For four decades, an English professor at San Jose State University has run a fiction contest for a single opening sentence to "the worst of all possible novels." He has decided to retire the contest.

In the previous chapters we discussed two basic rules for parallel construction, namely: a sentence that presents two or more serial elements should stick to the same pattern all throughout; and that ...

What can cognitive science tell us about how to unlock the benefits of writing? The evidence suggests three basic principles. First, we need to ensure that writing activities are embedded in the ...

As English language arts teachers, we’re always trying to find ways to build student comprehension with grade-level texts in reading and listening. We’re also trying to support our students with their ...

The action, aimed at inmates who received harsher sentences based on old disparities in drug laws, is the broadest commutation of individual sentences ever issued by a U.S. president. By Erica L.

Class 10 Analytical Paragraph Format: CBSE Class 10 English Question Paper in Board Exam 2025 will have one question on analytical paragraph writing. This will be a 5 marks question in Section-B.

This GCSE English creative writing booklet will help secondary students develop their skills by focusing on the technical and stylistic aspects of fiction writing. It addresses common struggles in ...

The first sentence: "I hope the Yankees win the World Series." I was born in 1951 in Brooklyn, and grew up there, leaving for college in 1968. I was a very passionate Dodgers fan, as was pretty much ...

The fundamental types of sentences are as simple as it gets: they’re types of sentences you see in everyday writing, speech, and life. Here are the four types of sentences. This is the most common ...

On my setup, NMEA sentences published by the GQ7 are occasionally empty or do not pass the checksum. This usually happens after some time (ranging from minutes to hours, but happens more often with ...

Sentence stems are scaffold tools that serve as bridges connecting ideas, thoughts, and discoveries in a structured and engaging manner. We have recently started a series of posts on sentence stems ...