McGraw-Hill's ACT, 2014 Edition by Steven W. Dulan

McGraw-Hill's ACT, 2014 Edition by Steven W. Dulan

Author:Steven W. Dulan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2013-01-15T00:00:00+00:00


In general, you should try to leave you and me out of your essays. It is acceptable to use a personal example and refer to yourself (using “I”) once or twice. However, some students get carried away and make the whole essay about themselves. The topics are meant to be relevant to high school students in general and usually refer to a policy matter. The stimulus is not an invitation to write a brief autobiography.

In conversation we often try to be inclusive and gender-neutral. The goal of including everyone is an ideal that this author shares. However, English forces us to use a gender-specific pronoun such as he or she or him or her. In conversation, we often ignore the incongruity when someone says, “Whoever forgot their umbrella is going to be sorry.” The statement should be, “Whoever forgot his or her umbrella is going to be sorry.”

One way to be inclusive is to alternate between male and female pronouns throughout your piece. This method can create some confusion for your reader. Another method is to use a plural phrasing rather than a singular phrasing: “Those who forgot their umbrellas are going to be sorry.”

The overall thing to keep in mind is that your essay needs to be a formal document. It is not appropriate to write in the same idiom that you use with friends in informal conversation.



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