Exercise 1 Divide the following sentences into constituents by putting slant lines (/) between the constituents. Try to replace constituents by a shorter phrase‚ or just one word. 1. Her eldest son/ hates/ mock turtle soup. he hates it 2. The examples/ given here/ show that /constituents/ can be/ very long. it given here show that it can be very long 3. That young hooligan (he)/ should have offered/ the old lady in the grey coat (her)/ his seat (it). 4. In England‚/ French food (it)/
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HANDOUT: NOUNS AND NOUN PHRASES The NP The structure of the Noun Phrase can be illustrated as follows (Premodification) H (Postmodification) determiners adjectives nouns the the old the very old those very old noun pronoun prepositional phrases relative clauses in the parking lot cars (that) the company bought for the employees Other pre- and postmodifiers may include determiner phrases‚ adjective phrases and even adverb phrases. A noun may also be complemented
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messages‚ information‚ as by speech‚ signals‚ writing‚ or behavior.” Verbal communication is known as oral communication‚ which one person sends a message to another person or group using speech. Verbal communication also can employ visual aids and non-verbal elements to support the conveyance of meaning. Therefore‚ verbal communication is one way for people to communicate face-to-face and some of the keys component of verbal communication are sound‚ words‚ speaking and language. Since the majority
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Research in verbal learning has as a goal the way in which people gain and retain knowledge of symbolic representation or stimuli of objects or events and the relationships among them (Tulving & Madigan‚ 1970). Research in verbal learning follows the work of Herman Ebbinghaus who identified verbal learning methods still used today. This paper will first review the concept of verbal learning and then compare and contrast the verbal learning methods of serial learning‚ paired associate learning
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Persuasive Words and Phrases I am writing to... I am speaking to you today because... I have heard a rumor that... This needs to be dealt with We can do without this... It will ruin our quality of life. How unfair! No-one but a complete idiot will believe that... Now... Surely... Obviously... Of course... We can solve this by... Try to use some of these words and phrases in your writing. Local people feel that... I believe that... This will mean that... This will cause..
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behavior. Verbal humor often requires the use of thinking. When a character says something‚ or even a comedian‚ the audience has to make sense of what is said. This differs largely from visual humor‚ where an audience really isn’t required to think about what they are seeing. It happens right before their eyes‚ there is nothing to question‚ although‚ there can be scenes where visual humor is drawn out‚ but there is always an aha moment. In categorizing humor‚ we separate visual and verbal humor‚ though
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Verbal Judo is a 138 page book‚ written by George J. Thompson‚ Ph. D. and was published in March 2004. It is classified as a nonfiction‚ personal growth‚ self help and communication genre. Verbal Judo is based on the art of words and how to utilize them in various situations‚ in everyday life. The following three chapters left an impression on me; chapter two: The Language of Guidance‚ chapter four: The Language of Persuasion and chapter eight: The Language of Enforcement. They remained me
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Communication Studies Verbal vs. Non-verbal communication When using verbal communication‚ choosing exactly the right words increase the chances of your listener understanding the message you want to send. A cause of misunderstanding during verbal communication is that new words are created and meanings of established words change with the generations. Interference can also contribute to miscommunication e.g. foreign noises or unstable working conditions. Non-verbal communication can
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Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases 1 Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases Project Gutenberg’s Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases‚ by Greenville Kleiser This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it‚ give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases A Practical Handbook Of Pertinent Expressions
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Kara Therese T. Ybañez‚ Gabrielle Eliza S. Ms. Lauro English 9 17 March‚ 2014 Why the Law on Verbal Abuse Should Not Be Implemented Is abuse limited to the scars that only the eyes can see? As the common saying goes‚ “There is more than what meets the eye.” What is verbal abuse exactly? Verbal abuse includes labelling‚ name-calling and being offensive through words towards a person. Verbal Abuse can greatly affect a person’s emotional and mental stability which creates pain and anguish.
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