more formal. I like you(,) (a)lthough you do not like me. Although you do not like me, I like you. There are two clauses in the...

I think the more you do it, the easier it gets. Try keeping a diary or journal - even one online like at blogger.com. And practice writing without things like "ur" or "b4." The more you get into a habit of using the correct words, the better you will be when it comes time for your formal...

Thank you. How is the sentence, "This is a piece of 'badly-damaged' furniture", differ from what I think is that Rishonly brought out as the rule in regard to the hyphenation involving adverbs that end with "ly." In the previous post, I think, he said that the hyphenation rule they are talking...