Brief Guide for Academic English
... were dogmatic (singular). The students’ views were dogmatic (plural). The students were dogmatic (no possessive here). Similarly: 1930s, not 1930’s. ...
... were dogmatic (singular). The students’ views were dogmatic (plural). The students were dogmatic (no possessive here). Similarly: 1930s, not 1930’s. ...
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
... Syllepsis - When a single word that governs or modifies two or more others must be understood differently with respect to each of those words, often with a witty or comical effect. Not to be confused with zeugma. (“You held your breath and the door for me” - Alanis Morissette) ...
... Syllepsis - When a single word that governs or modifies two or more others must be understood differently with respect to each of those words, often with a witty or comical effect. Not to be confused with zeugma. (“You held your breath and the door for me” - Alanis Morissette) ...
Syntax, Psychology of
... to ask are: To what extent, if any, do other measures cross-validate the representations proposed by syntactic theories? How are those representations used in language comprehension and production? Early research, beginning in the 1960s, used (mostly) untimed tasks like conditional free recall or “p ...
... to ask are: To what extent, if any, do other measures cross-validate the representations proposed by syntactic theories? How are those representations used in language comprehension and production? Early research, beginning in the 1960s, used (mostly) untimed tasks like conditional free recall or “p ...
Lexical Semantics … cont`d
... up of a verb followed by a preposition or an adverbial particle or both, and usually the meaning is slightly or considerably different from the literal meaning of the words. We come across something: to see or discover it. Look down on something: scorn or despise it Put up with: tolerate, endure Loo ...
... up of a verb followed by a preposition or an adverbial particle or both, and usually the meaning is slightly or considerably different from the literal meaning of the words. We come across something: to see or discover it. Look down on something: scorn or despise it Put up with: tolerate, endure Loo ...
A vague statement - David Kelsey`s Philosophy Home Page
... – it is unclear what proposition the sentence asserts at all. – It could be any one of a number of propositions ...
... – it is unclear what proposition the sentence asserts at all. – It could be any one of a number of propositions ...
Combining Sentences and Inserting Phrases
... movies. I have noticed something about these movies. I have noticed that there are good humans and bad humans in these movies. I have noticed there are good and bad aliens in these movies. ...
... movies. I have noticed something about these movies. I have noticed that there are good humans and bad humans in these movies. I have noticed there are good and bad aliens in these movies. ...
Editing Review - Deer Park ISD
... Restrictive/essential clauses are clauses that identify something essential in the sentence. Without the restrictive clause, the sentence does not make sense. Restrictive/essential clauses never have commas. The man who just ate three hot dogs with extra chili is my Uncle Bobby. Non-restrictive/non- ...
... Restrictive/essential clauses are clauses that identify something essential in the sentence. Without the restrictive clause, the sentence does not make sense. Restrictive/essential clauses never have commas. The man who just ate three hot dogs with extra chili is my Uncle Bobby. Non-restrictive/non- ...
Punctuating Dialogue
... RULE: Start a new paragraph (indent) each time the speaker changes. “You can be so cruel some times!” Mary wailed. “Oh I suppose you’ll go crying to your mother now,” Fred sighed. He was sorry he hurt Mary but he felt so confused. Mary continued to sob. “At least she understands me.” ...
... RULE: Start a new paragraph (indent) each time the speaker changes. “You can be so cruel some times!” Mary wailed. “Oh I suppose you’ll go crying to your mother now,” Fred sighed. He was sorry he hurt Mary but he felt so confused. Mary continued to sob. “At least she understands me.” ...
Grammar Worksheet 4 - KEY
... 7. You always have been the most important person in my life. → You have always been In normal, neutral English sentences, a short adverbial is always placed immediately after the first auxiliary, whether the clause is a main clause or a subordinate clause. If you place the adverbial before the firs ...
... 7. You always have been the most important person in my life. → You have always been In normal, neutral English sentences, a short adverbial is always placed immediately after the first auxiliary, whether the clause is a main clause or a subordinate clause. If you place the adverbial before the firs ...
ENGLISH WORD BLENDS
... Word formation is a morphological process, supposed to form new words by compounding it and or adding prefixes. This term has not had special attention in linguistics. Adams (1973) mentioned the reasons why word formation becomes uninteresting subject to discuss. It is difficult to find a general st ...
... Word formation is a morphological process, supposed to form new words by compounding it and or adding prefixes. This term has not had special attention in linguistics. Adams (1973) mentioned the reasons why word formation becomes uninteresting subject to discuss. It is difficult to find a general st ...
Grammars, Words, and Embodied Meanings: On the Uses and
... This paper is about two Germanic words, one German (“so”), one American English (“like”). Each, in one of its usage variants, makes “nonverbal behavior” salient, serving as preface or relevance marker for some unit of body behavior. Both words also give these nonverbal behaviors grammatical status, ...
... This paper is about two Germanic words, one German (“so”), one American English (“like”). Each, in one of its usage variants, makes “nonverbal behavior” salient, serving as preface or relevance marker for some unit of body behavior. Both words also give these nonverbal behaviors grammatical status, ...
painting with participles mini
... kneeling carefully, he washed his hand in the ocean and held it there, submerged, for more than a minute, watching the blood trail away and the steady movement of the water against his hand as the boat moved. ...
... kneeling carefully, he washed his hand in the ocean and held it there, submerged, for more than a minute, watching the blood trail away and the steady movement of the water against his hand as the boat moved. ...
JarGon Buster
... Use a conjunction to link words or groups of words within a sentence. For example: Mr Smith and his dog were both old. Use adverbs and adverbials to link between sentences. For example: I saw a robin in the garden. Later, I saw a green bird. Use ellipsis when a word or phrase has already been used a ...
... Use a conjunction to link words or groups of words within a sentence. For example: Mr Smith and his dog were both old. Use adverbs and adverbials to link between sentences. For example: I saw a robin in the garden. Later, I saw a green bird. Use ellipsis when a word or phrase has already been used a ...
jargon buster - Cuddington and Dinton School
... Use a conjunction to link words or groups of words within a sentence. For example: Mr Smith and his dog were both old. Use adverbs and adverbials to link between sentences. For example: I saw a robin in the garden. Later, I saw a green bird. Use ellipsis when a word or phrase has already been used a ...
... Use a conjunction to link words or groups of words within a sentence. For example: Mr Smith and his dog were both old. Use adverbs and adverbials to link between sentences. For example: I saw a robin in the garden. Later, I saw a green bird. Use ellipsis when a word or phrase has already been used a ...
UNIT 6 – PROSODY 1) Introduction – Prosody is the name of the
... Stressed words are what we call 'content words' meaning major words like nouns, main verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Non-content words are unstressed such as pronound, auxiliary verbs and articles. The dot (.) marks syllable boundary in words consisting of more than one syllable. English is classifie ...
... Stressed words are what we call 'content words' meaning major words like nouns, main verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Non-content words are unstressed such as pronound, auxiliary verbs and articles. The dot (.) marks syllable boundary in words consisting of more than one syllable. English is classifie ...
Conciseness
... In Indiana, some common techniques for Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) rehabilitation are overlay, crack-and-seat with overlay, break-and-seat with overlay, and total reconstruction. Which alternative is selected depends on the type of pavement and its condition. The most common technique of PCC reha ...
... In Indiana, some common techniques for Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) rehabilitation are overlay, crack-and-seat with overlay, break-and-seat with overlay, and total reconstruction. Which alternative is selected depends on the type of pavement and its condition. The most common technique of PCC reha ...
Grammar Issues for ESL Writers
... In Indiana, some common techniques for Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) rehabilitation are overlay, crack-and-seat with overlay, break-and-seat with overlay, and total reconstruction. Which alternative is selected depends on the type of pavement and its condition. The most common technique of PCC reha ...
... In Indiana, some common techniques for Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) rehabilitation are overlay, crack-and-seat with overlay, break-and-seat with overlay, and total reconstruction. Which alternative is selected depends on the type of pavement and its condition. The most common technique of PCC reha ...
3__Answering_on_sentence_structure
... the following sentence types. Commands (instructions, advice, orders etc) - here the verb comes first, for example: Go to the school office. Rhetorical questions – here there is a question which the writer then goes on to answer. It s used to introduce an n idea which the writer wants you to think a ...
... the following sentence types. Commands (instructions, advice, orders etc) - here the verb comes first, for example: Go to the school office. Rhetorical questions – here there is a question which the writer then goes on to answer. It s used to introduce an n idea which the writer wants you to think a ...
English - Golden Bells
... Reading the Poem ‘Road Safety’, focusing on the rhyming words and forming another poem on the same theme with the same rhyming words. ...
... Reading the Poem ‘Road Safety’, focusing on the rhyming words and forming another poem on the same theme with the same rhyming words. ...
Syntax, lexical categories, and morphology - Assets
... Note the nesting of constituents within constituents in this sentence, e.g. the NP the library is a constituent of the PP in the library which is a constituent of the VP read a book in the library. In chapter 4 constituent structure will be explored in detail. At the beginning of this section it was ...
... Note the nesting of constituents within constituents in this sentence, e.g. the NP the library is a constituent of the PP in the library which is a constituent of the VP read a book in the library. In chapter 4 constituent structure will be explored in detail. At the beginning of this section it was ...
The ACS Style Guide
... “different from”, “similar to”, “identical to”, “identical with”. Incorrect: The complex shows a significantly different NMR resonance from that of compound 1. Correct: The complex shows an NMR resonance significantly different from that of compound 1. ...
... “different from”, “similar to”, “identical to”, “identical with”. Incorrect: The complex shows a significantly different NMR resonance from that of compound 1. Correct: The complex shows an NMR resonance significantly different from that of compound 1. ...
lesson 3
... • Read a paragraph with a sentence gap and identify the topic, e.g. disasters. • Read the sentences before and after the gap and look for clues about the missing sentence, e.g. is it an example of what is mentioned before? • Certain words may help you: time references (then). pronoun references (it, ...
... • Read a paragraph with a sentence gap and identify the topic, e.g. disasters. • Read the sentences before and after the gap and look for clues about the missing sentence, e.g. is it an example of what is mentioned before? • Certain words may help you: time references (then). pronoun references (it, ...
WHAT IS A TRANSITION? USING TRANSITIONS BETWEEN
... Examples again, also, and, another, as a result, as well as, besides, both, consequently, equally important, finally, first-second-etc., for example, for instance, further, furthermore, however, in addition to, in fact, in the same way, in the second place, last, likewise, moreover, next, not only-b ...
... Examples again, also, and, another, as a result, as well as, besides, both, consequently, equally important, finally, first-second-etc., for example, for instance, further, furthermore, however, in addition to, in fact, in the same way, in the second place, last, likewise, moreover, next, not only-b ...