phrase A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition‚ object of preposition(noun or pronoun) and may also consist of other modifiers. e.g. on a table‚ near a wall‚ in the room‚ at the door‚ under a tree Other prepositions are: from‚ with‚ by‚ about‚ from‚ above/under‚ along‚ without‚ of‚ on/in‚ before/after‚ in/out‚ into A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and mostly ends with a noun or pronoun. Whatever prepositional phrase ends with is called object of preposition. A prepositional
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Cohesion is a device used in connecting two sentences and indicating the relationship between them. Without cohesion text is merely collections of more or less isolated elements of text‚ which are not related to one another. Cohesion constructs the elements of text relating to each other. This relationship implies the continuity or unity‚ which is necessary for the interpretation of text. Cohesion is used to link one sentence to the preceding one or
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Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers Practice Test Начало формы 1 Choose the correct sentence: A. After studying all the evidence‚ I am convinced that Alfie did the right thing. B. After studying all the evidence‚ it is clear that Alfie did the right thing. C. I am convinced that Alfie did the right thing after studying all the evidence. 2 Choose the correct sentence: A. I hope sometimes
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Jamaican Creole and Standard English Contrasted | Between 1066 and 1362‚ French was the official language of the England. English was viewed as an inferior vulgar hybridised Creole of Anglo-Saxon‚ Jutish‚ and Danish dialects. (Incidentally‚ Norman French itself could be described as a vulgar hybridised Creole of Gaulish‚ Latin‚ Norse‚ and Frankish dialects). Obviously‚ that opinion has changed‚ and in view of the humble origins of English it might be expected that English be understanding and
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things as one. Haadia arrives at her stop. She buys a bouquet for her grandmother from the flower shop near the bus stop. UNIT Personal Pronouns 1 A pronoun is a word that stands in place of a noun. There are different types of pronouns. Personal pronouns are used in place of the person‚ place or thing that we are talking about. We can use personal pronouns as a subject and as an object of a
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GLOSSARY Introduction----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 Regular plurals------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 Almost regular plurals---------------------------------------------------------------------5 Irregular plurals-----------------------------------------------------------------------------7 Irregular – (e)n plurals--------------------------------------------------------------------6 Umlaut pl
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Elements of Sentence Construction Subjects and Predicates Parts of speech have specific tasks to perform when they are put together in a sentence. A noun or pronoun functions as the sentence subject when it is paired with a verb functioning as the sentence predicate. Every sentence has a subject and predicate. A subject can be a noun or pronoun that is partnered with an action verb. Example: Sometimes a verb will express being or existence instead of action.
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Questions for Discussion 7.) As a reader‚ who is a female‚ his gender bias does not affect how receptive I am to Emerson’s ideas. I believe that all of the ideas he states using masculine pronouns‚ are too applicable to women and girls. I can relate to and understand his ideas. I believe that men are no more intelligent than girls‚ or girls are no more intelligent than boys. We are equally intelligent and capable of most of the same things. In the third paragraph‚ Emerson states a variety of skills
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impact of indefinite sentencing while exploring the justifications against such legislation. This essay also aims to show that even though we may feel disgust for these types of offences we must remember the fundamentals of the Criminal Law system and understand that people are entitled to equality and fairness in the eyes of the
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himself second person is the encoding of the speaker’s reference to one or more addressees third person is the encoding of reference to persons and entities which are neither speakers nor addressees of the utterance in question Often expressed by: pronouns and their associated predicate agreements Participant-roles independent on grammatical. categories distinguish: speaker/spokesman vs. source of the utterance recipient vs. target hearers/bystanders vs. addressees/target Distinction is made
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