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Amining Posted 21 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Help with sentence
During read the "Guide to the Marking of Written Assignments by Ian Johnston"(http://www.mala.bc.ca/~johnstoi/grammar/guide_2.htm), I can't catch what it's saying of following sentences. What's the meaning? Anybody can explain it for me, thanks a lot.
2.16 Remember the useful rule: "i before e except after c and in syllables rhyming with a, like weigh." Note the following sentence:
The space freighter had special tiers for weighty alien pieces the crew might receive from friends en route.
2.16 Remember the useful rule: "i before e except after c and in syllables rhyming with a, like weigh." Note the following sentence:
The space freighter had special tiers for weighty alien pieces the crew might receive from friends en route.
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Hi amining, This is a general spelling rule. In most cases where you have "ei" vowels together, the correct order is usually "ie". Most of the exceptions fall into two categories: 1) if "ei" follows the letter "c", then the order is "ei," and 2) if the syllable rhymes with a long "a", then the order is "ei".
- Hi amining, This is a general spelling rule.
- In most cases where you have "ei" vowels together, the correct order is usually "ie".
- Most of the exceptions fall into two categories: 1) if "ei" follows the letter "c", then the order is "ei," and 2) if the syllable rhymes with a long "a", then the order is "ei".
- The space freighter [rhyme] had special tiers [usual] for weighty [rhyme] alien [usual] pieces [usual] the crew might receive [c rule] from friends [usual] en route.
- I hope that helps.
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Hi amining,
This is a general spelling rule.
In most cases where you have "ei" vowels together, the correct order is usually "ie".
Most of the exceptions fall into two categories:
1) if "ei" follows the letter "c", then the order is "ei," and
2) if the syllable rhymes with a long "a", then the order is "ei".
The space frei
This is a general spelling rule.
In most cases where you have "ei" vowels together, the correct order is usually "ie".
Most of the exceptions fall into two categories:
1) if "ei" follows the letter "c", then the order is "ei," and
2) if the syllable rhymes with a long "a", then the order is "ei".
The space frei
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