BASIC ENGLISH NOTES SENTENCE: A group of words which expresses a complete thought. A sentence must contain a subject and a finite verb. There are four types of sentences: (1).STATEMENTS (2). QUESTIONS (3). EXCLAMATIONS (5). COMMANDS (IMPERATIVES) Sentences can be classified as simple sentences‚ compound sentences‚ or complex sentences. A Sentence may be divided into a subject [ (who or what
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The constant use of the anaphora we can be interpreted as not being a leader and following what others may perceive as being cool. Immediately you can sense the sarcasm. When has it ever been cool to be a dropout? Cool and school is an example of and alliteration and is why this poem sounds like a jazz tune. We lurk late is proof that these men are rebellious. They are hanging out at questionable times of night
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religion. He insisted that science and religion could coexist. He explained how and why. He expressed his personal opinion on the reasons why certain people did not believe him and his discoveries. Galileo expressed confidence in his knowledge‚ sarcasm in some regards‚ and the letter’s overall tone seemed to upset many. The Church believed that Galileo was trying to disprove the Bible and find all of its untruths. Galileo felt that the church did not want to believe his findings to be true because
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By the end of the novel fowler is a greatly changed man. Do you agree? In the novel “The Quiet American”‚ which is written by Graham “Vintage” Green‚ follows a man called Thomas Fowler‚ who is a British journalist currently travelling in Vietnam. Thomas Fowler is aged in his fifties or so and his work has been covering the French war in Vietnam. Throughout the book Fowler becomes a greatly changed man‚ through meeting characters and becoming twisted in events. Fowler at the start of the book has
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speak in their language be clear who the column is written for keep a steady tone if the column is serious then avoid humor or sarcasm speak to the readers in a consistent manner stay on topic remain focused on the theme and what you want the reader to get
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Short but Sweet For a Fantasy Epic Kort maar krachtig / Short but sweet is a short film directed by Junaid Chundrigar. It uses classic medieval themes to tell a story‚ but also uses sarcasm and comedy throughout the film to poke fun at these traditional elements of fantasy storytelling. The journey takes place in a short amount of time. So‚ this film is for audiences of both fantasy lovers and those who get exhausted from the crazy length of fantasy films. One of the first moments of comedy
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It is highly effective because of the way he puts it into context. Dorris places the one sentence paragraphs just at the right moment inside of the reader’s and in a strange way‚ it draws the reader in even more. The use of strong sarcasm forces the reader to form an opinion right then and there; if you laughed‚ you probably agree‚ if you didn’t laugh‚ you probably don’t agree & you think that these are matters that shouldn’t come off as funny to someone. After the reader has been
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There is very real conflict between the values of the police and of the bohemian marijuana smoker. For whereas the policeman values upright masculinity‚ deferred gratification‚ sobriety and respectability‚ the bohemian embraces values concerned with overt expressivity in behavior and clothes‚ and the pursuit if pleasure unrelated to – and indeed distaining – work. The bohemian in fact threatens the reality of policeman. He lives without work‚ he pursues pleasure without deferred gratification‚ he
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expresses a very unique and distinct account of what hiking a trail entails. Unlike other travel books‚ especially nature books‚ Bryson depicts a rather humorous experience. Through his use of dialogue‚ lists‚ defined first person narrative‚ and sarcasm‚ Bryson brings to us a completely different idea of what being stranded in nature is truly like. He portrays a feat‚ which although tedious‚ rather comical. He depicts a challenge‚ which is not so much of a challenge; an adventure where facing a bear
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To expound on A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift begins with his use of sarcasm in the first sentence. “It is melancholy object to those‚ who walk through this great town‚ or travel in the country‚ when they see the streets‚ the road and cabin doors crowded with beggars of the female sex‚ followed by three‚ four‚ or six children‚ all in rags‚ and importuning every passenger for an alms” (Swift 431). Swift asserts it is a “great town” but then he continues on to imply it is not by saying “the road
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