Lecture Two The nature of the rules - the underlying patterns (rules) of language are not obvious - we have unconscious knowledge of patterns and rules of our own language If a linguist identifies a sentence as "grammatical" this means that the sentence conforms to the hypothesized rules of the mental grammar When a linguist uses the word "Grammar" they mean: mental grammar: is in our (individual) heads - shared by speakers if a language‚ with some variation‚= linguistic competence - a
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------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form Home > Opinions > Politics > Would a mandatory jail sentence help decrease the instances of drunk driving? DEBATES OPINIONS FORUMS Report Topic Create New Topic Would a mandatory jail sentence help decrease the instances of drunk driving? Related Topics: Services‚ Blood alcohol content‚ Driving under the influence‚ Sentence (law)‚ Law 59% Say Yes 41% Say No * Drunk drivers should be imprisoned upon first offense There would
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Argument Paragraph 2 Decius convinces Caesar to come to the senate‚ by telling Caesar that the dream was noble not a tragedy. As Calphurnia has a dream of what she thinks is horrible‚ Decius convinces Caesar that the dream was all a misinterpretation‚ it was a dream of how noble Caesar is‚ not tragic. The ides of March has come‚ and Calphurnia has a dream of what she thinks is tragic. Caesar tells Decius what happens and that he will be staying home Act 2 Scene 2 Line 76-82 “She dreamt
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Samples of descriptive paragraphs: Sample 1.The sample below is an opening paragraph from a student essay on the development of entertainment media. In it‚ she describes TV-watching in her family to make a point about how central TV was as a form of entertainment in the 60’s. (1) As I was growing up in the 60’s‚ television was the only entertainment my family knew of the electronic sort. (2) The 7 o’clock nightly news was such an important part of our family that my dad knocked a wall down and
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Hanna Emily (16613377) 1. USING PERSONAL EXAMPLE On July 18‚ 2013‚ I decided to continue my education in college. First of all I imagine that college would be a very enjoyable experience. Start of the orientation time‚ I tried to greet anyone who might be a good friends of mine later. This is very important because I live alone with no families in Bandung. The next day‚ the teaching-learning process begins. Teaching-learning process in college is much more different than Senior High School
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Statement: Abortion has caused countless numbers of deaths and several violent confrontations between the two separate parties of opinion. Topic Sentence #1: Top reasons for considering abortions. Topic Sentence #2: Different opinions between the two partners about abortion. Topic Sentence #3: The conscious some women have after an abortion Topic Sentence #4: Disadvantages and advantages of abortion Counterargument: The ones who are biased against abortion feel that it is not the right thing
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Comparison Paragraph – Manveer Grewal The character of Macbeth in Shakespeare’s Macbeth and the narrator in Edgar Allen Poe’s story The Tell Tale Heart has many key similarities. They both plan out and commit a murder of someone in their sleep but go insane after they have committed it. The first similarity is that both these character begin to go insane from the guilt of committing a murder in cold blood. Macbeth begins to hear voices after he commits the murder of King Duncan. He says “Still
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986029RR - SENTENCE SKILLS 1. The following sentence is an example of which primary English sentence pattern? The toddler tossed his father the ball. A. Subject+ action verb+ indirect object+ direct object B. Subject+ action verb + direct object C. Subject+ verb +object +object complement D. Pronoun+ subject+ interrogative verb 2. Which sentence contains words in italics that form a gerund phrase? (A gerund is a verb form used the same way as a noun.) A. The laughing boy sat down. B.
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“SPORTS RULE THE MIND” (A paragraph condensation) The argument between a sports lover‚ and an academic supporter. 1) Sports cause a lot of kids to be absent from their classes. 2) 2) His tally averages 22 hours per week. 3) 3) The janitors services are disrupted due to sports. 4) 4) Lost school time + Practice time = 42 days per semester. 5) 5) Dollar costs in custodial‚ secretarial and travel expenses are revealed. 6) 6) He
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Body Paragraph: CESL 1003 Professor: Cecilia Parkes Name: Dengli Pan Student number: 100963196 Tourism is an important‚ even vital‚ source of income for many countries. Its importance was recognized in the Manila Declaration on World Tourism of 1980 as "an activity essential to the life of nations because of its direct effects on the social‚ cultural‚ educational‚ and economic sectors of national societies and on their international relations." According to the
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