Basic Sentence Patterns A sentence in English usually names the subject of the sentence (the person or thing doing the action) and then offers a comment or assertion about that subject. That comment is known grammatically as a predicate. Examples The sections of a sentence used as examples where there are more than one item are formated as noted‚ otherwise examples are italic. In the sentence "He left‚" He is the subject and left is the predicate. A subject can be a word‚ a phrase‚ a clause
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RELATED TASKS 1) I’M MOVING OUT OF MY APARTMENT. Look at the sentence and then tick the statements which have the same form and meaning as the part which is underlined. She’s having her hair cut at 3 o’clock this afternoon Abdullah’s working in Qatar at the moment We’re picking him up from the airport at 11pm. Josie’s always worrying about something. Tick the statements/ concept questions which apply to the part of the sentence underlined in (1) It’s talking about the future. CCQ: It is talking
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Questions: 1. Not very particular in (about) nesting sites‚ house wrens may nest in birdhouses‚ mailboxes‚ building crevices – even in the pockets of hanging laundry. (2006.5.6.28) Explanation: 28. A. "particular in" should be "particular about." The sentence is suggesting that house wrens are not very particular--not very fussy‚ selective‚ fastidious [hard to please]‚ as in A person very particular about his food--ABOUT their nesting sites; that is to say‚ they may nest in "birdhouses‚ mailboxes‚ building
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assumed that what applies to the parallel situation also applies to the original circumstance. In other words‚ it is the comparison between two different items. 6. Anaphora: repetition of a word‚ phrase‚ or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. This is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writer’s point more coherent. 7. Anecdote: A story or brief episode told by the writer or a character to illustrate a point. 8. Annotation: explanatory notes added to a text to
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clearly to the thesis of the paper you are writing. Another challenge that might arise when writing a paper is fragment sentences in the paper. It happens often‚ and it is when a sentences does not have a subject and a verb in the same sentence. Which causes the sentence not to be complete. Finally‚ another challenge that might arise is grammar issues. Because even though it sounds simple you need to understand how the language works‚ how the meaning is made‚ and how it is broken. The strategies that
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fall into eight groups. The eight parts of speech [Eight classes of words that have a particular form‚ function‚ and meaning; that is‚ verbs‚ nouns‚ adjectives‚ adverbs] are listed here. The function of a word determines its part of speech in that sentence. 1. Nouns (Person‚ thing‚ quality‚ place‚ idea) 2. Pronouns (I‚ you‚ he‚ she‚ it‚ we‚ they) 3. Verbs (think/thought/ had thought‚ change/changed/had changed‚ jump/jumped/had jumped‚ trip/tripped/had tripped‚ become/became/had become
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convey changes in the mood and meaning‚ the first of these I will examine is the sentence structure. The short sentences in the second paragraph make the reader take note to the issues narrated to them the language also becomes more urgent and darker. The longer sentences use nicer descriptive phrases like “Even in winter the roadsides were places of beauty…” ‚ this makes the places seem welcoming. The darker sentences are just as descriptive‚ but use shorter phrases for example “Everywhere was a shadow
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‘A simple definition’ of language ‘might be that it is “a system of symbols and rules that enable us to communicate” and that ‘words‚ either written or spoken are symbols’ and ‘rules specify how words are ordered to form sentences’ (Harley‚ 2008‚ pg.5). However this can be debated and as a result ‘many linguists think that providing a formal definition of language is a waste of time’ (Harley‚ 2008‚ pg5). ‘There is no human society that does not have a fully developed language; being human and being
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speech’ is often used generically‚ and the big list here includes not only figures of speech but also a wider range of rhetorical and linguistic devices. Discussion: Kinds of Figure of Speech Zeugma is the joining of two or more parts of a sentence with a common word‚ usually a verb. Example: She wore a pink hat and a beatific smile. In the morning‚ happy she was‚ and in the evening and dark night too. Time makes older adults wiser and younger adults less wise. Walking up and down. Discussion:
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LANGUAGE RELATED TASKS Grammar item 1: …but sooner or later we have to sleep. Meaning In this sentence have to sleep is used to express the idea that we are obliged to sleep even if we don’t wish to do so. CCQs: Is it something we must do? Yes. Can we avoid it? No. Use of examples: We have to use the safety belt. Children have to attend school by law. Form Have to is a non-modal alternative to the modal verb must to talk about obligation. It is interchangeable with have
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