Traditional Grammar is the speculative work of the medieval and the prescriptive approach of the 18th Century grammarians basically it refers back to the Aristotelian orientations towards the nature of language as it is shown in the work of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Origin: The very beginning of the twentieth century was typically marked by a new approach to grammar as suggested by linguists such as Ferdinand de Saussure and American linguist like Frantz Boas‚ Bloomfield and Edward Sapir
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Casido What is Conjunction? * A Conjunction is a word or phrases that connect other words or group of words. * Conjunction is like glue. It helps things to stick together. Example: I went to the market to buy milk‚ eggs and bread. * Conjunctions connect two prepositional phrases Example: I went skiing down the hill and past the trees. * Conjunction can connect two sentences or clauses. * When two sentences are joined‚ a comma MUST be placed before the conjunction. Example:
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Revised For clarity in English‚ modifiers must be close to the words they describe or limit. A modifier dangles when the word or phrase it describes is missing from its sentence. A modifier is misplaced when the word or phrase it describes is not close enough to be clear. Many modification problems are created by introductory phrases. After an introductory phrase‚ always supply a logical subject. That subject is usually the “doer” of the action and answers the questions “Who?” or “What?”
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Figure of Speech Examples A figure of speech is a word or phrase that has a meaning something different than its literal meaning. It can be ametaphor or simile that is designed to further explain a concept. Or‚ it can be a different way of pronouncing a word or phrase such as with alliteration to give further meaning or a different sound. Examples of Figures of Speech Using Alliteration Alliteration is the repetition of beginning sounds. Examples are: Sally sells seashells. Walter wondered where
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pronoun is used instead of a noun‚ to avoid repeating the noun. Examples: I‚ you‚ he‚ she‚ it‚ we‚ they Conjunction A conjunction joins two words‚ phrases or sentences together. Examples: but‚ so‚ and‚ because‚ or Preposition A preposition usually comes before a noun‚ pronoun or noun phrase. It joins the noun to some other part of the sentence. Examples: on‚ in‚ by‚ with‚ under‚ through‚ at Interjection An interjection is an unusual kind of word‚ because it often stands alone. Interjections
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survive. 4. Most of the students in my history class do not listen carefully. 5. My favorite TV show‚ Survivor‚ continues to be very popular with many viewers. B. Subjects and Verbs. Underline all subjects once and all verbs twice. Each sentence is worth two (2) points. 6. Most people can learn to cook if they will follow instructions. 7. The famous paintings and sculptures were difficult to see because the museum was full of people. 8. There are millions of people living
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2 Week Unit Plan Procedural Knowledge- Lessons Day 1 Previous Knowledge: Pass out a picture attached to the lesson. Ask students to give examples in English of clauses that express wishes‚ doubt‚ advice‚ reactions‚ emotions‚ impersonal expression‚ and hope. Students should use the picture to guide their reactions. The Spanish language has a different verb form when the above feelings are expressed; this form is called the subjunctive. (10 minutes) Declarative Knowledge: At the
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An example of a compound sentence is “He opens his eyes to catch the boys who are giggling‚ but he can’t say anything because he still has god on his tongue and it’s a holy moment” (pg 121). Many of the compound sentences in this book lacked a comma for whatever reason. McCourt also used a variety of simple sentences that are of great length. An example of a simple sentence is “Well‚ if Brenda hangs on and I get me week off ye can come to the wake
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their/theirs 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
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A Comparative Analysis of Tenses in Newspapers Headlines and Reports Introduction. The aim of this course paper is to compare tenses used in newspapers headlines and reports on the analytical basis‚ and to find out for what particular reasons the usage of tenses in headlines and newspaper articles differ. First‚ I am going to focus on the characteristics of different functional styles found in the English language. In the light of oratorical‚ colloquial‚ poetic‚ official and other styles‚ we
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