In grammar‚ a preposition is a part of speech that introduces a prepositional phrase or combines with a noun to form a phrase. For example‚ in the sentence "The cat sleeps on the sofa"‚ the word "on" is a preposition‚ introducing the prepositional phrase "on the sofa". In English‚ the most used prepositions are "of"‚ "to"‚ "in"‚ "for"‚ "with" and "on". Simply put‚ a preposition indicates a relation between things mentioned in a sentence. Another simpler term‚ a preposition is a prior explanation
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entered into the class. + + + + + + + Det. Adv. Adj. noun verb prep. Det. Noun Noun Phrase Verb Phrase Prepositional Phrase Preposition0/1 Noun Phrase Sentence Modifier‚ placed at the beginning or at the end of any sentence‚ is an Adverb. Yesterday‚ a very little girl entered into the class. [Here‚ Yesterday‚ a sentence
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Fifteen short phrases derived from 12 different books written for children were used to retrieve 5 happy‚ 5 neutral‚ and 5 sad literal phrases. A female voice read each phrase monotonously. A Yeti USB microphone was used to record the stimuli. In the pre-test phase‚ phrase stimuli included recordings of monotonous happy literal phrases‚ monotonous neutral literal phrases‚ and monotonous sad literal phrases. Prosody stimuli included each of the 15 literal phrases expressed with both happy and sad
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Styles of Debate RULES OF THE WALES SCHOOLS DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIPS / SCHOOLS MACE Format The format for debate is 2 speakers per team‚ a chairperson and timekeeper. The chairperson and timekeeper should be seated between the two teams. Speakers should be provided with a table and chairs‚ but must stand when delivering their speeches or Points of Information. A lectern is optional‚ but no public address system should be used. Timing Each speaker is allowed 7 minutes for
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What is debate?? Debate is a method of interactive and representational argument. The goal of a debate is basically to solve a certain issue or problem Structure Speaker Roles Prime Minister (First Affirmative) • Define the motion • Provide clarity and precision on exactly what the subject of the debate is Set-up your case – elaborate what your side wants (stance) and how you want to go about it Provide an outline of the team’s case Present and develop your arguments Summarize Speaker
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Running head: NOUN PHRASES IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF NOUN PHRASES IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE Le Thi Hong Phuong University of Education English – Vietnamese Comparative Linguistics 2011 Instructor: Nguyen Ngoc Vu Class: 4A08 December 30‚ 2011 Abstract: Language is a complicated category. Only human beings can use language to express their ideas‚ concepts and feelings. The use of this tool is for the communication between the addresser and the addressee. There
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9/2/13 Debate Reflection “Critics claim that advertisement is propaganda‚ while advocates counter that advertising foster free trade and promotes prosperity.” On August 31st‚ the debate that advertisement is more destructive in today’s society than it is advantageous took place. My partner‚ Kayla‚ and I took the affirmative position that advertising is damaging‚ while our opponents‚ Katie and Kiersten‚ took the negative claim that advertising is necessary and prosperous. Opening the debate‚ the
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may also improve your English level. Second‚ we will join City Forum for a few times . You may not only feel the mood of fience debate directly but also increase your general knowledge about recent news. It may also useful in Chinese and Liberal studies. Last but certainly not the least‚ we will join a large- scale debate competition held by Hong Kong Joint School Debate Association. There will be more than forty schools take part. It is valuable for you to train your courage and show your talent
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the five different types of phrases in English namely noun phrases‚ verb phrases‚ adjective phrases‚ adverb phrases and prepositional phrases‚ noun phrases are the most common playing various syntactic functions in the sentence and clause structure: subject‚ object and complement (of various kinds)‚ apposition and attribute. They are used to refer to things that people want to talk about: people‚ objects‚ concepts‚ processes and all kind of entities. 2. Basic Noun Phrases Structurally speaking‚ in
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______________________________________________________________________. (write down the motion) First‚ let me introduce my team. I am ________________________ and am the first speaker. I will define the key terms of the motion and set the boundaries for my team’s debate. My second‚ third and fourth speakers will strengthen our arguments by presenting various points supporting our arguments. My last speaker will summarise our team’s arguments and firmly state that _______________________________________ ________
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