2025 Hummingbirds are a fan favorite of avid bird watchers due to their spunky personalities and impressive flying tricks (flying upside-down and backward!). Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025 Trawling through the bowels of the luxury resort, the prez has some allies...
You’re at a bookstore browsing for books with a friend. Although you are an avid sci-fi reader, your friend picks up a memoir and tells you that you should read the book because it’s a bestseller. This type of argument is often used when there is no real evidence to back up a ...
The 74-year-old avid musician from San Marcos has helped bring to life hundreds of church songs, which are now in hymn books across the world. San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 The film, which took a decade to bring to life, is nominated for three Robert Awards, the Danish equi...
Examples of vivid in a Sentence He gave a vivid description of the scene. The book includes many vivid illustrations. The dream was very vivid. She could remember the dream in vivid detail. What is figurative language and examples? Figurative language is when you describe something by comparing...
Examples of personification for abstract concepts A sentence is an abstract concept, it can’t behave like a human. It can’t scream, smile, or whisper. Yet, Joe Moran writes in his book First You Write a Sentence that sentences can holler, even before they’re written down: Some writers...
A sentence that describes a new trend or a change that is developing over time will often use the present continuous as well: People are adopting more pets these days. The weather is getting colder. One of the most common uses of the present continuous is not to talk about the present at...
As an avid bookworm, I am amazed by the selection of books you have available. Short and to the point. As you can see, there’s no need for excessive length or fancy language. Relevant information and a professional manner are the essential factors. Wrong Dear Sir or Madam, I’m ...
When you put social media and video in the same sentence, you make for a powerful video strategy. It’s why 88% of marketers say they plan on using video as a marketing tool on platforms like YouTube. Here are a few examples of brands using this type of video marketing effectively. Ch...
That as a subordinating conjunction The word that, which is usually a demonstrative pronoun or a relative pronoun, sometimes acts as a subordinating conjunction by introducing a dependent clause after certain kinds of verbs, adjectives, and nouns in a sentence’s independent clause. That clauses wi...
Also known as “power phrases”, they’re used in headlines for different types of content — such as emails, blog posts, and webinars. The goal? To make them stand out in a sea of same-old headlines. Should you see a headline with any of those power words, you’re more likely to...