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... warning and persuasion. Softened with t help of please, t rising tone, a tag ? or a yes/no ? beginning with will/would/could. T subject you is sometimes used to indicate which person one is talking to or it’s necessary to add emphasis or express anger. E.g. You get in the car this minute. T imperati ...
... warning and persuasion. Softened with t help of please, t rising tone, a tag ? or a yes/no ? beginning with will/would/could. T subject you is sometimes used to indicate which person one is talking to or it’s necessary to add emphasis or express anger. E.g. You get in the car this minute. T imperati ...
Sentence Patterns
... Sentence Patterns Pattern #3: Use an exclamatory sentence. 1. Exclamatory sentences express a strong, genuine feeling like surprise, disgust, or joy. 2. Exclamatory sentences end with one exclamation point. Adding multiple points doesn’t add anything or convey more emotion. 3. Exclamation points do ...
... Sentence Patterns Pattern #3: Use an exclamatory sentence. 1. Exclamatory sentences express a strong, genuine feeling like surprise, disgust, or joy. 2. Exclamatory sentences end with one exclamation point. Adding multiple points doesn’t add anything or convey more emotion. 3. Exclamation points do ...
The Comma
... beginning of a sentence. Ex. “Furthermore, the analysis is flawed.” “For that reason, I will re-analyze the study’s results.” 6) Compound Sentences: Use commas between two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Ex. “I like candy floss, but Kelly l ...
... beginning of a sentence. Ex. “Furthermore, the analysis is flawed.” “For that reason, I will re-analyze the study’s results.” 6) Compound Sentences: Use commas between two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Ex. “I like candy floss, but Kelly l ...
Homophones
... Homophones The word homophone refers to any two words that sound the same, but are spelled differently. Although it is easy to mix up these two words in writing, it is important to know the difference in their uses so as not to confuse both yourself and the reader. Here are a few common homophones a ...
... Homophones The word homophone refers to any two words that sound the same, but are spelled differently. Although it is easy to mix up these two words in writing, it is important to know the difference in their uses so as not to confuse both yourself and the reader. Here are a few common homophones a ...
the hierarchy of linguistic units
... indignation or a strong opinion. They are differentiated from other sentences by taking an exclamation mark: He’s going to win! You can’t be serious! I’ve never heard such rubbish in all my life! ...
... indignation or a strong opinion. They are differentiated from other sentences by taking an exclamation mark: He’s going to win! You can’t be serious! I’ve never heard such rubbish in all my life! ...
Grammar Presentation - DePaul University College of Education
... As a noun: To read in bed is relaxing. As adjective: The rent to be paid was late. As adverb: You are right to complain. ...
... As a noun: To read in bed is relaxing. As adjective: The rent to be paid was late. As adverb: You are right to complain. ...
Computer-aided armchair linguistics
... Armed with a carefully justified phonemic analysis, for each language, I was then to prepare phonemic transcriptions of all of the conversations that I had recorded. That was the first part - maybe a year, maybe a year and a half. The next and more important part of the job was to take from each tra ...
... Armed with a carefully justified phonemic analysis, for each language, I was then to prepare phonemic transcriptions of all of the conversations that I had recorded. That was the first part - maybe a year, maybe a year and a half. The next and more important part of the job was to take from each tra ...
Fragments, Comma Splices and Run-ons
... An appositive is a noun phrase that renames and clarifies anther noun. Because an appositive can be long, writers sometimes mistake one as a complete sentence. By itself, however, an appositive is not a sentence. An appositive fragment will begin with a noun and usually include one or more clarifyin ...
... An appositive is a noun phrase that renames and clarifies anther noun. Because an appositive can be long, writers sometimes mistake one as a complete sentence. By itself, however, an appositive is not a sentence. An appositive fragment will begin with a noun and usually include one or more clarifyin ...
An introduction to syntax according to Generative
... • In order to understand the semantic value of a clause, we need settle the different kinds of predicates existing in any language. • A predicate is a semantic term to refer to what is commonly known as verb. • Predicates are then the cornerstone of sentence semantics. • WPredicates may need some ad ...
... • In order to understand the semantic value of a clause, we need settle the different kinds of predicates existing in any language. • A predicate is a semantic term to refer to what is commonly known as verb. • Predicates are then the cornerstone of sentence semantics. • WPredicates may need some ad ...
PSAT Grammar
... not clearly modify any word in the sentence. This kind of error makes the meaning of a sentence ...
... not clearly modify any word in the sentence. This kind of error makes the meaning of a sentence ...
Compositionality (Powerpoint)
... theory. This is just the claim that names and natural kind terms “directly” refer to their denotations, and that connotations aren’t involved in mediating the process. The meaning of a name, for example, is the person named. There is nothing more to meaning than reference/ denotation. ...
... theory. This is just the claim that names and natural kind terms “directly” refer to their denotations, and that connotations aren’t involved in mediating the process. The meaning of a name, for example, is the person named. There is nothing more to meaning than reference/ denotation. ...
7.21volleyball
... using the requires the use of the past phrases/words: participle, of which there are “before that, after many irregular forms. You that, and just may need to construct a 3column chart showing these forms: present tense of verb, past tense and then past participle. Sometimes, we’re busy something and ...
... using the requires the use of the past phrases/words: participle, of which there are “before that, after many irregular forms. You that, and just may need to construct a 3column chart showing these forms: present tense of verb, past tense and then past participle. Sometimes, we’re busy something and ...
Writing Rules of Emphasis - Mount Greylock Regional School District
... there’s an encapsulated quality to the participial phrase that limits it and “freezes” the action. By changing to an expression with a clear subject and active verb, the sentence becomes better because it is more dynamic. Here is the most common abusage of the participial phrase: EX.: When standing ...
... there’s an encapsulated quality to the participial phrase that limits it and “freezes” the action. By changing to an expression with a clear subject and active verb, the sentence becomes better because it is more dynamic. Here is the most common abusage of the participial phrase: EX.: When standing ...
МУ для студентов - Теоретическая грамматика английского
... 1. Basic units of syntax: phrase and sentence. The main syntactical categories of the English syntax. 2. Phrase-patterns and sentence-patterns in the English language. Word order of the sentence and its role. 3. The notion of collocation and its semantic status. The traditional part of speech classi ...
... 1. Basic units of syntax: phrase and sentence. The main syntactical categories of the English syntax. 2. Phrase-patterns and sentence-patterns in the English language. Word order of the sentence and its role. 3. The notion of collocation and its semantic status. The traditional part of speech classi ...
CGN, an annotated corpus of spoken Dutch
... CGN project has not been completed yet, the figures are still somewhat tentative, since the northern part and the southern part of the corpus are in different stages of development.5 When the project ends, the northern and southern part of the corpus should contain an equal amount of telephone conve ...
... CGN project has not been completed yet, the figures are still somewhat tentative, since the northern part and the southern part of the corpus are in different stages of development.5 When the project ends, the northern and southern part of the corpus should contain an equal amount of telephone conve ...
CUSD Grade 1 Narrative Writing Rubric
... expresses ideas using a mix of precise language with more general language: ...
... expresses ideas using a mix of precise language with more general language: ...
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... He went to the hospital and got some medicine. Phoebe and Hannah went to a crazy party! They ran into their enemy there. She threw a drink on them and ran away! Jermaine and Christina laughed when they heard the story. ...
... He went to the hospital and got some medicine. Phoebe and Hannah went to a crazy party! They ran into their enemy there. She threw a drink on them and ran away! Jermaine and Christina laughed when they heard the story. ...
Parts of the Sentence
... • Sentences beginning with There or Here: • The word there or here may begin a sentence, but it is almost never the subject. Often, there or here is used as an adverb telling where. • There are your gloves. [What are? Gloves are. Gloves is the subject. There tells where your gloves are.] ...
... • Sentences beginning with There or Here: • The word there or here may begin a sentence, but it is almost never the subject. Often, there or here is used as an adverb telling where. • There are your gloves. [What are? Gloves are. Gloves is the subject. There tells where your gloves are.] ...
Analysis ACT Rubric
... between a general topic and a specific issue within that topic 2. practice writing short responses (one paragraph) that stay focused on a specific topic 3. identify the thesis statements in a variety of model essays 4. critique writing in peer workshops to ensure that the thesis is clear and that th ...
... between a general topic and a specific issue within that topic 2. practice writing short responses (one paragraph) that stay focused on a specific topic 3. identify the thesis statements in a variety of model essays 4. critique writing in peer workshops to ensure that the thesis is clear and that th ...
Types of Sentences
... the mouse, and the mouse was equally as unlucky in his attempt to get the cheese. The dog had watched all of this, but he had refused to become involved. The mouse could wait until dark, or he could risk a daylight raid on the pantry. The cat usually slept during the day, yet curiosity held him a ...
... the mouse, and the mouse was equally as unlucky in his attempt to get the cheese. The dog had watched all of this, but he had refused to become involved. The mouse could wait until dark, or he could risk a daylight raid on the pantry. The cat usually slept during the day, yet curiosity held him a ...
Phrases and Clauses
... These clauses simply do not form complete thoughts or sentences by themselves. Those subordinate conjunctions--since, when, and because, cause the listener to expect the speaker to add some extra material. The thought is incomplete. If you walked up to a friend in the dorms and said, "since she laug ...
... These clauses simply do not form complete thoughts or sentences by themselves. Those subordinate conjunctions--since, when, and because, cause the listener to expect the speaker to add some extra material. The thought is incomplete. If you walked up to a friend in the dorms and said, "since she laug ...
Reasoning about Meaning in Natural Language with Compact
... is a noun phrase N p followed by a verb phrase V p, where a verb phrase itself is a transitive verb tV followed either by a N p or a noun N , and a noun phrase is an adjective Adj followed either by a N p or a noun N . The rules on the right instantiate all but one (S) of the non-terminals to termin ...
... is a noun phrase N p followed by a verb phrase V p, where a verb phrase itself is a transitive verb tV followed either by a N p or a noun N , and a noun phrase is an adjective Adj followed either by a N p or a noun N . The rules on the right instantiate all but one (S) of the non-terminals to termin ...
