Essential English Grammar Rules and Writing Techniques

English Verb Tenses

Present Simple

  • General truths: The Earth orbits the Sun.
  • Habits: They always ask silly questions.
  • Instructions: First, cut the carrot into pieces.
  • Timetables: The train leaves at 17:30.
  • Storytelling: So… it’s 3 PM, I enter the pub and see him.
  • Permanent facts: I am 29. Winnipeg is in Canada.

Present Continuous

Form: am/is/are + -ing

  • Actions happening now: She is studying right now.
  • Future arrangements: I am meeting the clients at 5.
  • Temporary situations: I am living in Madrid.
  • Trends:
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Criminal Sentences: Structure, Consistency, and Res Judicata

Criminal Sentences: Definition and Function

Sentences always end the process. The Law of Criminal Procedure (LECrim) states that sentences are the resolutions that conclude the process and explicitly incorporate the Law.

Judgments are typically issued only in specific cases:

  • To resolve an appeal.
  • To resolve an appeal (repetition noted in original text).

In all other instances, the court issues orders.

Types of Criminal Sentences

Criminal sentences can have two statements:

  1. Acquittals: These sentences are
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Strategic Marketing Fundamentals and Business Growth

Branding: Concept and Significance

Meaning and Concept

Branding is the process of creating a unique name, symbol, design, or identity for a product or company that distinguishes it from competitors and builds a lasting image in the minds of consumers.

Importance and Significance

  • Product Identification: Helps consumers easily identify and differentiate a product from similar offerings in the market.
  • Customer Loyalty: Strong brands encourage repeat purchases and develop customer loyalty.
  • Premium Pricing:
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Evolution, Speciation and Ecology: Questions & Answers

Evolution, Speciation and Ecology Q&A

Fixism and diversity of living things (4 marks)

Question: How does Fixism explain the diversity of living things?

Answer: Fixism claims that species were created as they are now and that they do not change. Therefore, the diversity we find today is the diversity that has always existed.

Convergent evolution: similar wings in birds & butterflies (4 marks)

Question: Explain why two very different species, such as birds and butterflies, can have similar wings

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Historical Vocabulary: Segregation, Sharecropping, and Migration Terms

Vocabulary: Historical & Social Terms

Chipping

Definition: cutting, striking, or flaking off a small, usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone).

Synonyms / Translations: flake off, flake out / desprenderse, romper / déchiquetage, ébréchure, écaillage, s’effriter.

Example: The paint was constantly peeling from the thin walls.

Disrepair

Definition: the state of being in need of repair.

Translations: désolation / deterioro, en mal estado / délabrement, en mauvais état.

Example: The fence,

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Business Law Foundations: Key Concepts and Vocabulary (Chapters 1-10)

Business Law Foundations: Chapters 1–10 Summary

Chapter 1: Legal & Constitutional Foundations

U.S. law originates from four primary sources: constitutional law (derived from federal or state constitutions), statutory law (laws passed by legislatures), administrative law (rules set by agencies like the EPA), and case law (judge-made law based on precedent). Common law relies on stare decisis to ensure consistency.

Substantive law defines rights, while procedural law enforces them. Civil law resolves

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Rights Issue, Bonus Shares & Debentures: SEBI Rules and Accounting

Rights Issue

A rights issue allows a company to raise capital by offering existing shareholders the opportunity to purchase additional shares at a discounted price, proportional to their current holdings. Typically used to fund expansion or debt reduction, shareholders receive rights entitlements which they can exercise by paying for new shares within a limited period, renounce by selling them on the market, or let expire. This maintains proportional ownership and prevents dilution for participating

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Foundational Concepts in Psychology and Neuroscience

Chapter 1: Psychological Perspectives and Research Methods

Major Schools of Thought

  • Structuralism (Wundt, Titchener): Identify the basic structures of the conscious mind.
  • Functionalism (James, Darwin): Describe how conscious minds adapt to an environment.
  • Psychoanalytic Theory (Freud): Understand how unconscious thoughts cause psychological disorders.
  • Gestalt Psychology (Wertheimer, Kohler): Study subjective perceptions as a unified whole.
  • Behaviorism (Watson, Skinner): Describe behavior response to environmental
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C Programs: String, Array, Pointer & Control Examples

Section 1: String Programs

1. Reverse Individual Characters of a String

Language: C

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main() {
    char str[100];
    int length, i;
    printf("Enter a string: ");
    fgets(str, sizeof(str), stdin);
    length = strlen(str);
    if (length > 0 && str[length - 1] == '\n') {
        str[length - 1] = '\0';
        length--;
    }
    printf("The string in reverse order is: ");
    for (i = length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
        printf(
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Policy, Growth and Food Security: Institutions, Subsidies, Population

Lecture 13: Policy Frameworks and Public Health

Lecture 13: This lecture analyzes policy frameworks by asking, “Who should do what?” It compares the roles and limits of four key actors:

  • Families/Individuals — best at knowing needs and showing devotion; limited by resources.
  • Communities — best at local coordination and devotion; limited by scale.
  • Governments — best at coercion and large-scale coordination; limited by borders.
  • International organizations — best at cross-boundary issues; limited
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