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Noun Clause

Published on Monday, May 9, 2011 in

  • from statement
EXAMPLE
1.That Ronaldo plays football very well is a general fact.

2.It is a fact that the war has had over.
3.It is a society agreement that the system of the governance developed.
4.That the class is empty, the headmaster knows it.
6.It is a general knowledge that the education foundation is the educational base.
7.The young people agreed that music is the universal language
8.That novel is a hard work, people admit it.
9.That the Rusian used to land on the moon is a general knowledge.
10.That we have done the general election, the international community admitted it.
11.Indonesians students understand that the cost to go to the International University is absolutely expensive

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Punctuation Part IV

Published on Monday, May 2, 2011 in

I.     Dash ( -- )
The function of dash is to make a certain piece of information more stressful or more dramatic, as in :
·      Don’t forget—once again do not forget—to post the letter today.
·      We—the students of English Department—practice speaking intensively.
·      The criminals robbed the bank—all the money was taken.
A dash is also used to introduce additional details in order to make a previous piece of information clearer or more vivid. In this case, dash is similar to that is, viz or namely.
·      Indonesian lies between two oceans—the Pacific and the Indian Oceans.
·      The kangaroo—the native animal of Australia—can jump extremely quickly.
·      She plans to go to Singkep –a small island in Riau Province.

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Punctuation Part III

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G.     Apostrophes ( ‘ )
The Apostrophes is used:
(1)   to show ownership or relationship,
(2)   to show where letters have been omitted in a contraction, and
(3)   to form the plurals or number s and letters.
1.    The possessive case
The possessive case of  a word shows ownership or relationship
a.    To form the possessive case of a singular noun, add an apostrophe and an s.
Example:
·      John’s desk.
·      A boy’s cap.
·      The baby’s toy.
·      Student’s book.

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Punctuation Part II

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D.     Colons ( : )
A colon is a punctuation mark that usually signals that something is to follow. The colon is never used directly after a verb or a preposition.
1.    Use a colon before list of items, especially after expression like as follows and the following
Example:
A search showed that Jack’s pocket contain the following: a knife, half an apple, a piece of gum, and a bottle of mineral water.
2.    Use a colon between the hour and the minute when you write the time
Example:
8:30 a.m.                                 10:30 p.m.
3.    Use a colon after a salutation of a business letter
Example:
Dear Sir:                                  Dear Mrs. :

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Punctuation Part I

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A.     End Marks: (.), (?), (!)
The term end marks refers to punctuation which appears at the end of sentences. They are periods (.), question marks (?), and exclamation (!).
1.    A statement is followed by a period.
Example:
Pizza is my favorite food.
2.    A question is followed by a question mark.
Example:
What time is it ?