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    English 3201 FACT VERSUS OPINIONS A statement of fact expresses only what actually happened‚ or what could be proven by objective data. A statement of opinion expresses an attitude toward something – it makes a judgment‚ view‚ or conclusion‚ or makes a statement that cannot be proven true or false. A. WRITE O for opinion‚ or F for FACT. REMEMBER‚ if they are opinions‚ they can be topic sentences!!!

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    IIUM According to Fromkin (2011)‚ grammar translation is a technique or method of second-language learning in which the student memorizes words and syntactic rules and translates them between the native language and target language. In other words‚ grammar translation method is a foreign language teaching that requires students to translate words and memorize. The goal is to make sure that the student able to read and translate the target language. Grammar translation method is a traditional method

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    Let’s see the word categories written by Haadia. Grammar Types of Nouns Haadia is reviewing different types of nouns. Let’s see what she is reviewing. Common nouns are the names of common persons‚ places‚ things or ideas. Common nouns are of different types. Concrete countable nouns represent the

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    1. Writing too much. Some students think the suggested page limits are just a general guideline‚ and it’s a good idea to go over them. Usually it isn’t. While a professor may not mind a paper that’s slightly above the limit‚ especially if the content is good‚ students who go on and on show a lack of discipline and focus that usually dooms their work. [Read 10 Secrets to College Success.] 2. Writing too little. It’s common for professors to encounter papers that trail off well short of the minimum

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    English 101 Grammar Principles Answer why question to test your thesis and see if your thesis is good. “I want to convince/persuade the reader that …..” - You cannot have a pros and cons for thesis Grammar Punctuation - rhetorical fragments‚ short emphatic sentence should not be used in formal writing (ex. Best.Night.Ever. or Bigger and Better) - the comma (most troublesome) can change the entire meaning of a sentence 4 Rules for use of Comma: 1) before words like BUT‚ YET‚ OR ‚ AND

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    Theories of Language Acquisition Linguists and psychologists have long lectured the issues of language and its mechanism. Many of them however disagree on many points. The behaviorist school emphasizes on the role of the environment and of the standard method in language development‚ the generative school asserted that human beings are born with an innate ability to learn a language‚ and others as Piaget and his followers asserted that language development is related to the cognitive development

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    LET 104 The Study of English Grammar Lecturer: Dr. Omer Hassan Ali Mahfoodh Name : Gan Kenn Vun Matrix No. : 117454 IC No. : 920423065589 Deadline for the Assignment : 7 May 2013 Acknowledgement I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to Dr. Omer for

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    Common English Usage and Grammar Errors Please do not make the following common errors (for a complete list‚ please see http://www.wsu.edu/ ~brians/errors/errors.html): Possessive Pronouns it  its (not it’s‚ a contraction of it is; note: there is no such word as its’) you  your (not you’re‚ a contraction of you are) they  their (not they’re‚ a contraction of they are) who  whose (not who’s‚ a contraction of who is) Other Common Errors everyday (adjective) vs. every day (noun) lead (present

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    2. How did Noam Chomsky’s theories revolutionize language teaching? (400 words) Chomsky is considered one of the most important linguists in the twentieth century. His main contribution in the field of linguistics is the influential "transformative-generative grammar" which is an attempt to describe the syntactical processes common to all human language mathematically (Smith‚ 1999).  Chomsky draws a key distinction between the deep structure and surface structure of languages. He argues that the

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    373). Critical race theory is a notion that provides critical analyses on the subject of race‚ racism‚ and discrimination from a legal perspective. Specifically‚ she focuses on an ethnographic study that she has conducted at a high school’s ESL program. According to Malsbary

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