1. Which sentence contains words in italics that form a gerund phrase? (A gerund is a verb form used the same way as a noun.) A. An interesting novel provides good entertainment. B. The laughing boy sat down. C. Winning the race demanded speed and endurance. D. I am going home. 2. The italicized words make up which type of verbal phrase? Turning the corner‚ Kate bumped into David. A. Gerund B. Split infinitive
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Ego Development Customer’s Name: Customer’s Course: Tutor’s Name: SENTENCE COMPLETION TEST FOR MEN Date:_____________ Name:__________________ Age:____ Marital Status:______ Educational Level:_________ Instructions: Complete the following sentences in a single session. 1. When a child will not join in group activities she/he may prefer solitary activities. 2. Raising a family is not very hard if you are financially stable. 3. When I am criticized I feel like crying. 4. A man’s
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My English study By Zheng Caiyun A Thesis submitted to the Department of English language in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the final examination Under the supervision of Professor Frank Taiyuan University of Technology June 2014 Contents Introduction 1. The first acquaintance with English in middle school—detestation of English study 1.1 Difficulties of English pronunciation 1.1.1 Phonemic and phonological distinction between English and
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Death Sentence and Structure for Sentencing April Mackney CJA/334 Research Methods in Criminal Justice November 19‚ 2012 John Dosdall/University of Phoenix Death Sentence and Structure for Sentencing The question that gets more than its fair share of likes and dislikes is “Is the death penalty appropriate” and “should the death penalty be able to be handed down to criminals across the United States?” The opinions of the citizens from centuries ago to today’s times would much rather see
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focus on the main idea you are trying to convey and it will help you summarize that main idea into a topic and concluding sentence. You might want to review the Topic Sentence information in the CWE. Take the quiz as many times as you feel necesary. After reviewing the Topic Sentence information at the CWE‚ notice that topic sentences can be either the first or last sentence in a paragraph. What would be the advantages and disadvantages of each placement? Please point to specific reasons as
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Death Sentence There are many people in the world who given the right situation would take a life; for example if someone was trying to kill a person the person would defend themselves and if by accident the attacker is killed the victim would think it is alright that the person is dead. One less criminal in the world. But is it okay for a person to decided who lives and who dies? Is there any reason that justifies taking someone’s life? There is nothing‚ no reason that justifies taking someone’s
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Conditional Sentences / If-Clauses Type I‚ II und III Conditional Sentences are also known as Conditional Clauses or If Clauses. They are used to express that the action in the main clause (without if) can only take place if a certain condition (in the clause with if) is fulfilled. There are three types of Conditional Sentences. Conditional Sentence Type 1 → It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled. Form: if + Simple Present‚ will-Future Example: If I find her
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Disney Company I have chosen the Walt Disney Company as the topic for my Fortune 500 company case study. We all know that Disney is an extremely diverse entertainment company that not only focuses much of its attention on children‚ but rather the family as a whole. Business segments ranging from Studio Entertainment‚ Amusement Parks‚ and Consumer products‚ the Walt Disney Company is no doubt a leading Fortune 500 company. This is most likely due to the unique‚ imaginative‚ and exciting content
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Sofía Fernández Becerra Grammar 1: Task 1 English Studies‚ group 220 24/03/14 Task 1: Constituent structure 1. Constituency tests (4 points). Are the following sentences examples of VP-ellipsis‚ gapping‚ ordinary coordination or shared constituent coordination? What does each test prove in terms of the constituency of the elided‚ gapped‚ coordinated or shared sequence of words? 1. Tom got away with a lie and with an excuse. 2. I argue about politics and my mom about religion. 3. Wallace designed
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The purpose of this case study is to investigate and identify the preparation of teachers teaching in the content of knowledge and their standard teaching approaches with diverse students across the curriculum. The researchers also critically examine the issue of the National Association for the Education of young children to support and secure the feelings of ESL students to be competent in their learning. This case study is connected to my research study topic which is “Teachers’ Strategies in
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