Topic: Name: Date: Chapter One: Parts of Class: Period: speech‚ Adjectives and Verbs The adjective A word used to modify a noun or pronoun; to “modify” means to describe a word or make its meaning more definite • What kind? “gray skies” • Which one? “those girls;” “either way” • How many? “fewer hours” Demonstrative • This‚ that‚ these‚ and those can be adjectives used both as adjectives and as pronouns • When they modify nouns or pronouns‚ they are called “demonstrative adjectives‚” but when they
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Grammatical Categories of Speech The main grammatical categories are Determiner‚ Auxiliary‚ Coordinator‚ and Complementizer. As also mentioned above‚ it is hard to define grammatical categories in terms of meaning because they have very little. Their function is to make the lexical categories fit together. • Determiner (D) The determiner category includes the articles a(n) and the‚ as well as demonstratives‚ possessive pronouns‚ possessive nouns‚ some quantifiers‚ some interrogatives‚ and
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Name_____________________________________ Hour__________ Persuasive Speeches will start on Wednesday April 3 and go until Friday April 5th Persuasive Speech Details ● ● ● ● You need to be very interested in your topic‚ otherwise your speech will fall flat. 46 minutes in length (no more‚ no less). Speech must be written in Monroe’s Sequence. Speech must be in typed manuscript form. Manuscript means entire speech is written out. Then turn into keyword outline on paper or notecards. ● After speech is presented‚ please turn in manuscript of your speech
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CONTENTS Introduction……………………………………………………....................3 Chapter 1: Speech Act Theory…………………………………...................5 Chapter 2: Indirect Speech Acts in English………………........................10 Conclusion…………………………………………..………................…..15 References……………………………………………..………...................17 INTRODUCTION Language is an inseparable part of our everyday lives. It is the main tool used to transmit messages‚ to communicate ideas‚ thoughts and opinions. It situates us in the
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Olga Prisich Informative Speech Siberia: breaking stereotypes. Thesis statement: Today we will explore the fact about Siberia: its role in the history of Russia as a penal colony‚ weather conditions‚ infrastructure‚ and population. Introduction: For me it has always been interesting to know what people think when I mention the name of a place I came from‚ “Siberia”. Usually‚ “Siberia” invokes mental images of a vast wasteland‚ extreme cold and ice fields. It is extremely difficult to get there
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My persuasive speech was on home schooling. My stand point was that home schooling as a negative affect on students socially and academically. Having a standpoint is very important. My goal was too be extremely confident and have back round information on what I was trying to persuade. When giving a persuasive speech my body and voice were my best tools. They we’re each particularly important. I did not want to be monotone because I knew that could send my audience into a nap and I did not want
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Persuasive Speech Example For Persuasive Presentations Here is a speech example from a recent presentation I made where I had the privilege of addressing a group on a favourite topic. I sometimes address such groups on areas of specialty. I was the second of four speakers. I waited on the side as Michael the first speaker spoke on. I was the next speaker and was called to the side to prompt Michael to start to end the presentation. Michael sat at the end of a large rectangular table
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The Commencement Address Some people have asked to read the commencement address I delivered this morning to the 2013 graduates of Butler University. So here it is. My own commencement speaker‚ who shall remain nameless‚ began with a lame joke about how these speeches only come in two varieties: Short and bad. This raised my expectations‚ and then he went onto speak for 26 minutes‚ so I’m just going to tell you now: 12 minutes flat‚ 11:45 if you don’t laugh. Congratulations to all of you here
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the structural parts of a persuasive speech. Attention Statement Show a picture of a person on death row and ask the audience: does an innocent man deserve to die? Introduction Briefly introduce the man in an Illinois prison and explain that he was released only days before his impending death because DNA evidence (not available when he was convicted)‚ clearly established his innocence. A statement of your topic and your specific stand on the topic: “My speech today is about the death
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Speech Persuasive Speech Guidelines Time Length: 5-7 minutes Topic: You will choose a topic for your persuasive speech. When considering a topic: ● will you have enough information to cover for the length of the speech? ● will your audience be interested in your viewpoint on this topic? ● will you enjoy researching this topic? Outline: Once you have received approval for your topic‚ you will need to create an outline. This will help you plan your research and delivery of your speech. Visual Aids:
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