THE LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF ENGLISH AND INDONESIAN ESSAYS MADE BY EFL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Teguh Budiharso Abstract: Linguistic features of English and Indonesian essays made by EFL (English as Foreign Language) undergraduate students were analyzed by using content analysis. The objective was to identify the similarities and differences in sentence complexity‚ grammar‚ and mechanics of the essays. Errors in the forms of incomplete sentences‚ run-on and stringy sentences were found as well
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AP Literary and Rhetorical Terms 1. 2. alliteration- Used for poetic effect‚ a repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group. The following line from Robert Frost’s poem "Acquainted with the Night provides us with an example of alliteration‚": I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet." The repetition of the s sound creates a sense of quiet‚ reinforcing the meaning of the line 3. allegory – Where every aspect of a story is representative‚ usually symbolic‚ of something
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she does not have it because the Article of Confederation 1‚ section 8‚ and the Necessary and Proper Clause give Congress the power to regulate commerce among the several states and “make all laws which shall be necessary and proper” respectively. However‚ the individual health insurance mandate and penalty for not having health insurance exceed the federal government power under the Commerce Clause because the mandate forces people to engage in commerce against their will and also infringes their
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Timed Writing Preparation – Before‚ During‚ and After Before: Marking the prompt Marking the passage Class or small group discussion Practice connecting device to meaning Practice incorporating text Examine Sample essays or similar topics During: Read prompts and passages aloud together Discuss prompts before students write at the beginning Students work in small groups to discuss prompt and passage before writing Provide rubrics at the student’s desk Provide a hints or notes
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17 On Saying Please The young lift-man in a City office who threw a passenger out of his lift the other morning and was fined for the offence was undoubtedly in the wrong. It was a question of ’Please’. The complainant entering the lift‚ said‚ ’Top’. The lift-man demanded ’Top-please’ and this concession being refused he not only declined to comply with the instruction‚ but hurled the passenger out of the lift. This‚ of course was carrying a comment on manner too far. Discourtesy is not a legal offence
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English Final Exam Unity: Achieved when all the elements in an essay contribute to the development of a single idea or thesis. Similarly‚ a paragraph is unified when each sentence contributes to the development of the central though expressed in the topic sentence of that paragraph. * In a unified paragraph‚ each sentence helps develop the main idea or the gist of the paragraph. The main idea often suggest a new‚ interesting relationship between two other ideas or facts not otherwise connected
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important. To decide on the best placement of words within a sentence‚ it is crucial that authors establish importance. In general‚ the end position in a sentence is more emphasized than the beginning position‚ and the main clause is more emphasized than the dependent clause. Consider the following four versions of a sentence: a Although vitamin B6 seems to reduce the risk of macular degeneration‚ it may have some side effects. b Vitamin B6 reduces the risk of macular degeneration‚ but
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1st paragraph: 1. Notice that the subject of the dependent clause in the sentence is ‘‘men.’’(‘‘As there are to be found…) What is the independent clause? The independent clause is ‘‘calumny is diffused by all arts and methods of propagation. Because it can be understood by itself and does not depend on the first part of the sentence in order to make sense. 2. What is the pattern of imagery and diction in lines 7-10? The pattern of imagery and diction that is created in lines 7 -10‚ uses diction
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References: Melvin‚ S. P. (2011). The legal environment of business: A managerial approach: Theory to practice. New York‚ NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. Law2. 2012. Commerce Clause Limitation on State Regulation. Retrieved from http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/statecommerce.htm Law.Cornell. 2012. Amendment X. Retrieved from http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/tenth_amendment
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creativity. 7. Techniques to emphasize important ideas include which of the following? a. Repetition b. Passive voice c. Inductive order d. All of the above 8. “When you complete the assignment” is an example of a. an independent clause. b. a dependent clause. c. passive voice. d. deductive statement. 9. Which of the following sentences is most emphatic? a. Brent works with customers daily. b. Although he works with customers on a daily basis‚ Brent would prefer focusing on his administrative
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