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Connotation is an implied meaning that is associated with a word in addition to its literal meaning. This association can be cultural or emotional. Positive Connotations Childlike Dove (peace) Hollywood (fame) Home Lean Modest Slender Thrifty Wall Street (wealth) Youthful Negative Connotations Babe (woman) Chick (woman) Broad (woman) Chatty Chicken (coward) Lackadaisical Miserly Mutt Procrastination Pushy […]

Conclusion Examples Writing a note of condolence can be very hard because of the deep emotions involved. You want to comfort and support, but not say something that will disturb or sadden the recipient. Sometimes having an example to follow will help you know what to write in a sympathy card or on a card with a […]

A compound verb is a verb that is made up of multiple words. The compound verb can include: A prepositional verb A phrasal verb A verb with auxiliaries A compound sing-word verb Words for Compound Verbs With a Prepositional Verb Believe in Ask for Rely upon With a Phrasal Verb Tear up Take away Take down work […]

The subject of a sentence is a person, place, thing or idea that is doing or being something. When a sentence has two or more subjects, it’s call a compound subject. Compound Subjects Joined by ‘And’ or ‘Both…And’ These types of compound subjects are treated as plural and take a plural verb: Dolphins and elephants […]

A compound sentence has at least two independent clauses that have related ideas. The independent clauses can be joined by a coordinating conjunction (there are seven–for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or a semicolon. Compound Sentences with Coordinating Conjunctions She did not cheat on the test, for it was not the right thing to do. I think I will buy the […]

Complex sentences are fascinating components of the English language. When used properly, they can add depth to our writing. Complex sentences contain an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. An independent clause has the ability to stand alone as a sentence. It always makes a complete thought. A dependent clause cannot stand alone, even though it has a subject […]

Comma Splice Examples Commensalism is a relationship between two organisms where one receives a benefit or benefits from the other and the other is not affected by it. In other words, one is benefited and the other is neither benefited nor harmed. Commensalism in Nature Anemonefishes or clownfishes – These live amid the tentacles of the […]

A code of ethics is a set of principles and rules used by companies, professional organizations and individuals to govern their decision making in choosing between right and wrong. Depending on the context of a given code of ethics, penalties and/or sanctions may result from a violation. Codes of ethics are generally used in the […]

A cinquain is a five-line poem that was invented by Adelaide Crapsey. She was an American poet who took her inspiration from Japanese haiku and tanka. A collection of poems, titled Verse, was published in 1915 and included 28 cinquains. Cinquains are particularly vivid in their imagery and are meant to convey a certain mood or emotion. A […]

Chiasmus is the reversing the order of words in the second of two parallel phrases. This rhetorical device is also referred to as reverse parallelism, antimetabole or syntactical inversion. Chiasmus Examples in Quotes Do I love you because you’re beautiful? Or are you beautiful because I love you? – Oscar Hammerstein The value of marriage is […]