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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Abstinence programs Do they work? Advertising Should certain kinds of ads be banned in the interest of health/morality/annoyance – alcohol‚ cigarettes‚ prescription meds‚ etc…? Africa Why so many wars? What’s the solution? Airplane accidents Who is responsible? Should families of victims be entitled to compensation? Airport security Should the government use invasive pat-downs and body scans to ensure passenger safety or are there better methods? Al Qaida Has U.S. policy actually spread
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right arm.Once scanned at the proper frequency‚ the VeriChip responds with a unique 16 digit number which could be then linked with information about the user held on a database for identity verification‚ medical records access and other uses. The insertion procedure is performed under local anesthetic in a physician’s office. As an implanted device used for identification by a third party‚ it has generated controversy and debate. Planned future uses for VeriChip include a variety of financial
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(slow) Tomorrow we meet at eight. (fast) Simple extended sentence 1. The subject group and the predicate group consisting of more than one word form separate syntagms (extended subject group). e.g. John’s sister \entered the room. BUT John’s sister entered. Note: One-word subject can form a separate syntagm if it is emphasized. e.g. Mary is John’s sister. 2. Homogeneous predicates or other members of the sentence. e.g. John came \but he didn’t stay long. The teacher spoke of
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Networking It is very important to maintain contacts and good relationships within the business community. Networking can help to extend your influence as a business. Its essentially free advertisement. It allows you to create a positive image for your your business in the community. It also provides greater access to information‚ which in turn assists with marketing strategies. To be good at networking; attend functions attend informal gatherings host and attend seminars join social networking
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collection and market research. In addition to a call centre‚ collective handling of letter‚ fax‚ live support software‚ and e-mail at one location is known as a contact centre. A call centre is operated through an extensive open workspace for call centre agents‚ with work stations that include a computer for each agent‚ a telephone set/headset connected to atelecom switch‚ and one or more supervisor stations. It can be independently operated or networked with additional centres‚ often linked to a corporate computer
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Year of Wonders Essay Topics 1. “Anna is the embodiment of goodness while Mompellion is the embodiment of selfishness.” Do you agree? 2. “Year of Wonders explores how fear can tear apart the lives of individuals and society as a whole.” To what extent do you agree? 3. Who is the real heroine of the novel; Anna Frith or Elinor Mompellion? 4. “Year of Wonders illustrates that some people will react irrationally to people and occurrences that they do not understand.” Discuss. 5. “The characters
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A Midsummer Nights Dream Essay Topics: 1. The play presents several different couples: Theseus and Hippolyta‚ Hermia and Lysander‚ Helena and Demetrius‚ Titania and Bottom‚ and Titania and Oberon. What aspects of love are explored in each of these relationships? 2. Compare and contrast Shakespeare’s play to a modern day romantic comedy. 3. Are Hermia and Helena treated as more foolish in the play than Demetrius and Lysander? Is this a commentary on gender? How do we interpret the fact that Hermia
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“ Who do you think would come to our funerals?” I turn to my cousin‚ Rehmah‚ and ask her while cracking all of the knuckles in my right hand‚ and then my left. I can’t hear them crack because of the loud screaming and the mechanics in the background. I looked around and the walls were purple with Sonic characters on it. The ceiling was so high up gladly because then we would’ve disintegrated. “My family‚ your family‚ all of your grandparents‚ all of my grandparents‚ all of your second‚ first and
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some common approaches and categorizations could serve as a starting point: • Genre of literature – Select a genre‚ such as poetry‚ drama‚ biography‚ historical fiction‚ or mystery‚ and show changes over time. • Patterns – Find connections in one work‚ a genre or an era. • Literature of a particular era – Are the authors of a time period constrained by the society they live in‚ or do some transcend it? Great Research Topics for Your Paper
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