Modal verbs A modal verb is a verb‚ for example ‘can’‚ ‘might’‚ or ‘must’ that is used before another verb to show that something is possible‚ necessary‚ etc. Here are some of the uses and meanings of modal verbs. For a more detailed description‚ use a good grammar book. Here are the main modal verbs of English: can could may might must ought shall will would Expressing degrees of certainty In the speaker’s opinion‚ John has the car: The car’s not here – John must have taken it. The speaker
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words 20 minutes Reasons why your period may be irregular Your period is not always predictable. Some women have their menstrual cycle every 28 days‚ whereas others may have longer cycles‚ or no cycle at all. It isn’t always a problem‚ but sometimes‚ it can lead to a diagnosis How do I know mine is irregular? Irregular periods are defined as cycles that are more frequent than every 21 days‚ or last longer than 8 days. You may also be irregular if your period is missed‚ early‚ or late. TO count
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WHAT ARE PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY? Phonetics is the branch of linguistics that deals with the production of speech by humans and. Phonetics looks at the physical manifestation of language in sound waves: how thers sounds are articulated and perceived. It is the science of speech sounds and the symbols by thich they are shown in writing and printing. This science is based on a study of all the parts of the body concerned in making speech. It includes the positions of the parts of the body necessary
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The Twelve Tenses of English PRESENT (main verb) I study English. He studies English. PAST (past tense of main verb) I studied English. He studied English. FUTURE (will or shall + main verb) I will study English. He will study English. PRESENT PERFECT (have or has + past participle of verb) I have studied English. He has studied English. PAST PERFECT (had + past participle of verb) I had studied English. He had studied English. FUTURE PERFECT (will or shall + have + past
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Verb Tenses Simple Past FORM [VERB + ed] USE 1 Completed Action in the Past Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes‚ the speaker may not actually mention the specific time‚ but they do have one specific time in mind. Examples: I saw a movie yesterday. USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st‚ 2nd‚ 3rd‚
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During the last 12 years we have endured irregular warfare in Afghanistan and Iraq. We‚ as a Corps‚ pride ourselves on our leadership traits and the ability to make sound decisions in a timely matter. We function in these environments under our judgment in hopes to make a good decision from the information that is provided to us. When operating against irregular threats one of the prominent leadership traits that is most prevalent is judgment; which has both good and bad results from the decisions
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HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TREATMENT RECORD Patient Name: Brenda C. Seggerman Patient ID: 903321 Date of Admission/Data of Arrival: 03/27/2013 Admitting/Attending Physician: Alex Mcclure‚ MD Admitting Diagnosis: Ectopic pregnancy. Chief Complaint: Lower abdominal pain. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient states she has been having vaginal bleeding more like spotting over the past month. She denies the chance of pregnancy although she
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Phonetics and Phonology (definitions‚ activities‚ branches‚ phoneme‚ IPA‚ RP) Phonetics – the science which studies the characteristics of human sound making‚ especially those used in speech. It is a branch of linguistics concerned with the study of speech sounds and their production‚ transmission‚ reception‚ description‚ and representation by written symbols. – Major activities: description classification transcription – it can be
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The noun and the verb are the most important categories of speech. The verb is the most important. These categories are the nucleus of the sentence‚ which is composed of the subject and the predicate. The verb lexeme needs determination too. The verb must express time‚ person and other distinctions. Besides these distinctions‚ the verb must express such semantic functions as terminativity/boundness and non-terminativity. Process is expressed by the verb. It has an end point: the process of writing
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sound of the noun. book / buk/ books / buks/ dog /dQg / dogs /dQgz/ Assimilation is a phonological process due to economy of effort by which sounds are influenced by neighbouring sounds and come to share some or all of their phonetic characteristics. In this case the process is also established‚ which means it is obligatory. It is progressive because one sound carries its influence forward to the sound that follows. It is assimilation of voice or voice assimilation because
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