The Rise and fall of Oil and Gas Prices 12/13/09 The U.S Benchmark sets the oil prices depending on the supply and demand. Gas and oil prices are rising and falling so much because of the number of investors‚ and the demand among the American people. The U.S. Benchmark sets the oil prices according to the supply and demand for oil‚ in a little town call Cushing‚ Oklahoma. The demand for oil this year had plunged twenty [Express numbers higher than nine in digits (when not
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Mona Karimi Professor Estaji Adverbial Clauses An adverb clause modifies a verb. It contains a subject and a verb. As a dependent clause‚ it cannot stand alone and must connect to an independent or main clause to form a complete sentence. An adverb clause may come before or after the independent clause. When an adverb clause precedes an independent clause‚ a comma is used to separate the clauses. When the adverb comes after the independent clause‚ no comma is used. Adverbs indicate such things
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happen in the past or the present? Past. 4. passive subject + was/were + past participle Simple past passive 5. In the passive voice the stress falls on the past participle. The auxiliary verb is the weak form. A painting was stolen. The auxiliary verb and the past participle are linked together‚ pronouncing was as /wəz/ and were as /wər/. 6. Typical errors: i. I was inviting to the party. I was invited to the party. Active and passive verb forms are often confused. The past participle
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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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Passive Solar Design ITT Technical Institute Cap Stone [ April 6‚ 2012 ] Passive Solar Design Passive solar homes are houses designed to use the suns energy to heat the home. With this design it is also easy to cool these homes. The design has been around since men have walked the earth. It is so basic that it often gets over looked by architectural designers today. With the price of fossil fuel‚ and global warming‚ we can no longer over look this housing design. Our ancestors
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The Twelve Tenses of English PRESENT (main verb) I study English. He studies English. PAST (past tense of main verb) I studied English. He studied English. FUTURE (will or shall + main verb) I will study English. He will study English. PRESENT PERFECT (have or has + past participle of verb) I have studied English. He has studied English. PAST PERFECT (had + past participle of verb) I had studied English. He had studied English. FUTURE PERFECT (will or shall + have + past
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Distinctive voices are expressed through individuals and make vibrant by understanding their situations. Individuals in this contextual understanding represents the minority and through distinctive voices it allows the responders to develop an understanding of their struggles. This is shown‚ in Ray Lawler’s 1950s play Summer of the Seventeenth Doll and Omar Musa’s spoken poetry Capital Letters‚ where they express the notion of change and ageing. With consideration to both composers context‚ Lawler’s
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“…everyone needs to focus on the objective of satisfying everyone as much as possible when solving environmental problems…” By changing the nominalization to a verb that more directly clarifies “objective‚” the sentence becomes clearer. 2. Passive Voice vs. Active This entry comes from a paper I wrote for Postcolonialism & Literature about hybridity‚ meaning how a nation mixes its old culture with a new one when it becomes colonized by a stronger nation‚ creating an entirely new culture. My
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Position Essay/Speech Voice of Democracy Subject: Why I’m Optimistic About Our Nation’s Future? Name: _________________________________________________ Date: ___________ (Essay and Oral Presentation) STEP ONE: Write it Hook Nobody likes to be bored. So put yourself in your audience’s shoes. Find an interesting way to start your speech. For instance‚ Abraham Lincoln’s most famous speech was the "Gettysburg Address." It began: "Four score and seven years ago‚ our Fathers brought forth on this
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Writing Simply Is it Possible to Write "Clearly and Simply"? The task of writing clearly and simply has never been either clear or simple. In fact‚ it can be one of the most difficult of all writing tasks. Clear and simple writing is an art to which many aspire and few achieve. Even so‚ the understandability of web content depends upon clear and simple writing. Unclear or confusing writing is an accessibility barrier to all readers‚ but can be especially difficult for people with reading disorders
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