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Grammar and Style Brief. Cami Nelson, CLEAR writing instructor. Complete Sentences: avoid run-ons.
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Grammar and Style Brief Cami Nelson, CLEAR writing instructor
Complete Sentences:avoid run-ons Often computer users run out of USB ports or have a big clutter of computer cables on their desk, this can be a big inconvenience for people that have their computer as work and entertainment apparatus.
Avoid Fragments The shortcomings are overcome by thinking about these issues. By creating a better project.
Subject / Pronoun Agreement It takes some knowledge of plumbing for someone to install it themselves. …and which customer is missing their luggage. The interpreter can choose to transmit their translation of speeches or comments to their target group, or to the other translators
Tense Consistency The basic design was a box large enough to hold a 2 liter bottle, a pen laser and a 90 degree sensor. A photodiode is connected to the data acquisition system
Formality Level It’s a lose, lose situation here! It can’t be made out of the clear blue sky.
Commas When another zone requests airflow the heating or cooling unit will start up again. In order to construct this device a great deal of research and tests would be necessary in order to produce satisfactory results. If there is a wireless connection you don’t have to find room to plug it in and it will not be left behind when you leave.
Transitioning between sentences Teaching electrical engineering for high school students is limited because of cost, size and complexity of the available resources. There are shortcomings for kits, instruments and instructional sets. GPS satellite modules are currently being employed, but there are shortcomings. Typical GPS modules are now fixed to the satellite dish and receive too much RF noise from the adjacent transmitter.
Transitioning between paragraphs None of these (toys) were found to combine visual, audio, and kinesthetic stimuli. (New paragraph): The proposed tool is a toy which consists of a game board.
Parallel Lists The device will have the following functions: 1. Base station sends … • Tracking software and microprocessor circuitry perform… 3. Tracking stickers receive… 4. Item’s location is displayed graphically on the base station’s LCD display…
Loose Ends The result will ultimately be less trips to the emergency room. It’s prototype will be difficult to construct.