I. IntroductionThis paper is an attempt to describe the structure of Ilokano sentences‚ concurring with the Minimalist program proposed by Noam Chomsky. The Philippine language being considered is under the Northern Philippine subgroup with an estimated 8‚000‚000 speakers (NSO‚ 2002-2004). This study is patterned mainly after the Tagalog Sentence Structures: Minimalist Approach of Resty Cena. In this syntactic description‚ an overview of the language’s lexical phrases will be given for starters.
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English III Grammar: Sentence Style Ways to Achieve Clarity There are three ways to achieve sentence clarity: -coordinating ideas -subordinating ideas -parallel structure Coordinating Ideas Coordinating two or more main ideas‚ or give the equal empahsis‚ by linking them with a connecting word or an appropriate mark of punctuation‚ like the semi-colon. -Coordinating idea are independent (can stand alone does not need the other idea to complete the sentence or ot be clear) Example: Edgar
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Complex Sentences: 1. While the lethargic dwarf Sleepy moped about the cottage‚ Snow White galvanized him by unexpectedly singing a song about working in order to inspire a greater work ethic from the sluggish dwarf. Metacognition: I used juxtaposing adjectives to word to provide a clear differentiation between Sleepy and Snow White. These adjectives lead to the shock brought on by the word. The purpose of a complex sentence is to depreciate one clause in order to make the other one more prominent
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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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Conditional Sentences / If-Clauses Type I‚ II und III Conditional Sentences are also known as Conditional Clauses or If Clauses. They are used to express that the action in the main clause (without if) can only take place if a certain condition (in the clause with if) is fulfilled. There are three types of Conditional Sentences. Conditional Sentence Type 1 → It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled. Form: if + Simple Present‚ will-Future Example: If I find her
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ellipsis 2.2 Sentence(zin) 2.3 Clause(deelzin) main clause (can be textually dependent) subclause = subordinate clause (structurally dependent) with subordinating conjunction 2.4 Phrase(woordgroep) 2.5 Word(woord) = lexical item simple or compound 2.6 Morpheme(morfeem) smallest meaningful unit of grammar free or bound cats: 2 morphemes (cat + s) 4 phonemes /kӕts/ 3. Categories in Grammatical Analysis: form‚ function‚ meaning 3.1 Form (or Formal) Categories 1) Sentence level:
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period and a capital letter or (2) a comma (if needed) and the joining word and‚ but‚ for‚ or so. Do not use the same method of correction for every sentence. Some of the run-ons are fused sentences (there is no punctuation between the two complete thoughts)‚ and some are comma splices (there is only a comma between the two complete thoughts). One sentence is correct. 1. Slovakia‚ a country in eastern Europe‚ was once ruled by the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ it is now an independent country. 2
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Complex Sentences Complex sentences are sentences that have several parts‚ each with a verb‚ and these parts are joined by ‘joining words’ (连词). For example‚ here are two simple sentences: “I know a man. He has five children.” If you join these two sentences by using the relative pronoun (联系代名词) ‘who’‚ it now becomes a complex sentence: “I know a man who has five children.” (By the way‚ ‘who’ is not pronounced with extra word stress here. You only stress this word when it means ‘ 谁?’‚ which
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the judge has no legal powers to sentence and can therefore only rely on a set mandatory sentence‚ (Scheb‚ 2008). It follows that mandatory sentencing has both negative and positive sides thus the pros and cons that are yet to be discussed. Pros of mandatory sentencing Scheb (2008) reveals that mandatory sentencing is an effective tool for preventing repetitive offences since it acts to deter future crimes. Potential criminals are aware of the type of sentence that they are likely to face and
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Sentence Outlines A sentence outline is developed in the same way as a topic outline‚ but the ideas are more fully stated. Each heading is expressed as a complete sentence‚ usually‚ but not always‚ consisting of just one main clause: Thesis: Though many students from middle-income families must struggle to meet college costs‚ low-income students suffer even
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