Introduction Changing of sentences from one form to another is a favorite exercise in public school English. Thus from a sentence like John is writing a letter. May be formed‚ among others‚ the following: John isn’t writing a letter. Is John writing a letter? A letter is being written by John. Very little is ordinarily given by way of clearly formulated rules for these processes‚ yet students seem to learn the technique more or less readily. On the other hand‚ a little examination will show that
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IT and AN Determiners of Waray and the Application of Role and Reference Grammar Submitted by: Kristel Doone Q. Pedroza 2007-34870 Submitted to: Prof. Louward Zubiri In Partial Fulfillment of the requirement in Linguistics 140 Second Semester AY 2010-2011 Department of Linguistics University of the Philippines Diliman March 31‚2011 INTRODUCTION This study explores the functions of the two determiners of Waray‚ namely ‘IT’ and ‘AN’. While it is observed in Tagalog that the
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Did Shakespeare Consciously Use Archaic English ? A question that no one can really guarantee is if Shakespeare had used archaic English consciously. In some cases It seems as if he may have used archaic English purposely. In other cases It seems that he used archaic English unconsciously. So the simples answer is yes and no. I feel some of the vocabulary he uses could have been what people said in the past which are not common words no more . But I don’t believe all the archaic words where
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A Comparative Analysis on Five Versions Translations of “Still night thoughts” by Li Bai Abstract: Based on comparative analysis of 5 English versions of Li Bai’s “Still night thoughts”‚ the paper attempts to make a study of Chinese to English poetry translation. Since poetry is a special form of art in that poetry presents profound meaning and intensive emotions by means of various imageries and scrupulous selection of words‚ translators not only need to have a good command of both two languages
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DAILY LESSON PLAN Subject: English Date/ Day: 26.09.2010 Time: 8.30am – 9.30am Class: 3B Theme: World of Knowledge Topic: From Young to Old Focused Skill: Listening and Speaking Integrated Skill: Reading Curriculum Specifications: 1.2.2 Listen to and repeat correctly phrases and expressions. 2.1.4 Ask questions with the correct intonations. 2.7.1 To thank people. 3.1.4 Compare words for similar and different sounds. Learning Outcomes: 1) Speak clearly by pronouncing words
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Carole A Johnson Professor Mary Lounsbory CTC English Composition II 30 June 2013 Use of a Literary Device in “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day” William Shakespeare’s sonnet “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day” is a fourteen line poem that contains three quatrains followed by a couplet. The poem is also known as Sonnet 18‚ and is a beautiful poem describing just that‚ a summer’s day. If one wishes to be technical‚ Shakespeare does more than describe a summer’s day‚ he is comparing
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idioms definition Definition: Idioms are phrases in English that are used in a figurative manner. For example‚ the idiom ’make hay while the sun shines’ is used figuratively to mean: It is important to continue working hard during a period of relative success. The phrase has nothing to do with actually making hay. Advantage learning idioms 1. A good way to attain the metaphorical concepts in the target language is to learn idiomatic expressions. Idioms are often metaphorical. (Kovecses 2002)
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环保 1. 对健康构成潜在威胁 pose a threat to health/ threaten one’s health potentially 2. 供应不足 be in short supply a shortage of = a deficiency of 3. 化学污染物 chemical pollutant pesticide acid rain fertilizer 4. 节水的习惯 water-saving habit save every drop of water develop a habit of 5. 水的分布 distribution of water distribute sth among sb 6. 水资源保护 water conservation water resource preservation 7. 水资源短缺 water shortage 8. 饮用水 drinking water fresh water purified water
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automatically to "les Anglais ont débarqué" (the Redcoats have landed)‚ which proves how much the French loved the English. Other potential phrases include "Ma tante Rose a débarqué" (Aunt Rosie’s arrived)‚ "j’ai mes fleurs" (i’ve got my flowers - roses‚ probably)‚ "j’ai mes ours" (i’ve got my bears)‚ or the flat and very BCBG "je suis indisposée"‚ equivalent to "I’m sick" in English and "Ich bin krank" in German. To be fair‚ let’s admit that Tampax and other tampons certainly changed the outlook
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importantby the same tokenagaintoandalsothenequallyidenticallyuniquelylikeastoomo- reoveras well astogether withof courselikewisecomparativelycorrespondinglysimilarlyfurthermo- readditionally Opposition / Limitation / Contradiction Transition phrases like but‚ rather and or‚ express that there is evidence to the contrary or point outalternatives‚ and thus introduce a change the line of reasoning (contrast). although this may be truein contrastdifferent fromof course ...‚ buton the other handon
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