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This video defines parallel structure and analyzes what makes it powerful (spoiler alert: sticking to a consistent part of speech, like infinitives...

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A dash is a fun and flashy way to let your reader know that there is awesomeness coming up. It’s like the colon’s cool older cousin. This video...

CAHSEE 11.1 Passage Drill. Based on the information in the passage, which of the following is most likely to happen?

Everybody who's tired of the word “epic,” raise your hand. Wow, that’s a lot of hands. But there is an acceptable time and place for the word...

That's a good question. Maybe this is poetry. A haiku, perhaps.

Memoir. n. A book in which you write down all your thoughts and memories so that millions of randos can get to know far more about you and your fam...

Oh ye of small attention spans: if novels don't float your boat, short stories just might. Even if that boat is less of an oil tanker and more of a...