Analysis of an extract from ‘The Singing Lesson’ by Katherine Mansfield “ With despair - cold‚ sharp despair - buried deep in her heart like a wicked knife‚ Miss Meadows‚ in cap and gown and carrying a little baton‚ trod the cold corridors that led to the music hall. Girls of all ages‚ rosy from the air‚ and bubbling over with that gleeful excitement that comes from running to school on a fine autumn morning‚ hurried‚ skipped‚ fluttered by; from the hollow class-rooms came a quick drumming of
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LONG REPORT FORMAT A typical lab report should include the following sections: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Title Page Table of Contents List of Figures Abstract Introduction Apparatus Procedure Safety Results Recommendations and Conclusion Appendix References Follow the detailed instructions in the CHE writing guide. Make sure to include page numbers. 1. Title Page Follow the sample on page 15 of this document. Although counted in the pagination‚ this page is not numbered. (A
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Emma’s voice. The use of this female character that is nameless and voiceless shows his desperation. The method of long sentences convey his ongoing pain and self pity “changed from the one who was all to me”. The contrast from past to present tense emphasises his reflection and memories of the early stages of their relationship. The first three stanzas form a retrospective narration. Hardy plays around with time and memory in this poem. This is important to the story because in stanza 4 he jumps
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world‚ an issue that rarely discussed by women. This poem mainly represents the idea of changing identity because of circumstance. The woman in the poem is being destroyed by the birth of her three children. ‘Her clothes are out of date’ uses present tense to describe how she is no longer a lively‚ interesting woman. She has changed to someone who only lives because of her children‚ and her life revolves around that factor. The onomatopoeic ‘Two children whine and bicker‚ tug her skirt; creates a sense
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Language– Structure 1. Check in a grammar reference book and give examples of the following tenses. Give REALISTIC NATURAL examples that might commonly be spoken/written by a native speaker. a.Present Simple I wake up late. b.Present Continuous He is eating. c.Past Simple She sat down. d.Past Continuous They were still talking when I left. e.Present Perfect Simple He hasn’t lived in London for long. f.Present Perfect Continuous It has been
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the meeting and the manner of attendance (e.g. in person‚ by telephone‚ or by video conference). Please see related document Sample Board Meeting Minutes. Minutes should be written in the past tense (eg. "The Chairman advised the Meeting that ….") to record events at the meeting and in the past perfect tense to record events prior to the meeting (eg. "The Chairman reported that he had completed his survey …."). Corporate legislation provides little guidance on the content of minutes. There are two
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The Script:- Format & Layout. The script is a blueprint‚ a design used in the manufacture of a film / TV programme. It is not in itself a work of literature‚ though a well-written script will engage the reader every bit as effectively as a good novel or short story. Various kinds of scripts may be produced for different reasons‚ but screenwriters usually use the “MASTERSCENE” format. This is a form of script that contains descriptions of visuals‚ sound‚ action and dialogue‚ but RARELY INCLUDES
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may be one or more auxiliaries in front of it. * Examples : * will steal * should have worked * must have been dreaming 2 Meaning in the verb phrase a) Tense - Past or Present? Examples : * Past tense * She had seen a doctor. * She would have seen a doctor. * Present tense * She has seen a doctor. * She will have seen a doctor. b) Modality – possible or necessary? Examples : * Possible * Carol may be injured. * Necessary *
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DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH PRESENT TENSE PRESENT SIMPLE changes into PAST SIMPLE He said‚ “I write a letter” She said‚ “he goes to school daily” They said‚ “we love our country” He said‚ “he does not like computer” He said that he wrote a letter. He said that she went to school daily. They said that they loved their country He said that he did not like computer. PRESENT CONTINUOUS changes into PAST CONTINUOUS He said‚ “he is listening to the music” She said‚ “I am
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is broken down in to three main parts which are the poet’s observation‚ his reflection and finally his conclusion. Each of these parts of the poem is set in a different tense. The first section of the poem is the first stanza which is set in the present tense and is the poet observation of these two horses. The poet shows what tense this sections is set in by his word choice of words like “distresses” and “stands”. In this section the poet is observing the horses and thinking through the situation
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