McGraw-Hill OnlineMcGraw-Hill Higher EducationLearning Center
Student Center | Instructor Center | Information Center | Home
Guide to Electronic Research
Internet Guide
Career Considerations
Summary and Paraphrasing
Avoiding Plagarism
Study Skills Primer
Diagnostic A
Diagnostic B
Diagnostic C
Learning Objectives
PowerPoint
Chapter Outline
Interactive Exercises
Key Terms
Writing On/Off
Feedback
Help Center


English Brushup, 3e Book Cover
English Brushup, 3/e
John Langan
Janet Goldstein
More About Verbs

Writing On/Off

These writing prompts are followed by text boxes for your input. If you are working online and your instructor has given you the go-ahead, you can e-mail your work to him or her and also to yourself by copying your answers (CTRL-C on most systems) and pasting them (CTRL-V) into an email or text document.





1

Activity 1

Directions: Use your favorite search engine to find some websites that discuss community dialects. Here's a starting point. As you gather information, consider these questions: What do dialects have to do with regular and irregular verbs? What is the value of dialects? What is the place of dialects in college essays?

2

Activity 2

Directions: For additional help with irregular verbs, visit The Purdue University Writing Lab and take notes during your visit there.









Copyright2003 McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Any use is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
McGraw-Hill Higher Education is one of the many fine businesses of The McGraw-Hill Companies.