Grammar describes the native speaker’s competence in his/her language. Grammars can be descriptive or prescriptive. Is the former more useful than the latter? Explain your answer by discussing the merits of the two approaches in your capacity as a speaker or teacher of English. To me as a speaker of the English language‚ both descriptive and prescriptive grammars are useful. Descriptive grammar generally advises us not to be overly concerned with matters of correctness; language they say‚ is
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I believe that grammar should be taught both explicitly and implicitly with a mixture of techniques. Sometimes‚ grammar issues arise in class and I deal with them at the moment of speaking while other times I explicitly teach my students’ grammar in order to practice the rule. I find that this method is best for my students. For instance‚ a critical incident that happened in class recently was that I was teaching the story "A Summer’s Reading". In this story‚ there is the theme of respect and the
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how important grammar is. There are so many abbreviations and so much slang nowadays‚ it is impossible to know what people mean. I can’t even count how many times I have had to call someone to ask them what they were talking about in a text message because they didn’t use correct punctuation and grammar. I never did pay attention that much to grammar or punctuation either when I was in elementary and middle school. However‚ ever since I have gotten to high school‚ I have become a grammar Nazi. Which
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Topic : The Effectiveness of Using Games in Teaching Grammar for Year Five Students. CHAPTER 1 : 1.0 INTRODUCTION In this research paper we will study the effectiveness of games in teaching grammar for year five students. We will learn to incorporate and use appropriate games when teaching grammar to year five students as games are a part of stimulant. The best way to teach people on anything is to keep them interested by making the teaching process fun. English language is just like any
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Jihad’s Arabic Grammar Notes The ‘alif-ba’According to My Transliteration: aa‚ b‚ t‚ th‚ j‚ H‚ kh‚ d‚ dh‚ r‚ z‚ s‚ sh‚ S‚ D‚ T‚ TH‚ `(this is not ’‚ but the thing on the left of my ‘1’ key)‚ rh‚ f‚ q‚ k‚ l‚ m‚ n‚ h‚ w (or oo)‚ y (or ee). ‘fatHatun’: a; ‘Dammatun’: u; ‘kasratun’: i; ‘shaddatun’: xx; ‘tanweenun’: I add a ‘n’ to the ‘harakatun’; ‘hamzatu-l’qaTa`i’: I just write the ‘harakatun’ or a ‘ ‘ ’ when necessary; ‘hamzatu-l’waSli’ (when not pronounced): -x’; (when pronounced): same as ‘hamzatu-l’qaTa’i’
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If or unless grammar exercise Unless means ‘if not’. These words are often confused. Complete the following sentences using if or unless. 1. …………………. you eat too much‚ you will fall ill. a) If b) Unless c) Either could be used here 2. …………………. he doesn’t mend his ways‚ he will lose his job. a) If b) Unless c) Either could be used here 3. ……………………… you don’t stop smoking‚ you will fall seriously ill. a) If b) Unless 4. I wouldn’t have won ……………….. he hadn’t helped me. a) if b) unless 5. ………………… he
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EXPERIMENT 9 Composition Potassium of Chlorate IUA-‚TERIAL S AND E QUI PME NT Solids: Reagent Grade potassium chlorate (KC1O3)and potassium chloride (KCl). Solutions: dilute (6 M) nitric acid (HNO3) and 0.1M silvernitrate (AgNO3). Th.o No.0 crucibles with covers; Ceramfab pad. DISCUSSION The percentage composition of a compound is the percentage by mass of each element in the compound. If the formula of a compound is known‚ the percentage composition can be calculated from the molar mass and the
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Assessing Personality Fill in the following boxes by identifying and describing three types of personality assessment. List a specific assessment‚ or the procedure for measuring this type of personality measure. Describe whether or not you think this is an effective method for measuring personality. Be sure to answer the question below the box. Save this document and type directly onto the document and into the boxes. The boxes will expand to accommodate what you write. Submit as an attachment
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RESPONSE (a) Article 1: Teaching English Grammar in Malaysian Primary School by Ruth Wickham. This article is basically about the techniques and approaches that can be used to teach grammar in Malaysian Primary school. There is one section in this article where Wickham talks about covert and overt approach. According to Wickham‚ covert approach requires teacher to teach the grammar rules indirectly to the students. Instead of explaining the grammar rules to the students‚ teacher provides examples
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BIOL 140 Lab—The Chemical Composition of Cells Name ____________________________ I) Introduction All cells contain four major types of macromolecules: carbohydrates‚ lipids‚ nucleic acids‚ and proteins. In today’s lab‚ we will be studying three of the four-proteins‚ carbohydrates and lipids. Various chemical tests can be used to detect the presence of each of these molecules. Most of the tests involve a color change visible to the eye. If a color change is observed‚ the test is considered positive
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