Choose the best linking word to make the sentence correct.?
"And" is the best choice. The key is the word "even" in the second clause. "Even" indicates a greater degree of the "showing braveness" in the first clause. The remaining three choices would show a contrast from clause A to clause B. (1. "George tried to show a brave face, but he cried all the way home." "2. George tried to show a brave face; still, he cried all the way home." "3. George tried to show a brave face, although his tears gave him away.") In example two, note that use of "still" requires a change in the punctuation of the sentence. Without the semicolon, your sentence would be a run-on. That's another indicator that "C" can't be the correct answer. Do you need the comma in the original fill in the blank sentence? ABSOLUTELY! You DO need the comma because "he even congratulated his opponent" is an independent clause. Without the comma, your sentence becomes a "fused sentence." The interactive grammar authority Grammar Bytes tells us, "As a writer, you must keep in mind that ...fused sentences make you look like an amateur. They tell your reader that you cannot control the construction of a sentence, the most basic building block of a piece of writing." Hope this helps. My major in college was English, specializing in linguistics. For twenty five years, I have taught writing and grammar in high school. No reason for a "thumbs down" on this one. The answer is right, and documentation is included!
Is a 300-level college course much harder than a 100-level or 200-level? even when one recieves same credit?
No, not really. The 300-level course isn't about how hard it is, but where it comes in the sequence of classes. Yes, they tend to deal with more complicated matter than 100 or 200, but because it's expanding on what you learned in your prerequisite classes. For example, one of the few classes I 4.0'ed was Linguistics 347, Psychology of Language. I only got a 3.5 in Psych 101 which was a prerequisite to this class. But I needed the basic understanding of psychology in order to understand what was going on in 347, which dealt with language and reading disorders, and the psychology behind language acquisition. Does that make sense?
Free online courses just like the mit ocw.?
OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW) is an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to put all of the educational materials from its undergraduate- and graduate-level courses online, partly free and openly available to anyone, anywhere, by the end of the year 2007. As of December 2010, over 2035 courses were available online. While a few of these are limited to chronological reading lists and discussion topics, a majority provided homework problems and exams (often with solutions) and lecture notes. Some courses also include interactive web demonstrations in Java or MATLAB, complete textbooks written by MIT professors, and streaming video lectures. The annual cost of running MIT OCW is about $3.5 million per year. They are currently projected to run out of financial reserves in FY2012 without additional sources of funding. So, get what you need. It has course, syllabi, and materials available free in the following areas. Aeronautics and Astronautics Anthropology to Writing and Humanistic Studies at: MIT OpenCourse Ware,Courses, @http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/. Architecture Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation Biological Engineering Biology Brain and Cognitive Sciences Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil and Environmental Engineering Comparative Media Studies Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Economics Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Engineering Systems Division Experimental Study Group Foreign Languages and Literatures Health Sciences and Technology History Linguistics and Philosophy Literature Materials Science and Engineering Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Media Arts and Sciences Music and Theater Arts Nuclear Science and Engineering Physics Political Science Science, Technology, and Society Sloan School of Management Special Programs Supplemental Resources Urban Studies and Planning Women's and Gender Studies Writing and Humanistic Studies