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What is a Primary Source?

This video defines a primary source and what makes it different from a secondary source. What counts as original material? And where can we find these primary sources now?


Grammar & Punctuation Videos 93 videos

Affect vs. Effect
10818 Views

This video explains the difference between affect and effect and provide tips for remembering which is which and when to use each one. If you suffe...

Question Marks
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Long vs. Short Sentences
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Test Prep Videos 1540 videos

CAHSEE 1.3 Passage Drill
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CAHSEE 1.3 Passage Drill. Which of the following is the best way to express the meaning of the word alumni in this sentence?

CAHSEE 1.2 Passage Drill
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CAHSEE 1.2 Passage Drill. Which of these sentences from the story best illustrates the sensitive side of the narrator's nature?

CAHSEE 1.4 Passage Drill
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CAHSEE 1.4 Passage Drill. What does the use of flashbacks accomplish in "Graduation"?

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Writing Videos 89 videos

Wordiness
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Tenses
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Semicolons
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