English 121, Wikicomp

Your and you're are commonly mistaken grammatical errors that can be irritating and quite confusing for the reader. Knowing the difference between the two forms creates effective communication. Being able to differentiate between the two results in hardly ever mixing them up again... To read more about your vs. you're, click here.

Well and good are distinguished by their uses in sentences and the parts of speech they represent. When distinguishing which one to use, you look at the words around it, and then you ask yourself what you will be describing or answering... To read more about well vs. good, click here.

A verb is a word that displays a type of action, event, or state of being by the subject mentioned in the sentence. Verbs play an important role in the predicate of a sentence's structure... To read more about verbs, click here.

Time Management is the act or process of planning and exercising conscious control over the amount of time spent on specific activities, to increase effectiveness, efficiency or productivity... To read more about time management, click here.

The Semicolon is an internal punctuation mark used in many languages, including: English, Arabic, Greek, and the Romance languages.  Semicolons are also widely used in computer programming and mathematics.  The modern semicolon has been used in the English language since the 15th. century... To read more about semicolons, don't. Why are you here?

A thesaurus is a document or website that contains synonyms and antonyms for specific words. It is meant to group similair words together so it can provide a vast word choice for the writer. It can prove to be very helpful for people who choose to major in English and when it comes to creative writing... To read more about thesauruses, click here.

Punctuation are the marks (such as periods and commas) in a piece of writing that make its meaning clear and that separate it into sentences, clauses, etc. When speaking, we can pause or change the tone of our voices to indicate emphasis... To learn more about punctuation, click here.

The three words "there", "they're" and "their" are cause for common mistakes in the English language as they are pronounced the same way, but have very different meanings... To read more about There, They're, and Their, click here.

Pronouns, in grammar and writing are defined as "any member of a small class of words found in language that are used as replacements or substitutes for nouns and noun phrases, and that have very general references... To read more about pronouns, click here.

The Everyday Writer was written by Andrea A. Lungsford. Her trademark attention to rhetorical choice, language of style, and critical thinking and argument - based on years of experience as a research and class room teacher- make The Everyday Writer the tool that  can talk you through every writing situation... To read more about The Everyday Writer, click here.

A Preposition usually precedes a noun or pronoun is important when constructing a sentence. A preposition sits before a noun to show the noun's relationship to another word in the sentence. Some very common prepositions used in the English language are: above, about, across, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off, on, since, to, toward, through, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, and within... To read more about preposition, click here.

Thesis is a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections... To read more about thesis, click here.

The structure is essential for a well-written composition. Structure is important because it determines if a composition is good or bad. Even if the information in a composition is excellent, without the proper structure the information will not be understood by the readers. By having the proper structure, the valuable information gathered is clearly and concisely expressed. The structure of a well-written composition consists of an introduction, body, and a conclusion... To read more about structure, click here.

Socrates was a philosopher. He was born in Athens, Greece 469 BCE. Socrates is "an enigma, an inscrutable individual, who despite having written nothing is considered one of the handful of philosophers who forever changed how philosophy itself was to be conceived." Being such an anonymous figure of the first century BCE, it can be hard to grasp what kind of a character Socrates could have been. Most of what we know about Socrates comes from texts by Plato and Xenophon, as well as any surviving works by various philosophers such as Aristotle, Antisthenes, and Euclides. Life was not easy for Socrates, his ideas were radical, causing many Athenians to distrust him, even claiming he corrupted peoples minds. However disproved by society however, he still had loyal students who would carry his teachings into a place of reverence where time could never touch them... To read more about Socrates, click here.

Support consists of the specific details and information writers use to develop their topic. Writers prove their information is valid by using specific details and relevant information to construct mental images for their readers. "Show, don't tell." To read more about support, click here.

Public Domain describes works that don't have individual or private ownership or were made for public use free of compensation of the creator. While this generally applies to most nations there are exceptions that vary with a countries definition. Works such as religious doctrine, historical documents, and historical papers would fall under this category due to the lack of a sole person or company who can claim they own it... To read more about public domain, click here.

A noun is a word used to represent a person, place, thing or idea. There are many sub categories of nouns such as, count and non-count nouns, proper nouns, common nouns, and abstract nouns... To read more about nouns, click here.