Verbs are one of the most difficult aspects of English, especially for language leaners. This tool is designed to find answers fast. Best if used during or after a course, training, or tutoring of the English language, even if being taught by friends or family. All content is in English. Every facet of verb use is covered including examples and tables. This 6 page laminated guide is handy enough to go anywhere as a cheat sheet reference for speaking English. As a new student of the language this is a must-have, as the learner progresses the guide offers quick access answers for practice until the guide becomes less and less necessary. 6 page laminated guide includes: English Verbs Past Tense of Regular Verbs Informal/Slang Verb Forms The Gerund Verb Tenses 100 Most Common Verbs Conjugation of To Be, To Have & To Do Used To Verb Categories Contractions Conditional Sentences Subjunctive Expressing Preference Polite Requests Active & Passive Forms Modals Modal Summary Phrasal Verbs Wishes Direct Speech & Reported Speech Some Irregular Verbs

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This crucial book guides academics and researchers through the process of peer reviewing manuscript articles, outlining the methods and proficiencies required to write a high-quality review. Gloria Barczak and Abbie Griffin specifically highlight the importance of becoming a first-rate reviewer to early-career scholars. Beginning with a working definition of a high-quality review, subsequent chapters detail the financial, career and personal benefits of peer reviewing for researchers, outline editors' and authors' expectations of reviewers, and offer a template for reviewing manuscripts effectively. Next, the book explicates sets of questions to consider in reviewing each section of a manuscript and features examples of reviews for actual journal submissions by the authors. Comprehensive in its approach, this book will be crucial for any early-career social scientist hoping to effectively join the peer review process and write high-quality, meaningful reviews, as well as seasoned academics wishing to refine their skills.

This bundle consists of the following books: Modern Mandarin Chinese: The Routledge Course Textbook Level 2, 2nd edition (9781138101135) Modern Mandarin Chinese: The Routledge Course Workbook Level 2, 2nd edition (9781138101166) Modern Mandarin Chinese is a two-year undergraduate course for students with no prior background in Chinese study. Designed to build a strong foundation in both the spoken and written language, it develops all the basic skills such as pronunciation, character writing, word use, and structures, while placing a strong emphasis on the development of communicative skills. The complete course consists of the following books: Modern Mandarin Chinese: The Routledge Course Textbook Level 1 Modern Mandarin Chinese: The Routledge Course Workbook Level 1 Modern Mandarin Chinese: The Routledge Course Textbook Level 2 Modern Mandarin Chinese: The Routledge Course Workbook Level 2 Each level of the course consists of a textbook and workbook in simplified Chinese. A free companion website provides all the audio for the course with a broad range of interactive exercises and additional resources for students' self-study, along with a comprehensive instructor's guide with teaching tips, assessment and homework material, and a full answer key. Retaining its focus on communicative skills and the long-term retention of characters, the text is now presented in simplified characters and pinyin from the outset with a gradual and phased removal of pinyin as specific characters are introduced and learnt. This unique approach allows students to benefit from the support of pinyin in the initial stages as they begin speaking while ensuring they are guided and supported towards reading only in characters.

The Norton Introduction to Literature offers the trusted writing and reading guidance students need, along with an exciting mix of the stories, poems and plays instructors want. The Shorter Fourteenth Edition is the most inclusive ever, with more contemporary and timely works sure to engage today's students. New media-rich pedagogical tools further foster close reading and careful writing, making this book the best choice for helping all students understand, analyse and write about literature.

This work is split thematically and includes subjects from clothes (claes) to feelings through food and drink, socialising (gang oot on the toon) and that favourite Scottish topic - the weather. Dae Ye Ken is an illustrated mini Scots/English thesaurus. Fully approved by experts at the Scots Language Resource Centre.

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When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying and paper writing.