point to something The words a‚ an‚ and the are special adjectives called articles. Types of Articles Definite Article Indefinite Article Definite Article The article “the” points to a definite (particular) person‚ place‚ or thing Articles in English are invariable. That is‚ they do not change according to the gender or number of the noun they refer to Example - the boy‚ the woman‚ the children ’The’ is used: 1. To refer to something which has already been mentioned. An elephant and a mouse
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The English language has had an adventure in many respects‚ and has been very near extinction. The original language is undistinguishable from the language that we speak today. Although the language is very deeply rooted in the Latin language it has managed to retain much of its Germanic qualities. Today the language is about sixty percent Germanic and forty percent Romantic. The beginning of English started with the Scandinavian people when they landed in Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries A
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Language plays and important role in human life. Out of all the languages in the world‚ English is considered as the international language and in recent years‚ English is more and more popular in the world. this language is learned and studied by a higher number of people with every passing day because of its two importance in this modern world: a mean to communicate and to create a greater opportunity for a job. Saudi Arabia is a developing country and everyone has to learn English because today
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the California English Language Development Test (CELDT)? The CELDT is a test that measures how well a student can listen‚ speak‚ read‚ and write in English. California state law requires that the CELDT be given each year to English Learners (students who do not speak English fluently). What is the purpose of the CELDT? The purpose of this test is: • To identify new students in kindergarten through grade 12 who are English Learners. • To monitor student progress in learning English. • To help decide
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Nguyen Thanh Hai ITIU09090 English – the international language At the moment‚ about 2.000 million people speak Chinese as their mother tongue‚ whereas about 450 million speak English. As follow this criterion‚ Chinese must be the world’s global tongue. However‚ people all over the world like to use English as the second language rather than Chinese and currently English is becoming more and more popular as the international language. In my point of view‚ I agree with this opinion
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English is a Crazy Language (An Opinionated Reflection) English is indeed the most popular and the most used language in the world. There are some countries like in Japan; not sure but Japanese people don’t actually require speaking English. For me‚ it’s the reason for their unreachable success. With their Japanese to Japanese language speaking‚ they can understand each other very clear. I think‚ it is one of the major problems here in the Philippines wherein we are doing Filipino to English
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There are lots of languages in the world and some of them fall into the category of international languages or languages of wider communication‚ such as French‚ English‚ German‚ Spanish‚ Russian‚ Italian and Arabic. All these languages are the official languages of the United Nations. Among all these languages English is rightly considered to be the international language of the world‚ though English has assumed the function of the ‘world language’ quite recently. It was only in the 1930 that the
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“English Fortnight” was the second major programme organised by English Language society. It was held from 25th of April‚ 2011 until 6th of May‚ 2011. A series of activities and competitions were planned accordingly. “English Fortnight” was the second major programme organised by English Language society. It was held from 25th of April‚ 2011 until 6th of May‚ 2011. A series of activities and competitions were planned accordingly. “English Fortnight” was the second major programme organised by English
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Model analysis of stylistic devices in an excerpt of Brian Clarke’s "Whose life is it anyway?"(p. 28‚ 10 30‚18) General remarks the conversation is held in a very witty style. Both sides think carefully about how to react and the impacts their remarks might have. Ken wants to provoke Dr Scott with sexual allusions to make her think about his situation Dr Scott tries to remain professional. She wants to avoid to hurt him. Neither does she want to end up being hurt herself. She is a position
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The World Language—English Can you speak English? English is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several countries: including the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ Ireland‚ New Zealand‚ and some Caribbean countries. Nowadays‚ many people in the world can communicate with others from different countries in English. For example‚ when a Chinese meets a German‚ they can talk very well as long as both of them can speak English. Also‚ there are more and more young
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