For this analysis‚ I used a personal experience that is termed an elicited narrative‚ which means I asked the individual to share a story instead of relying on naturally occurring conversational data (Labov‚ 1997). The story is told by a family relative of mine‚ Lisa. It is about a paranormal experience she had as a child in Sydney‚ Australia and involves the autonomous movement of a table while Lisa and others were at an open house. To analyze Lisa’s story‚ I used Labov’s original model of narrative
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BASIC SENTENCES IN ENGLISH 1. Simple 2.1. What is a simple sentence? * A simple sentence is an independent clause. 2.2. Kinds of independent clause * Subject-Verb: The dog laughed. * Subject-Verb-Adjunct (định ngữ): A policeman lives in that house. * Subject-Verb-Complement: That sounds a good idea. * Subject-Verb-Object: He loved her dog. * Subject-Verb- Object- Adjunct: The government sent the envoy to Africa. * Subject-Verb- Object-Object: They passed
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Santa Clause Tradition Christmas is a tradition for a majority of families across the United States. For my family it is a time for us to come together and appreciate the love of one another. Everyone gathered around a warm fire‚ drinking hot cocoa‚ singing Christmas carols‚ watching the Christmas lights glisten off the frosted ground‚ and opening presents at the break of dawn. So why do we bring a fictional character into this simply beautiful medley? Santa Clause shouldn’t be what families focus
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consist of one clause (independent clause) or more clauses (independent and dependent clauses). An independent clause is also called main clause. A dependent clause is also called subordinate clause. On the basis of numbers of clause and types of clauses present in a sentence‚ sentences are divided in to four kinds. Simple Sentence A simple sentence consists of only one independent clause containing a subject and a verb and it expresses complete thought. There is no dependent clause. “An independent
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GRAMMAR II: GRADED HOMEWORK #1 SET OF QUESTIONS: What is a sentence? How can it be defined? Provide examples. Explain. What is a phrase? Provide examples. Explain. What is a clause? Provide examples. Explain. What is the difference between a clause and a phrase? Provide examples. Explain. What is a compound sentence? How is it defined? What characterizes a compound sentence? Provide examples. Explain. What is a coordinate sentence? Provide examples. Explain. What are coordinators (coordinating
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writing that has sentence variety instead of repetitive‚ predictable simple sentences. Take the following simple sentences (all focused around the wonderful world of Biology that you love so much) and combine them with subordinating conjunctions‚ relative pronouns (AWHITEBUS words – See list on next page)‚ and conjunctive adverbs (however‚ therefore‚ etc.) to create varied sentence structure within a paragraph. You must include a minimum of 2 compound sentences (underline)‚ 2 complex sentences (italicize)
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independent clauses with a little conjunction (’so’)‚ we also need a comma to separate these clauses. We never use a semicolon and a little conjunction to connect independent clauses. 4. Marcellino always knew his way around the woods this is something he could always depend on. This sentence is correct woods; this woods‚ this woods: this These clauses are clearly related; the pronoun ’this’ connects the two clauses in meaning. However‚ they are both independent clauses and need to be
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PARTICIPANT’S GUIDE What have I done in my own classroom lately? 1. List what you have done to teach a grammar or mechanics pattern/skill in your own classroom. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Did you thoroughly share many correct models of the skill‚ both visually and verbally? _____________________________
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one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. A complex sentence is often used to make clear which ideas are most important‚ and which ideas are subordinate.[1] A complex sentence is made from an independent clause and a dependent clause joined together.Some examples:After I came home‚ I made dinner.(dependent clause: "After I came home")(indpendent clause: I made dinner)We visited the museum before it closed.(dependent clause: before it closed.)(independent clause: We visited the
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Division-Classification Chapter 6: Nadell‚ Judith‚ John Langan and Eliza A. Comodromos. The Longman Reader (10th Edition). New York: Pearson Education Inc. 2012. 10/11/2013 Prepared by Wendy K. Campbell for Roytec 1 Division-Classification Defined What would your life be without any order? Division-Classification is a logical way of thinking that allows us to make sense of a complex world. Although they are separate processes‚ the two are used together as complementary techniques
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