As social media becomes more and more prominent in our society‚ we have become more accustomed to digital media to express ourselves and communicate with others. However‚ this raises questions about our ability to signal different sentiments on these media. In particular‚ an issue that often arises is the question of communicating sarcasm over these media. Sarcasm is a disruptive factor that polarizes the meaning of a message and flips it completely. Before the digital era‚ studies often analyzed
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At the beginning of the article the author sets a scene of a typical road trip. He portraits a tranquil atmosphere using adjectives “nice” and “relaxing”. However‚ this peaceful scene is soon disturbed by the argument of the couple‚ as John couldn’t understand what Allison’s actual intentions were. The author tells an anecdote in order to explain features of women’s spoken language‚ such as indirect speech‚ in more entertaining way that would capture the reader’s attention. He implements spoken
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verb negative.) Dis- can be used with verbs‚ nouns‚ adjectives or adverbs.It also has other meanings besides making words negative. In-‚ non-‚ and un- are usually used for nouns‚ adjectives‚ or the adverbs formed from them‚ and they mean not _____. (In- is from Latin‚ non- from Old French‚ and un- from Old English. Non- also means lack of something.) Mis- (often from Old English‚ or in some words from French) is used with verbs (and adjectives and adverbs made from them)‚ as well as nouns. It means
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Definition: A syntactic construction in which one grammatical element (e.g.‚ a noun) is accompanied (or modified) by another (e.g.‚ an adjective). The accompanying element is called a modifier. In morphology‚ modification is a process of change in a root or stem. See Examples and Observations‚ below. See also: Modifier Attributive Noun Compound Adjective Dangling Modifier‚ Misplaced Modifier‚ and Squinting Modifier Degree Modifier Downtoner Epithet Intensifier Predeterminer Qualifier
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What is happening in this passage? How did the morning’s event conclude? Within this passage‚ the narrator‚ the daughter of a tobacco farmer accounts the ways of the trade and events that occur when selling tobacco. From what we know‚ they are a poor family living off the sales of tobacco‚ hence‚ when confronted by the seller‚ there is a great feeling of tension because what they live for is on the line. The narrator goes on to tell us about the events that occur if the buyer’s of tobacco offer
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opened another can of tuna fish before. There were fewer seats available. She doesn’t speak much Spanish. Demonstratives The demonstrative pronouns and demonstrative adjectives modify nouns. The most popular are this‚ that‚ these and those. The difference between demonstrative pronouns and adjectives is that demonstrative adjectives are followed by nouns while demonstrative pronouns are not. Demonstrative pronouns take the place of proper nouns. A: Choose the correct pronoun. 1. __________ car is
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heard. Adverbs • a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective‚ verb‚ or other adverb or a word group‚ expressing a relation of place‚ time‚ circumstance‚ manner‚ cause‚ degree. • Quietly she walked to the door. • The adverb in the sentence would be quietly. Adjectives • a word or phrase naming an attribute‚ added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it. • A nice quick assignment. • The adjective in the sentence would be quick.
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TOPIC WHAT IT MEANS IN DETAIL ` TOPIC SUB-TOPIC BASICS GRAMMAR WHAT IT MEANS 1) Grammar: Does the sentence adhere to the rules of Standard Written Grammar‚ Meaning & Concision: In SC English? 2) Meaning: Is the meaning of the sentence obvious and this is what we need and in that order unambiguous? 3) Concision: Is the sentence written as econornically as possible? to look for right answer ` 1) Subject-Verb Agreement IN DETAIL PICKED UP ON THE WAY / KEY TAKE-AWAYS
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the children in absorbing the structure of language. Grammar helps children become better writers. The sequence of introducing the grammar symbols is as follows: Noun (black equilateral triangle) Article (small blue equilateral triangle) Adjective (medium dark blue equilateral triangle) Verb (red circle) Preposition (green crescent) Adverb (small orange circle) Pronoun (purple isosceles triangle) Conjunction (small pink rectangle) Interjection
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Word: Ebullient 1) Part Of Speech: Adjective 2) Origin Of Word: 1590–1600; < Latin ēbullient- (stem of ēbulliēns ’boiling up‚’ present participle of ēbullīre )‚ equivalent to ē- e-1 + bulli- (derivative of bulla ’a bubble’) + -ent- -ent )Definition: overflowing with fervor‚ enthusiasm‚ or excitement; high-spirited: The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor. bubbling up like a boiling liquid. My Sentence: Janice’s ebullient personality won her many friends
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