off can help employees meet some of these obligations. By allowing some flexibility in an employees schedule you can increase their desire and motivation. 3. Recognition. In today ’s high paced work environment it [To what does "it" refer? If a pronoun is used without first identifying for what it stands‚ the reader might be confused.] is reported that employees
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Verbs show action of the body‚ mind‚ occurrences‚ or state of being Nouns name person‚ place‚ thing‚ and idea Pronouns take the place of noun‚ or other pronouns Adjectives modify nouns‚ or pronouns Adverbs modify verbs‚ other adverbs‚ adjectives‚ or entire clauses Prepositions express relationships in time and space Conjunctions connect words or groups of words Interjections express surprise or emotion Use commas to set off introductory words‚ phrases‚ and clauses Use commas to separate
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Examine the language in relation to gender‚ and observe its changing role in society. "A businessman is aggressive; a businesswoman is pushy. A businessman is good on details; she is picky.... He follows through; she doesn’t know when to quit. He stands firm; she is hard.... His judgements are her prejudices. He is a man of the world; she’s been around. He isn’t afraid to say what is on his mind; she is mouthy. He excersises authority diligently; she’s power mad. He’s closemouthed; she’s secretive
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verb. Every single evening either the horned owl or the squabbling cats wake Sam with their racket. Every single evening either the squabbling cats or the horned owl wakes Sam with their racket. Pronoun agreement In the case of pronouns‚ the second antecedent must agree with the following pronoun. Neither Yolanda nor the cousins expressed their disappointment when blind Aunt Sophie set down the plate of burnt hamburgers. Neither the cousins nor Yolanda expressed her disappointment when blind
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History of the English language From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia (Redirected from History of English Language) Jump to: navigation‚ search English is a West Germanic language that originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain by Germanic invaders from various parts of what is now northwest Germany and the Netherlands. Initially‚ Old English was a diverse group of dialects‚ reflecting the varied origins of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England. One of these dialects‚ Late
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to write. A noun is a naming word. A pronoun replaces a noun. An adjective modifies or explains a noun. A verb is a word that expresses action or helps to make a statement. When a verb contains more than one word‚ it’s called a verb phrase. A verb phrase always contains a helping verb. An adverb modifies or explains a verb. An adverb also may modify an adjective. A preposition is a word used to show the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to some other word in the sentence. A prepositional
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xxxxxxxxxxxxx Adverbials: before‚ while‚ when 5/21/08 LING 580 Methodology: During 1 ½ hours of elicitation‚ my partner and I together elicited adverbials. We elicited for a variety of adverbs‚ including conditionals such as ‘before’ and ‘after’‚ forms for time adverbs such as ‘the first time’‚ ‘the last time’‚ and also single words for times of day‚ week‚ month and year. Results: The words we elicited are below: Table 1: Time adverbials |Time adverbs |
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include words like of‚ the‚ and but. They are called CLOSED word classes because they are made up of finite sets of words which are never expanded (though their members may change their spelling‚ for example‚ over long periods of time). The subclass of pronouns‚ within the open noun class‚ is also closed. Words in an open class are known as open-class items. Words in a closed class are known as closed-class items. In the pages which follow‚ we will look in detail at each of the seven major word classes
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language within comedy. But dropping the pronoun “I” at the beginning of the sentence McIntyre also successfully creates a relaxed atmosphere that the audience feel comfortable in‚ as the utterance seems more colloquial and as a consequence more relatable. This friendly audience relationship is further created through McIntyre’s use of informal pronunciation. For example‚ he pronounces the second person pronoun “you” as “ya” and uses elision when the pronoun is next to the verb “know” to form “y’know”
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Genderqueer‚ also termed non-binary‚ is a catch-all category for gender identities that are not exclusively masculine or feminine—identities which are thus outside of the gender binary and cisnormativity. Genderqueer people may identify as one or more of the following: having an overlap of‚ or indefinite lines between‚ gender identity; having two or more genders ; having no gender ; moving between genders or having a fluctuating gender identity ; or being third gender or other-gendered‚ a category
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