to stick together. • A conjunction joins words‚ phrases‚ and sentences‚ which are called clauses. What is a Conjunction? • Conjunctions join two or more words. Example: I went to the store to buy eggs‚ milk‚ and bread. What is a Conjunction? • Conjunctions can join two prepositional phrases. Ex. I went skiing down the hill and past the trees. What is a Conjunction? • Conjunctions can connect two clauses or sentences. • When two sentences are joined‚ a comma MUST be placed before the conjunction
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sentences help the reader anticipate the organization of the paragraph or essay. Cause and Effect Conjunctions Here are some common conjunctions that can be used to express cause and effect: since as a result because of + noun phrase because therefore due to + noun phrase consequently for this reason so There are two things
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sentences or clauses. * When two sentences are joined‚ a comma MUST be placed before the conjunction. Example: I played cards for awhile but then I played chess. Types of Conjuctions 1. Coordinating Conjunctions 2. Subordinating Conjunctions 3. Correlative Conjunctions 1. Coordinating Conjunctions * They connect words‚ phrases‚ and clauses‚ which are sentences. * They connect things of equal value. (This means that they would connect a noun with another noun or a
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Division-Classification Chapter 6: Nadell‚ Judith‚ John Langan and Eliza A. Comodromos. The Longman Reader (10th Edition). New York: Pearson Education Inc. 2012. 10/11/2013 Prepared by Wendy K. Campbell for Roytec 1 Division-Classification Defined What would your life be without any order? Division-Classification is a logical way of thinking that allows us to make sense of a complex world. Although they are separate processes‚ the two are used together as complementary techniques
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improve my pronunciation * In order to improve my pronunciation‚ I practice speaking English into a tape recorder INFINITIVE OF PURPOSE : FOR “for” can be used to express individual purpose‚ but it’s a preposition and is always followed by noun object. EXAMPLE : * I went to the post office for some stamps. * I went to the store for some bread and coffe * My friends swims every day for exercise and recreation EXERCISE : Error analysis 1. I came to this school for learn
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won lottery the day before Can you point out which words are deictic? “ I was there yesterday ” personal spatial temporal Definition Definiteness: A feature of noun phrase selected by the speaker to convey his assumption that the hearer will be able to identify the referent of the noun phrase Example : 1- The sun because there are only one sun‚ The star definite ‚ one star ‚ one moon in
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EXERCISES | 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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the proper noun Samuel‚ the common concrete nouns girl and wilderness and all three abstract nouns courage‚ strength and journey. Choice (A) is incorrect because the word displayed is a verb and the word during is an adverb. Choice (B) is incorrect because the words thought and displayed are verbs and the words during and in are both adverbs. Choice (C) is incorrect because the list omits the abstract nouns courage‚ strength and journey. To answer this question you need to know that nouns are words
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conjunction is a joiner‚ a word that connects (conjoins) parts of a sentence. * You can use a conjunction to link words‚ phrases‚ and clauses‚ Examples: I ate the pizza and the pasta. Call the movers when you are ready. KINDS OF CONJUNCTIONS Coordinating conjunctions * A coordinating conjunction joins parts of a sentence (for example words or independent clauses) that are grammatically equal or similar. A coordinating conjunction shows that the elements it joins are similar in importance and
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What I Have Lived for ---Bertrand Russell Three passions‚ simple but overwhelmingly strong‚ have governed my life: the longing for love‚ the search for knowledge‚ and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions‚ like great winds‚ have blown me hither and thither‚ in a wayward course‚ over a deep ocean of anguish‚ reaching to the verge of despair. I have sought love‚ first‚ because it brings ecstasy --- ecstasy so great that I would have sacrificed all the rest of life for a few
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