word and its modifier(s) and the group of words under discussion consists of the phrase and clause of noun called nominal group. Since the position of modification after the head is often misunderstood as complementation‚ the discussion focuses more on the post-modification in the nominal groups in order to resolve the ambiguity. Based on the discussion‚ the head noun can be post-modified by the relative clause‚ the prepositional phrases‚ the adjectival phrases‚ the adverbial phrases‚ and the appositives
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17 On Saying Please The young lift-man in a City office who threw a passenger out of his lift the other morning and was fined for the offence was undoubtedly in the wrong. It was a question of ’Please’. The complainant entering the lift‚ said‚ ’Top’. The lift-man demanded ’Top-please’ and this concession being refused he not only declined to comply with the instruction‚ but hurled the passenger out of the lift. This‚ of course was carrying a comment on manner too far. Discourtesy is not a legal offence
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Article IV‚ section 1‚ of the constitution‚ requires that states honor the public acts and judicial decisions that takes place in another state called the “full faith and credit clause”. For instance‚ if two people are married in Atlanta and it is regulated by the law Texas has to recognize them as married even though it was not initiated in Texas. All the same if a practice is against their beliefs the states are not required to recognize the marriage. The tenth amendment is known as the reserved
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as (comparative clause) 2. while Rebecca is still partying day and night (adverbial clause) - (contrast) 3. unless you’ve got a Bachelor Degree (adverbial clause) - ( condition) 4. that the misunderstanding was cleaned up (nominal clause) - (complement of adjective) 5. What the consequence would be (nominal clause) – (subject) 6. what he did to bully his peers in the playground (nominal clause) – (direct object) 7. what made Jack change his mind suddenly (nominal clause) - (subject complement)
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Lesson 4 Let’s play the game! Relative pronouns The following paragraph is the story plot of the famous game “The legend of Zelda.” Fill in the blanks‚ using which or who. (imagen del video juego o algo parecido) A long‚ long time ago‚ the world was in chaos. In the middle of all that chaos‚ there was a little kingdom _______ was very peaceful in the land of Hyrule. This kingdom possessed the "Triforce"‚ ______ was a golden triangle _______ had mystical powers. One day‚ a malevolent army attacked
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Who vs. Whom Prescriptive Paper James Winter 23 April 2013 EDUC 571: Dr. Shelly Baseri Rossier School of Education University of Southern California Who v. Whom Prescriptive Rule Paper I am a fan of rock and roll music and one of my favorite songs is by Metallica. The name of the song is‚ “For Whom the Bell Tolls” (Hetfield and Burton‚ 1984). However‚ several of my friends still mistake the name of the song and use who in the title. I have made the mistake of saying
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“All ethical statements are relative.” (By examining the justification for and implication of making this claim‚ decide whether or not you agree with it). The term ‘ethical’ can be defined as ‘morally correct’‚ however this leads to the question of what do we define as ‘morals’? A ‘moral’ can be simply defined as ‘concerned with the principles of right and wrong behaviour and the goodness or badness of human character’. The word ‘relative’ refers to something‚ which is ‘considered in relation
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exemptions for religious organizations (i.e. Churches‚ Synagogues) indirectly forced him to support said organizations. The case‚ Walz v. Tax Commission of City of New York‚ addressed the issue of if property tax exemptions violated the Establishment Clause of the first amendment. The case was decided May 4‚ 1970 and the ruling served to reinforce the opinion that the purpose of such tax exemptions is not to inhibit or advance religion. Not only does the tax-exempt status of religious organizations
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This editorial called “Gender in the Classroom”‚ written by Debrorah Tannen‚ was mainly about her study of men and women in the classroom. Throughout this editorial she discussed the various behaviors among people that result from gender-related styles of talking. After observing how people conduct themselves in different environments‚ she then explains how she changes her teaching methods to accommodate these behaviors. She states that a colleague of hers found that “more women began to speak
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Relative Clauses and Pronouns Practice Key. ♥ I. Choose correct answer or answers.♦ |0 |1 | III. Puntuating adjective clauses.☺ |No. |No. | |Yes... Bogota‚ which is the capital of
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