When Do I Use A Comma? 1. Use commas before and‚ or‚ nor‚ for‚ so‚ yet‚ and but when they join two independent clauses. Ex. I placed the typed sheet on his desk‚ and he picked it up and read it slowly. I knew he was angry‚ for he rose and stomped out of the room. 2. Use commas between the items of a series. The man looked tired‚ thirsty‚ defeated‚ and sunburned. 3. Use commas between coordinate adjectives preceding a noun. A comma between two adjectives indicates that the two adjectives are
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communication with strangers and with people you know. CAN in requests is considered to be less polite than the other modals in this group. CAN is generally used in informal requests‚ mostly in conversation with friends and family. Note the use of the pronouns "I‚ you". In requests‚ MAY is used in the form "May I"; WILL and WOULD are used in the forms "Will you" and "Would you"; COULD and CAN are used in both variants. Use "Could you" for making a request‚ and "Could I" for making a request
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Lecture 1 Introduction The DP Hypothesis University of Stuttgart Department of English Linguistics HS Topics in Syntax Dr. Zeljka Caruso Stuttgart‚ October 17‚ 2013 General information Office hours: Tuesdays 14.00 – 15.30‚ KII‚ 4.058 Mail: zeljka@ifla.uni-stuttgart.de Certificate requirements: • 2 assignments • term paper (ca. 15-20 pages)‚ due March 30‚ 2014 Main reading: Alexiadou‚ A.‚ Haegeman‚ L. & Stavrou‚ M. (2007). Noun Phrase in the Generative Perspective. Mouton
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лингвистики Кравчук Евгения Александровна Сургут‚ 2012 The for-to-Infinitive Construction is a construction in which the infinitive is in predicate relation to a noun or pronoun preceded by the preposition for. The for-to-Infinitive Construction is expressed by a noun in the common case or a personal pronoun in the objective case and an infinitive with the particle to. In translating this construction into Russian a subordinate clause or an infinitive is used. The constructions can have
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Alumna estudiosa If an adjective describes a mixed group (masculine and feminine) then the masculine plural form is used. -Alumnos estudiosos What uses do they have? In English as well as in Spanish adjectives act: • as modifiers of nouns or pronouns. • as complements of either the subject or an object The function determines their position in the sentence‚ however‚ the place the adjectives lake may be different in the Iwo languages. Kinds Adjectives in Spanish and English ale classified
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action. It can function as the subject or object of a verb‚ the object of a preposition‚ or an appositive. Rocky ran quickly through his big yard. Pronoun -A pronoun is a word that functions as substitute for a noun or noun phrase and designates a person or thing previously specified‚ or understood from the context. He‚ she‚ and it are pronouns. Rocky and I ran quickly through the big yard. Verb -A verb is a word that expresses existence‚ action‚ or occurrence. Rocky ran quickly through his
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INTRODUCTION The subject matter of our term-paper is the comparative analysis of typological features of adjectives and adverbs in English and in Armenian. The general meaning peculiar to English adjectives is that of property. For example‚ adjectives can give us information about: Quality: a beautiful dress‚ a nice day Size: a big car‚ a tall man
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HANOI OPEN UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ENGLISH ************** AN ASSIGNMENT FOR WRITING SUBJECT A REPORT WRITING THE USES OF ARTICLES IN ENGLISH NOUN PHRASE Hanoi‚ May‚ 2012 THE USES OF ARTICLES IN ENGLISH NOUN PHRASE ABSTRACT Noun phrase plays an important role in the construction of a sentence. Lacking knowledge of noun phrase in English‚ learners could not make understandable sentences. And‚ it is almost inadequate to discuss the noun phrase without referring at some stage to
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2. Category of Number of the Noun. Regular – one. Plural – more than one. Regular Plurals: 1. Nouns ending in vowels & voiced consonants - -s(bee-bees‚ dog-dogs‚ [z]) 2. Voiceless consonants - -s(book-books‚ [s]) 3. –s‚-sh‚-ss‚-ch‚-x‚-z - -es (actress-actresses‚ [iz]) 4. –o: -es-hero-heroes. But: -os: after a vowel – bamboos‚ embryos‚ folios‚ kangaroos‚ radios‚ studios‚ zoos. In proper names – Romeos‚ Eskimos‚ Filipinos. In abbreviations - kilos‚ photos‚ pros(professional). Also: pianos
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Demonstrative lesson Grade:8th Topic: “Body Image” Grammar: “Indefinite Pronouns: some‚ any‚ no and their derivatives.” Realized: Erinets Valentina Gr.Ra-2011 Comrat 2014 Lesson plan Subject: The English language Date: 04.11.2014 Form: 8th Unit: Lifestyle Topic: Body Image Time: 45 min Teacher: Erinets Valentina Competences: Communicative Area: Sub-competence: Listening:1.2.Understanding the general meaning of an oral message. 1.6.Identifying key words and expression‚ related
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