In the late 1700s‚ in addition to inventing the cotton gin‚ Eli Whitney also came up with the idea for interchangeable parts. This was the manufacturing of machinery pieces that could be quickly accumulated to generate a piece of equipment‚ such as a gun. Before Whitney‚ each gun had to be handcrafted‚ and each one was different; one of its kind. This meant that it took a long time for them to be made or repaired. When Congress voted for a war with France in 1797‚ Whitney saw an opportunity to market
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words based on eight parts of speech: the verb‚ the noun‚ the pronoun‚ the adjective‚ the adverb‚ the preposition‚ the conjunction‚ and the interjection. Each part of speech explains not what the word is‚ but how the word is used. In fact‚ the same word can be a noun in one sentence and a verb or adjective in the next. The next few examples show how a word ’s part of speech can change from one sentence to the next‚ and following them is a series of sections on the individual parts of speech‚ followed
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PARTS OF SPEECH: “Parts of speech” are the basic types of words that English has. It is important to be able to recognize and identify the different types of words in English‚ so that you can understand grammar explanations and use the right word form in the right place. Here is a brief explanation of what the parts of speech are: Noun A noun is a naming word. It names a person‚ place‚ thing‚ idea‚ living creature‚ quality‚ or action. Examples: cowboy‚ theatre‚ box‚ thought‚ tree‚ kindness
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Parts of the Computer & Their Functions Computers are assembled from several key components that make the computer functional‚ called hardware. While most computer users are primarily familiar with the monitor‚ keyboard‚ mouse‚ and other peripherals‚ the most important physical parts of a computer exist inside the case. CPU * The central processing unit processes all of the data that is accessed by the machine. In PCs the CPU‚ or microprocessor‚ is a small silicon chip located beneath the
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| English Parts of SpeechThere are eight different English parts of speech‚ but before we continue any further...What is a Part of Speech?A part of speech is a group of words that are used in a certain way. For example‚ "run‚" "jump‚" and "be" are all used to describe actions/states. Therefore they belong to the VERBS group. In other words‚ all words in the English language are divided into eight different categories. Each category has a different role/function in the sentence. The English
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Part 1 – Complete the following chart using information from the lesson. One example appears for you. Somebody ... Wanted ... But ... So ... President Abraham Lincoln the nation to heal as quickly as possible from the Civil War and planned to reunify the nation quickly he was assassinated in 1865 only days after Robert E. Lee’s surrender plans for Reconstruction were taken over by Vice President Andrew Johnson‚ who became president after Lincoln’s death President Andrew Johnson Wanted to
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------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Search Bottom of Form * Home Page » * Business and Management Ppq Parts In: Business and Management Ppq Parts 1. What are some of the issues the host foreign country could face as a result of the expansion? Campaign to introduce an increase into a country must deal with a meeting over an amount of issues by the host country. The factors troubling a nation’s rate of consumption and absorption of technologies include
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PART A A Schema-Theoretic View of Reading in English as a Second Language in Malaysian Primary Schools 1. Schema Theory and Reading Comprehension (4 pages) Introduction A major way to learn English is by reading. Reading ability is a basic and significant criterion to improve one’s English level. An important role in the process of reading is schema where there is a great number of research theory has been conducted and the achievements have shown that the theory is useful in helping to improve
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Parts Of Speech: Pronouns * PRONOUN: a word that replaces a noun without specifying a name. * He was tired. In this sentence‚ he is the pronoun‚ replacing the name of the person who was tired (Jack was tired) or some other identifier (The boy was tired). * ANTECEDENT: the word to which a pronoun refers. * Because Jack left in a hurry‚ he forgot his lunch. In this sentence‚ Jack is the antecedent and he is the pronoun. Types of pronoun * DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS: the
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Parts of a Thesis (Descriptive Design) 1. Chapter 1 (The Problem: Rationale and Background) 1.1 Statement of the Problem 1.2 Hypotheses 1.3 Theoretical/Conceptual Framework 1.4 Significance of the Study 1.5 Scope and Limitations of the Study 1.6 Definition of Key Terms 1.7 General Organization and Coverage of the Study 2. Chapter 2 (Review of Related Literature) 2.1 Related Legal
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