Grammar for Teachers Andrea DeCapua Grammar for Teachers A Guide to American English for Native and Non-Native Speakers Author Andrea DeCapua‚ Ed.D. College of New Rochelle New Rochelle‚ NY 10805 adecapua@cnr.edu ISBN: 978-0-387-76331-6 e-ISBN: 978-0-387-76332-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2007937636 c 2008 Springer Science+Business Media‚ LLC All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the
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CHAPTER TWO SEMANTICS AND STRUCTURE OF VERBAL PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS The subject matter of our graduation paper is semantics and structure of verbal phraseological units . The English language is extremely rich in verbal phraseological units due to their grammatical features and the diversity of their structural types. It is known that the verb is endowed with the richest grammatical categories in the system of the parts of speech. The same grammatical features pass from the verb
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The matter-of-fact‚ objective tone lists through the use of accumulation the extent of the destruction the vandals create. ’’ They over-turned furniture‚ smashed the picture tubes... tore two VCRs from their sockets’’. The repetition of the personal pronoun ’’they’’ highlights the fact that these vandals are anonymous. The use of strong verbs ’’broke‚ yanked‚ smashed’’ conveys the degree/extent/enormity of their violence. Cormier’s choice of blunt and confronting language ’’they shit on the
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Grief and Healing in “The Stone Boy” by Gina Berriault Gina Berriault’s “The Stone Boy” is an intricate examination of a family coping with tragedy. In a key passage of the story‚ Arnold hides out in the barn as his family goes to search for Eugene. Arnold’s physical separation from his family is symbolic of the emotional distance that escalates through the story‚ culminating in the strained relationship illustrated in the resolution of the conflict. This passage is crucial to understanding the
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Assignment. 1. Enumerate how language evolved through memes. Ans. A1.Introduction: Amoung all the animal kingdome‚ only we humens are having an advanced system of communication system between indiveduals. We don’t have a ny clear ida whetere the language was existed before the writing system. So it remains difficult to tracd the accurate history of language. It is belived that language first apperared between 30‚000 and 100‚000 years ago‚ but the qustina still remains‚ how did language
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References: Brouwer‚ D. (1991). ‘Feiten en verzinsels’ in T. Boves en M. Gerritsen (1995)‚ Inleiding in de sociolinguïstiek. Tulp: Zwolle Crystal‚ D Ivy‚ D.K. & Backlund‚ P. (2008) Gender Speak: Personal Effectiveness in Gender Communications‚ 4th ed.‚ pp. 142 – 210 Jespersen‚ O Gerritsen (1995). Inleiding in de sociolinguïstiek. Tulp: Zwolle Lakoff‚ R Sapiro‚ V. (2003) Women in American Society: An Introduction to Women’s Studies‚ 5th ed.‚ pp. 324
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Grammar Exercises for Practice 1 R. Mittoo A. Plural Nouns Branches attornys correct companies Morrises Saturdays Example: The newspaper names editors-in-chief for both branchs. Use s‚ es‚ ies for plurals. Except for single digits and letters. ’s is possession/belonging 1. Three of the attornies representing the defendants were from cities in other states. 2. Four students discussed the positives and negatives of attending colleges or universities. 3. Since the 1970s‚ most companys have
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Subject Verb Agreement The Basic Rules To ensure subject and verb agreement‚ the basic rules to follow are: 1.Identify the real subject. The subject is the person or object that is described by a verb‚ or that performs the action of a verb. 2.Determine whether the subject is singular or plural. 3.Use the matching form of the verb (singular or plural). We will now go to specific cases and the corresponding rules o Subject-Verb Agreement. 1.When the Subject and verb are separated Find
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ASSIGNMENT 1 - FOCUS ON THE LEARNER PART A I interviewed a 26-year-old Italian in the Elementary English Class. He is a student at the University of Verona‚ studying International law. He can be described as both extrinsic and intrinsic learner because he said he is learning English for basically two purposes; first‚ for the course he is studying ’International Law’‚ which involves global communication‚ so with English he will be able to deal with international clients in the future. His
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This shows the sense of state power and oppression of the individual in Winston’s world. This sense of control is emphasised again later in extract when we discover the caption under the poster reads: ‘BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU’. The direct object pronoun ‘you’ personalises the poster to the immediate viewer and therefore along with the presentation of the words being in capitals makes it more effective. Overall the poster therefore shows the hostility of the place where Winston is and their lack of
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