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    Adjective Phrases

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    Adjective Phrases Subordinate clauses‚ like phrases‚ can be used in sentences as if they were single units. One word: The barking dog followed us home. Phrase: The dog‚ barking loudly‚ chased us. Clause: The dog‚ which was barking loudly‚ followed us.   An adjective clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun. It cannot stand by itself.  We need a dog that can guard.  An adjective clause usually follows the word that it modifies

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    PHRASE A phrase is a group of words‚ without a subject and verb‚ that functions in a sentence as one part of speech. Examples: leaving behind the dog smashing into a fence before the first test COMMON TYPES OF PHRASES 1. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES • contain a preposition and a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition. Examples: PREP OBJ OF PRE on the freshly pressed white jacket PREP OBJ OF PREP OBJ OF PREP beside the driftwood and seaweed COMMON TYPES OF PHRASES Prepositional

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    Expressions

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    expressions The Expressions Company began in 1988 as The Expressions Card and Stationery Shop‚ offering greeting cards and other paper products exclusively distributed by Sterling Paper. Two decades later‚ The Expressions store has grown to over 40 branches nationwide and has expanded its merchandise to include complete lines of school and office supplies‚ gift and novelty items‚ computer supplies and reading materials‚ living up to its current positioning as "Your affordable school and office

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    Phrase and Clause

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    Phrase A Phrase is a group of related words that does not include a subject and predicate. There are several kind of phrases: Noun Phrase A noun phrase is a group of words with a noun as its headword. Some noun phrases begin with an infinitive (to go) or a gerund (going). Example: The young man threw the old dog a bone. Adjective Phrase An adjective phrase is a phrase with an adjective as its head. An adjective phrase modifies a noun. Occasionally following a noun Example:

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    PHRASES FOR TRANSLATING IDEAS INTO WORDS http://refolit.narod.ru/   • The story / article deals with / is concerned with / describes / examines / reveals / exposes o dwells on / explains / addresses / discusses / presents / covers / outlines / states o offers / considers / looks into / treats • The story is set in ... • The scene is laid in .. • The story is written in a form of... (the author’s recollections‚ the dialogue‚ narration‚ autobiography) • The action

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    Expressions

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    The Changes of Expression In this paper i will discuss the way expression has changed from the way it was in prehistoric times to the present time. The three items that have evolved are non verbal communication‚ speech‚ and the writting format. First of all non verbal comminunication the has evolved by simple movements to sign language. what is non verbal communication? The sending and receiving of messages thru movements of the body‚ postures and expressions of the face. Example the shking

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    Phrases Miss Costantini English 1 and 3 Phrases – 2 Remember  A phrase is a group of words that acts as a unit  A phrase DOES NOT have a subject and a verb Phrases - 2  These are the four categories of phrases that we are studying:     Prepositional phrases Appositive phrases Verbal phrases Absolute phrases Phrases – 2 We have already looked at prepositional phrases. Now we are going to look at the second type of phrases - appositives Appositive Phrases

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    discussion phrase

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    Discussion phrases Asking for opinion What do you think about this problem? Do you have any ideas/thoughts about this? How do you see this problem? Is this a serious problem? What are your thoughts on this? Giving opinion I think ../ feel In my opinion‚ this is … To me‚ As far as I’m concerned‚.. In my point of view.. I strongly feel/think that.. I believe that … Agreeing I agree with Ali. I support your idea. I think you’re right. I think so. I share the same view. Strong

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    Using Appositive Phrases Practice 1: Matching An appositive is a sentence part that identifies a person‚ place‚ or thing named in a sentence. Appositives often begin with the words a‚ an‚ or the. They always answer one of these questions. Who is he? Who is she? Who are they? (people) What is it? (place or thing) Appositives occur at the beginning of a sentence (opener)‚ between a subject and verb (s-v split)‚ or at the end of a sentence (closer). Examples of Appositives Opener:

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    Alan Holmes Jr. Ms. Maureen Cunningham ENG 090‚ 4501 26 January 2011 What is expression? When I sit back and actually think about all the things that people do to express their thoughts‚ feelings‚ and beliefs‚ it really amazes me at the things people will do. It all starts when you are a young kid and you just have to tell everyone how you feel or what you saw. When you are young you will say exactly what is on your mind even if it is not in the best interest of others. Even though it seems

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