Subjective case pronouns act as subjects--that is‚ they perform the verbs in sentences. If there is a pronoun before a verb‚ the pronoun should be in the subjective case. Ask yourself who or what is performing the verb; the answer will be the subject. Objective case pronouns act as objects--that is‚ they receive action or act as objects of prepositions (the last word in a prepositional phrase). They will never perform verbs. Possessive case pronouns show possession or ownership. Common Problems
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work ’ on the board. Concept checking questions could include – ’Do they still drive to work? ’ ’Did s/he drive to work in the past? ’. D. S/he – subject pronoun‚ used to – modal verb‚ to drive – infinitive‚ to work – infinitive E. /ʃi:/ju:st/tʊ/draɪv/tu:/wək/ F. ’Ss may confuse used to with use as a main verb. ’(Scrivener‚ 2010: 262) .With negative ’didn ’t use to ’ ss may add an additional d ’ (Scrivener‚ 2010: 262) making it ’she didn ’t used to ’. ss may not grasp that the positive
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ASSIGNMENTS B.Com General – 1st Semester Subject Name: Language – Functional English Subject code: BCC 101 Summer Drive 2012 4 credits (60 marks) (BKID: B1294) Set 1 1. What is the difference between the theories of language evolution? 1.2.3 Language evolution and memes It is possible to imagine numerous potential scenarios by which language might have evolved as a purely biological adaptation. However‚ Susan Blackmore‚ reveals a different theory of language evolution in her book The
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idea. Person girl boy teacher Place school home store Thing pencil jacket dog Idea courage love boredom Verb A pronoun is used in place of a noun in a sentence. It may take the place of a person‚ place‚ thing or idea. I it you we Adjective she they he me A verb can tell the action someone or something is doing. A verb can also express state of being. Action run jump sit ask think talk Article State of Being am is are was were
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USAGE OF ARTICLES IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH (1) After Ser: Often indefinite articles are omitted after the verb ser‚ as for example. - Yo soy profesor. - I am a teacher. - Uds. son estudiantes. - You are students. - Hoy es lunes. - Today is Monday. However‚ if the noun that comes after ser is modified‚ an article is generated: - Yo soy un profesor bueno. - I am a good professor. - Uds. son unos estudiantes buenos.- You are good students. In English‚ in the singular forms there is an article‚ but
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Teach Yourself Swahili © Hassan O. Ali & Ali M. Mazrui August 3‚ 2004 Contents ABOUT THIS COURSE.............................................................................................................................. 1 ABOUT SWAHILI....................................................................................................................................... 1 LESSON 1: ALPHABET .............................................................................................
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HOW TO WRITE A PAPER FOR A SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL Author: Sue Jenkins Publication in a reputable‚ peer reviewed journal should be the goal of every researcher‚ as this provides the most effective and permanent means of disseminating information to a large audience (Cole‚ 1994; Portney and Watkins‚ 1993). When human subjects participate in research‚ it is on the understanding that they are assisting with the creation and dissemination of knowledge‚ presenting researchers with the responsibility
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Techniques for Prose Analysis Assumptions of close-reading prose: 1. Writing style is itself an expression of philosophy; or‚ to put it another way‚ form contains ideas 2. The formal aspects of writing - diction‚ sentence structure etc. - may work against the literal sense of the writing - or enhance it. 3. The subtleties of connotation and diction form a layer of meaning which is additional to the surface meaning of the text. 4. Every prose text comes with a host of expections - of genre‚ writing
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Vocabulary Notebook INEPT a. "The most inept writing has an inadvertent element of suspense: the reader constantly asks himself‚ where on earth is this going?)" -How I Wrote the Moth Essay-and Why‚ Annie Dillard b. having‚ or showing no skill; displaying a lack of reason. (adj.) c. This word is creating a more accurate description of the type of writing most people use‚ and demonstrating that there writing has no meaning or skill. d. Sarah tried out for the musical to be
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contraction of "I am" to "I’m" Stress on "I" and the first and second syllables of ’moving’ No problems. Tick the analysis of form which matches the structure in sentence (1) Subject + am/is/are + present continuous Subject + verb + ing Subject + am/is/are + verb + ing REFERENCES Encarta.msn.com http;//dictionary.reference.com Practical English Usage‚ p189‚ Michael Swan‚ Oxford 3rd Edition‚ 2005 2) HE FEELS ANNOYED WITH JOE FOR BEING SO LATE. a. Tick the statements of meaning/ concept
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