The Apostrophe with Numbers, Letters, and Abbreviations

Rule: The plurals for capital letters and numbers used as nouns are not formed with apostrophes.
Example: She consulted with three M.D.s.

Writing: Recognise the purpose of text

Learn how to recognise purpose 

To work out the purpose of a text, you look at its:

• Form and source

• Content (sentence structure, style and vocabulary)

• Format (the way a text is presented and structured).

Skimming & Scanning for Information

SKIMMING & SCANNING 
                                                                                   

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Skimming and scanning are reading techniques that use rapid eye movement and keywords to move quickly through text for slightly different purposes. Skimming is reading rapidly in order to get a general overview of the material.