Active and Passive Voice Definition: A sentence construction showing simply a subject and what happens to it is called “the passive voice.” It consists of a form of the verb be (be‚ am‚ are‚ is‚ was‚ were‚ will be‚ has been‚ have been‚ etc.) and a participle (often a word ending in “ed”)—The employee was fired‚ the war will be ended‚ the papers are corrected‚ etc. Good writers prefer active voice because it is often more interesting (and informative) to read. Active voice examples: The company
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identifying the living as a speaker. “Nobody heard him‚ the dead man”‚ within the very first line Smith has singled out the living as “Nobody”‚ and “the dead man” as “him”. He also introduces the internal conflict of “the dead man” towards the living. The phrase‚ “The dead man”‚ is another example of Smith’s intricate use of diction. The man is illustrated as “dead” throughout the poem yet continuously speaks. Knowing that he is “dead” intensifies the poem’s meaning and gives “the dead man” a more powerful
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certain terms and phrases that are used exclusively in accounting‚ business law‚ management‚ and so on. These terms are understood by those in the field and have special meanings in that field. For example‚ in everyday English‚ "public" is used only in the singular. However‚ in marketing‚ "publics" may be used. Objective style We generally avoid personal expressions in academic writing. Instead of phrases such as "I think"‚ "I believe"‚ "we used"‚ "we asked"‚ you would use phrases such as: It
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The Correlative Conjunction Recognize a correlative conjunction when you see one. Either ... or‚ neither ... nor‚ and not only ... but also are all correlative conjunctions. They connect two equal grammatical items. If‚ for example‚ a noun follows either‚ then a noun will also follow or. Read these examples: In the fall‚ Phillip will either start classes at the community college as his mother wishes or join the Navy‚ his father’s hope. Neither the potted ivy on the counter nor the dirty dishes
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make sure you do what the question asks you to do 2. use formal language 3. use good connecting words and phrases 4. present your argument clearly 5. give examples from REAL LIFE that clarify your theoretical points 6. use a new paragraph for each main point 7. only make points that are relevant to the question Connectors / Linking words In a discursive composition we use phrases to introduce new ideas and to connect them to the ideas that are coming next. To introduce your first point
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b.) Contrast - Identifying differences. 12. Tone - The author’s attitude towards the subject. 13. Mood - Emotions the reader feels while reading a literary work. 14. Syntax - The way in which words are put together to form sentences or phrases. e.g. - Grammar‚ sentence structure 15. Diction - The writer’s distinctive choice of vocabulary‚ and style of expression e.g. -
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or representation of or to a well-known person‚ place‚ event‚ literary work‚ or work of art. Example: He made a Herculean effort to move the stalled car to the side of the road but it would not budge. Figurative language is the creative words and phrases a writer uses to help a reader see things in new and unexpected ways. Imagery is a type of figurative language. When a writer uses imagery‚ he/she gives the reader a sense of how something smells‚ tastes‚ sounds‚ feels or looks. Example: The old
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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE IVAN FRANKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LVIV ENGLISH DEPARTMENT SIMILE VERSUS COMPARATIVE IDIOM: TYPES AND FUNCTIONS IN THE TEXT COURSE PAPER PRESENTED BY Hotsur A.M.‚ a fourth year student of the English department SUPERVISED BY Lototska K. J.‚ an assistant professor of the English department LVIV - 2009 Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...3 Simile: types and functions in the text……………………………………………
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What I Have Lived for ---Bertrand Russell Three passions‚ simple but overwhelmingly strong‚ have governed my life: the longing for love‚ the search for knowledge‚ and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions‚ like great winds‚ have blown me hither and thither‚ in a wayward course‚ over a deep ocean of anguish‚ reaching to the verge of despair. I have sought love‚ first‚ because it brings ecstasy --- ecstasy so great that I would have sacrificed all the rest of life for a few
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Idioms are defined as phrases whose individual word meanings are not equal to their total figurative meaning (Swinney & Cutler‚ 1979). As the definition suggests‚ literal processing of the words is not enough for comprehending most of the idioms. Yet for some them‚ it is possible for literal meanings to lead the final figurative meaning. Decomposability refers to the degree of the contribution that words of an idiom make to the overall meaning of an idiom (Gibbs 1993). Non-decomposable idioms are
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