There only correct way to spell this word is: c-o-n-g-r-a-t-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s.
Congratulation is a noun. The plural of this word is congratulations. This is a word that is used to “express praise for an achievement or good wishes on a special occasion.”
Keep in mind that to use this word to express applaud or commend someone, it’s said with an “s” at the end:
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Imagine this: It’s lunchtime, and you’re hungry. You sit down to eat at a restaurant and are surprised to see there are only two options on the menu. One is a single piece of room-temperature bread. The other is toasted bread with avocado, onions, peppers, scallions, and a fried egg on top of it. Which option are you going for?
Think of the room-temperature bread as writing that lacks descriptive details. The avocado toast? That’s descriptive writing that leaves your readers satisfied.
There’s nothing wrong with plain writing. But if you want to paint a picture in your reader’s minds, use descriptive writing.
Intrigued? Continue reading below to learn more about what descriptive writing is, why it’s important, and how to include it in your writing.
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The rules of capitalization in English may seem pretty direct. For example, most people know to capitalize the first letter of every sentence and the personal pronoun “I.” There are some gray areas, though. Should sentences after colons begin with a capital letter, too? How about titles and headlines? We’ll answer these questions and go over some basic guidelines for capitalization.
There are several rules to keep in mind when deciding when to use capital letters.
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I look forward to hearing from you is a standard email phrase often used in professional settings. Business-friendly alternatives you can use instead include:
There are also a few casual alternatives you can use in place of I’m looking forward to hearing from you. Our Paraphrasing Tool can help you find even more synonyms for phrases like I’m looking forward to hearing from you.
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Aspire means “to have a strong desire to achieve or become something.” Inspire can mean “to encourage someone,” “to elicit a particular feeling or emotion in someone,” or “to give someone an idea for something.”
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Sent is the past tense and past participle of send, which means “to cause to go or be taken to a particular destination,” “arrange for the delivery of, especially by mail,” or “cause (a message or computer file) to be transmitted electronically.
Jacob sent over a bouquet of flowers since he couldn’t make it to the birthday dinner.
Cent refers to “a monetary unit of the US, Canada, and various other countries, equal to one hundredth of a dollar, euro, or other decimal currency unit.”
My baby cousin loves to collect cents she finds on the sidewalk.
Scent can be a noun that means “a distinctive smell,” or “power of smelling.” As a verb, it refers to “impart a pleasant scent to,” or “discern by the sense of smell.”
Olivia looked for a candle that had a vanilla and lavender scent.
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Ensure means “to make sure, certain, or safe.”
Insure refers to “protecting someone or something financially with an insurance policy.”
Assure is defined as “to remove doubt or give confidence to.”
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If words can be grouped together as a family, think of bad as the youngest, worse as the middle child, and worst as the oldest (and strongest). They’re all related, and although people get worse and worst mixed up all the time, they have different meanings and uses. We’ll teach you what they are so that you don’t mix up these words ever again.
Worst, on the other hand, describes something as the “lowest quality, lowest standard,” and “the most unfavorable, difficult, or unpleasant.”
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Sometimes producing the best writing requires reviewing even the most basic components. We’ll discuss everything from what a sentence is to the different types of sentences.
If you want to become a chef, you should know the ins and outs of a kitchen. Maybe your dream is to become an artist. In that case, you should become an expert at even the most basic components of art, like primary colors. Similarly, if you want to become a proficient writer, you should thoroughly understand one of the most basic aspects of grammar: sentences.
This brief guide will go over what a sentence is, the parts of a sentence, and the different types of sentences. You can also ensure you’re using different sentence types correctly with LanguageTool’s Grammar Checker tool.
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As a writer, the last thing you want to do is confuse your readers and make them think, “what did I just read?” Dangling modifiers do just that, so it’s best to steer clear from them! Below, we’ll discuss what dangling modifiers are and how to fix them.
A dangling modifier occurs when it’s unclear who or what is the subject of the modifying word or phrase.
Being born six feet tall, Derrick wondered how baby giraffes learn to walk so quickly.
“Being born six feet tall,” is a dangling modifier that makes it seem as if Derrick was born freakishly tall. The correct version of this sentence without a dangling modifier would be:
Derrick wondered how baby giraffes learn to walk so quickly since they’re born six feet tall.
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