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When do I use the subjunctive?

The subjunctive often expresses doubt - it is more like a mood than a tense. If something is uncertain we use the subjunctive . A useful way to remember some of the cases in which we often see the subjunctiv...
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Answered by Rebecca G. • French tutor
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Why has there been an increase in the President of the United States' exercise of the 'Commander-in-Cheif' role?

The Presidency of the United States is one bound by constitutional checks and balances as set out by the Founding Fathers to prevent a tyrannical President. The formal constitutional constraints on the Presi...
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Explain BF Skinner's behaviourism

Led by BF Skinner in the 1950s and 1960s, it was the position that children acquire language just as they acquire other behaviors-through a system of Positive and Negative Reinforcement. A child is encourage...
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A curve is defined for x>0 as y = 9 - 6x^2 - 12x^4 . a) Find dy/dx. b) Hence find the coordinates of any stationary points on the curve and classify them.

a) y = 9 -6x^2 - 12x^4 dy/dx = -12x - 48x^3 b) At stationary points dy/dx = 0. -12x - 48x^3 = 0 48x^3 + 12x = 0 4x^3 + x = 0 x (4x^2 + 1) = 0 Either x = 0 or 4x^2 + 1 = 0 However, 4x^2 + 1 = 0 leads to 4x^2 ...
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Answered by Olivia W. • Maths tutor
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How important is it to mention literary devices in essays?

Extremely important! It may seem like a very basic thing to do, but a lot of students spend too much time mentioning how the literary piece makes the reader feel and what it conveys, without mentioning speci...
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