a preposition (such as in‚ at‚ by‚ for‚ to‚ over‚ etc.)‚ have a noun or pronoun object of the preposition‚ and may also have other modifiers. Prepositional phrases function as adjectives‚ adverbs‚ or nouns. 2.1 The announcement for the play arrived after it was over. (As adjective) 2.2 He walked into the meeting just as the president arrived. (As adverb) 2.3 For you to pass your test is the reason for having a tutor. (As noun; in this case‚ the subject) 2.4 She gave the information to
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References: (1996). The American Heritage® Book of English Usage. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Ana I Compound noun. Retrieved December‚ 18‚ 2009‚ from http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/nouncompound.htm Compound verb Megginson‚ David. (2007). Word formation. Retrieved December‚ 20‚ 2009‚ from http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/wordform.html. Muthusami
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Vocabulary Bank UNIT 1: Offbeat Jobs 1C. Vocabulary for Comprehension contestant creative factory flavor (noun) host (noun) insurance policy offbeat spicy food taste (verb) taste buds 3. Focus on Vocabulary adventurous be careful dangerous get started help other people high-paying indoors low-paying lucky quit safe (adjective) the right job for someone tiring usual work outdoors working alone UNIT 2: A Piece of Country in the City
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The controversy over whether professional athletes deserve to enjoy higher salary than other occupations or not has consumed uncountable pages of mass media. On the one hand‚ a handful of people claims that these athletes deserve to be paid higher by dint of their endless efforts in the whole life. On the other hand‚ others emphasize that other jobs should be paid more for its important positions in society. As far as this debate is concerned‚ I share the same views with the second stance. One of
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of the words. That being said‚ many adjectives can be used either as qualifying adjectives‚ or as classifying adjectives‚ depending on the context. Take the example of the adjective old. Examples: My car is very old (qualifying‚ with a noun) He is intelligent (qualifying‚ with a pronoun) see Pronouns) The old computer was much quieter than the new model (classifying) In the first example above‚ old is a perceived quality‚ and therefore gradable‚ in the second old has an absolute
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Student Number: 11032901 Module Code: PC5003 Kousta‚ S.-T.‚ Vinson‚ D. P.‚ & Vigliocco‚ G. (2008). Investigating linguistic relativity through bilingualism: The case of grammatical gender. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning‚ Memory‚ and Cognition‚ 34 (4)‚ 843-858. Language is the expression of feelings‚ thoughts‚ ideas and experience through the use of sounds or symbols (Goldstein‚ 2011). Whether we “think in language” or whether language shapes our thoughts is still a matter of
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Morphemic Analysis: 3 morphemes {BLAME} + {STORM} + {gerund} Word category: Noun Etymology: < blame n. + storming n.‚ after brainstorming n.. Definition: The process of investigating the reasons for a failure and of apportioning blame‚ esp. by means of discussion or debate.[1] Meatspace: Morphological Analysis: 2 morphs meat/space Morphemic Analysis: 2 morphemes {MEAT} + {SPACE} Word Category: Noun Etymology: < meat n. + space n.1 Definition: The physical world
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Noun Pronoun A noun is a person‚ place‚ thing or idea. Person girl boy teacher Place school home store Thing pencil jacket dog Idea courage love boredom Verb A pronoun is used in place of a noun in a sentence. It may take the place of a person‚ place‚ thing or idea. I it you we Adjective she they he me A verb can tell the action someone or something is doing. A verb can also express state of being. Action run jump sit ask think talk
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wonderful college for me and my education. Not only have I heard about Texas A&M from friends that are current students but I have also heard from my Dad and uncle who both attended and graduated from A&M with engineering degrees. They have shared uncountable experiences they have had at A & M. From the tradition and football games to the great opportunities and amazing professors I can’t imagine a better fit for me. Coming from a high school filled with tradition I can’t imagine how wonderful it would
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a new word class) from an existing word (of a different word class) without any change in form.[1] For example‚ the noun green in golf (referring to a putting-green) is derived ultimately from the adjective green. Conversions from adjectives to nouns and vice versa are both very common and unnotable in English; much more remarked upon is the creation of a verb by converting a noun or other word (e.g.‚ the adjective clean becomes the verb to clean). Verbification Verb conversion in English[edit]
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