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Guidelines for Language. You should write out your numbers, unless they are very large. Don’t make sentences too long. Use periods and lots of them. Capitalize states. Use apostrophe for ownership (My mother’s home). Don’t write as you speak! Writing is more formal!.
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Guidelines for Language • You should write out your numbers, unless they are very large. • Don’t make sentences too long. Use periods and lots of them. • Capitalize states. • Use apostrophe for ownership (My mother’s home). • Don’t write as you speak! Writing is more formal!
Guidelines for Language • Don’t use ‘till while writing. Use until while writing. • If there is a list with commas, don’t forget to use an and for the final word in the list. • Their (ownership), they’re (they are) and there (Is he going there)…when do we use them? • Spell check. • When do I use to or too? He went to the store. She is too kind.
Guidelines for Language • Remember to have paragraphs for a change of thought. • Use conjunctions like / but to continue the same thought, but add new information. For example, don’t say: I went to the store, but we moved to St. Louis. Say: I went to the store, but there was no milk there. • Know how to use then (next) and than (comparison). • Use and to connect thoughts…don’t say “We lived in Piedmont for two years then we moved to Rapid City.” Make sure you say and then.