[pic] |Course Syllabus Axia College/College of Humanities COM/155 Version 3 University Composition and Communication I | |Copyright © 2011‚ 2010‚ 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course addresses the key elements necessary for effective academic writing in college. The course begins with focus on prewriting strategies and builds to drafting and revising essays. In addition‚ the course includes skill development at the sentence and paragraph level
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DEFINITION Past future perfect tense is a verb form to discuss activities that would have been done in the past. This form is commonly used in the main clause of a conditional sentence type 3 Past future perfect tense is formed with the auxiliary verb and would or should have‚ and the past participle (verb-3). Have used both for singular and plural subjects. While past participle can be either regular or irregular verb. Types of sentences Formula Example Positive ( + ) S + would/should
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ERROR ANALYSIS Errors VS Mistakes Error Error usually means that the person who committed it did something wrong because they thought wrongly and judged incorrectly. It is used for formal situations and is more serious since it is usually a more important problem that occurred due to the misjudgment. It is more technical and formal. Mistake Mistake refers to something that is more common. An example is mistaking salt from sugar‚ it is a common mistake and everyone makes it sometimes
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Blackbird Pond Auspiciously- (adverb) 1. promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable 2. favored by fortune- prosperous; fortunate Synonym: fortunately Antonym: unfavorably Cowed- (verb) to frighten with threats‚ violence‚ etc.; intimidate; overawe Synonym: abash Antonym: encourage disheartening- (verb) to depress the hope‚ courage‚ or spirits of; discourage Synonym: dampen Antonym: encourage fulsome- (adjective) 1.offensive to good taste‚ esp. as being excessive; overdone or gross 2.disgusting;
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fluency. Language skills: Listening/speaking/ writing. Language systems: Past Simple ‘Yes/No’ questions; Past Simple ‘Wh’ questions Target language: Did + subject + base form of the main verb (e.g. Did you go shopping last week?) Question word (What/When/Where/Why) + did + subject + base form of the main verb (e.g. What did you eat for breakfast?) Was/Were + subject (e.g. Was the store closed last night? / Were you sick last week?) Question word (What/When/Where/Why) + was/were + subject (e
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How Nouns Function in a Sentence There are eight (8) different noun functions. 1. Noun Functions as Subject Subject tells "who" or "what" about the verb. Jonathan ran to school because he was late. Fiji is a great place to visit in your holidays. 2. Noun Functions as Direct Object Direct object answers "whom" or "what" after an action verb. Rebekah loved Jacob with all her heart. David threw the ball to Jonathan. 3. Noun Functions as Indirect Object Indirect object tells "to whom"
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time to sleep.’ =’She has no time to sleep.’ ’have’ and ’has’ verb tenses ’have/has’’ is an important verb in making the ’perfect tense’: Present Perfect ’She has lived here for a long time.’ ’We have seen this TV show before.’ ’I have cut my finger.’ Past Perfect ’I had already decided not to go before he asked me.’ ’They had finished the race before it started raining.’ ’She had already left when he arrived’ modal verbs: ’have to’ ’have to’ is used to mean that something is necessary
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have brown hair. It was an interesting book. Placed after a link verb: This cake is delicious. The snow feels cold. | VerbsWords that express the actions of a person or thing.run‚ breathe‚ grow‚ have‚ be ‘Doing’ words | Using verbs to describe… Actions: She is laughing. Events: It rained for days. Situations: We had a lovely time. Change: Children grow up quickly. | AdverbsGives information about a verb‚ adjective or another adverb.clearly‚ soon‚ hopefully‚ there‚ really
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Feeling and Intellect Since Feeling is First by e.e. cummings and When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer by Walt Whitman are two poems whose main ideas contrast very much from each other. They both reflect the basic most form of human experiences‚ that being feeling and intellect since they often come hand in hand. When one is emotional‚ they often only consider emotion in a given situation rather than facts. In contrast‚ when one is intellectual‚ they generally focus on logic rather than sentiments
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subject + verb in present simple tense + preposition + time marker Anticipated learner problems Students may add –ing to the verb as they may get confused by the fact that even though the verb is present simple‚ we are referring to a future event. Concept check questions Is he going today or is he going tomorrow? Is this about the present or the future? (Future) 2. If I had a lot of money‚ I’d buy a boat The second conditional If + subject + past simple + noun‚ + modal verb (would)
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