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Learning Express - Writing Skills Success_05

Tham khảo tài liệu 'learning express - writing skills success_05', ngoại ngữ, kỹ năng viết tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | DESIGNER PUNCTUATION TIP Look for examples of the punctuation marks from this lesson as you read today. Since they are used less frequently than other marks you probably won t see them as often. When you do try to remember how the mark is used. Be especially aware of hyphens parentheses brackets diagonals and ellipses in advertising copy check to see if they have been used correctly. 80 z o z z LU 10 VERB TENSE Language is fossil poetry. Ralph Waldo Emerson American poet 1803-1882 LESSON SUMMARY As the movers and shakers of language verbs drive language and give it life. They are the energetic part of speech. Because they are so important mistakes involving verbs really stand out. They can make or break the outcome of an exam essay or business letter. The next two lessons will help you learn how to avoid the most common errors involving these important words. Writers use words to establish their credibility. Few things cast doubt on a writer s believability as much as misusing words especially verbs. Incorrect verb forms call special attention to themselves and bring the writer s education and intelligence into question. Furthermore exams often test your knowledge of how to use verbs and avoid errors involving verbs. This lesson explains how to use verbs correctly and highlights a few of the most common mistakes writers make. See how many of the seven errors in verb usage you can find in the Problem version of the passage on the following page. In the Solution column the paragraph is rewritten with the correct verb forms. As you go through the lesson try to apply the rules you learn to these corrections. 81 VERB TENSE Problem Wendy circles five advertisements in last Sunday s newspaper. She had been looking for a job for three months and she is starting to get nervous about finding one. The money her mother had gave her was starting to run out and she knows she couldn t asked for more. If she was more qualified she would of received a job offer already. However .