The profession of the sociologist is sociology. Sociology is built on Latin socius, companion, plus logos, science, study. Socius is the source of such common words as associate, social, socialize, society, sociable, and antisocial; as well as asocial, which combines the negative prefix a- with socius. The antisocial person actively dislikes people, and often behaves […]
In grammar, to modify is to change or add to the meaning of another word. A modifier is a word or group of words that does this.  Adjectives modify nouns.  Nouns can also be modified by other nouns and by prepositional phrases. For example: Edgar Degas favoured his studio to the open (adjective) […]
Tips for Choosing Style Include Variety “Sentence variety is a means by which the writer helps the reader to understand which ideas are most important, which ideas support or explain other ideas, etc. Variety of sentence structures is also a part of style and voice.†(Douglas E. Grudzina and Mary C. Beardsley) Adding variety to […]