Estonian Business School Institute of Foreign Languages GRAMMAR OF SPOKEN ENGLISH Term Paper By Maria Esko BBL-2 Supervisor: Ludmilla Podolski Tallinn 2012 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Common Features of Spoken English 4 Grammar Characteristics 7 Clause Combination 7 Position of items 8 Pausing‚ Repeating and Recasting 8 Organising the discourse 9 Ellipsis 9 Response Tokens 10 Vague Expressions 11 Headers and Tails 11 Conclusion 12 References 13 Introduction
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Learning English Grammar I. Introduction A. Difficulties in learning English Grammar. B. The specific reasons why second year students of MSU N – IDS have difficulties in learning English grammar can be the basis of idea for instructors to develop and enhance the efficiency of the students in English grammar. II. Body A. Importance of Grammar 1. Grammar as an enabling skill 2. Grammar as motivator 3. Grammar as a means to self – sufficiency B. Grammar Structure
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Descriptive Grammar of English WSJO 2010/2011 – Year 2 Vowels – general characteristics (8) 1. 2. Definition of a vowel – the type of sound‚ depending largely on very slight variations of tongue position‚ which is most easily described in terms of auditory relationships‚ since there is no constriction which we can feel with any precision. Characteristic features: • generally voiced • produced with unimpeded airflow • no noise component but a characteristic patterning of formants • made with
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Question 1 (Worth 3 points) Read the following sentence. Some speakers decide to omit details that do not support their claims. Using the context‚ the word "omit" means elaborate on touch on leave out simplify Points earned on this question: 3 Question 2 (Worth 3 points) Select the word that best completes the sentence: Poe’s stories are often read on Halloween because they _______________ a scary mood. evoke forsake elicit invoke Points earned on this question: 3 Question 3 (Worth
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Part 1: INTRODUCTION TO GRAMMAR 1. Introduction: what is grammar? phonology lexicology(lexicology + lexicography (voc)) phonetics syntax morphology pragmatics 2. Levels of Grammatical Analysis 390080512128525863551212850 2.1 Discourse(text level) consists ofimmediate constituent of shows cohesion cohesion can take form of ellipsis 2.2 Sentence(zin) 2.3 Clause(deelzin) main clause (can be textually dependent) subclause = subordinate clause (structurally dependent) with subordinating
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floor. 5. George and Tamara (doesn’t‚ don’t) want to see that movie. 6. Benito (doesn’t‚ don’t) know the answer. 7. One of my sisters (is‚ are) going on a trip to France. 8. The man with all the birds (live‚ lives) on my street. 9. The movie‚ including all the previews‚ (take‚ takes) about two hours to watch. 10. The players‚ as well as the captain‚ (want‚ wants) to win. 11. Either answer (is‚ are) acceptable. 12. Every one of those books (is‚ are) fiction. 13. Nobody (know‚ knows) the trouble
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predicate‚ or helps the main verb make sense in a sentence. An adjective (ADJ) - An adjective is a word that modifies a verb‚ an adjective‚ or another adverb. Adverbs answer which one‚ what kind‚ how many‚ or how many. An adverb (ADV) - An adverb is a word that modifies a verb‚ an adjective‚ or another adverb. Adverbs answer to where‚ when‚ how‚ or to what extent. A preposition (PREP and OP) - A preposition is a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in the
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WEEK 7 TEST--9th NAME: __________________________________________ DATE:__________________ 1.______________ A story about extraordinary deeds that has been retold for generations. They are often about a person with historical basis‚ but may also contain elements of magic and myth. 2.______________ Popular narratives (stories) describing adventures of knights and heroes. Its primary purpose is to celebrate the ideals of chivalry (the medieval knight code). 3.______________ Traditional
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To set off phrases and clauses 8. Between independent clauses 9. To separate adjectives 10. In direct address 11. To set off phrases or to set off appositives 12. To set off dialogue 13. To enclose information Directions: Answer the short answer questions in complete sentences. 14. What is a comma splice and how do you fix it? 15. What is the difference between an independent and dependent clause? 16. What part of speech is a subject? 17. What part of speech is a predicate
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English Grammar For Economics And Business For students & professors with English as a Foreign Language Patricia Ellman Download free books at Patricia Ellman English Grammar For Economics And Business For students & professors with English as a Foreign Language Download free eBooks at bookboon.com 2 English Grammar For Economics And Business: For students & professors with English as a Foreign Language 2nd edition © 2014 Patricia Ellman & bookboon.com ISBN 978-87-403-0653-8 Download free
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