class. 11. The verb agrees with the affirmative not with the negative subjects. The father nor the mother‚ decides on the walfare of the family. 12. Singular indefinite pronouns like someone‚anyone‚each‚either‚neither take singular verb. Someone is by your style to support you at the confratation. 13. The plural indefinite pronouns such as‚ as‚ all‚both‚several‚few‚many takes plural verb. 14. Many followed by a singular verb takes singular noun. Many a noun has been written on love. 15. Noun plural
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nominal group has four primary elements: the head‚ which is the central element‚ the determiner and the pre-modifier in the position before the head‚ and the post-modifier in the position after the head. The head is generally realized by a noun or pronoun‚ for example book and they. The determiner can be realized by the articles (a‚ an‚ the)‚ the demonstrative (this‚ that‚ these‚ those)‚ the wh-words (which‚ whatever)‚ the distributives (each‚ all‚ every)‚ the quantifiers (first‚ many)‚ or the possessives
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Grierson‚ is evident throughout the story. As well as the townspeople‚ the reader’s perspective of Emily changes in response to the events that unfold. This is conveyed through techniques like characterisation‚ the use of collective first person pronouns and the unchronological order of events. Through the use of characterisation‚ the reader is encouraged to alter their initial perspective of Emily as her character is revealed. The initial perception was that she was well-liked and respected;
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restrict and limit the subject / noun. -They are important. -Can’t be omitted. -No commas between the noun and the relative clause. -We can omit the relative pronoun. - Add information to the noun. - They are not important. - can be omitted without using any confusion. - Commas between the subject and the relative clause. - Relative pronoun can’t be omitted. II- Check understanding: At this point‚ I’m going to ask my students to read the given examples and decide whether or not to add commas giving
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Language and power 1 Power is gained in many ways throughout the text. Text I has been written‚ primarily‚ to persuade an audience to share their (bwag) views on the new Sainsburys being built in their “medieval heritage” town of Bishops Waltham‚ therefore it is aimed at residents of the town who are old enough to write a valid letter of complaint – age 18-70. Firstly‚ imperatives are used to be assertive right from the beginning of the text. The word “write” in “write a letter today” immediately
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‘My Last Duchess’ and one other poem of your choice? Firstly‚ the presentation in ‘My Last Duchess’ is a relationship that has no equality between the Duke and the Duchess. This is shown through the title of the poem. The word ‘my’ is a possessive pronoun and it connotes with the fact that someone has ownership over something else; in this case the Duke has ownership over the Duchess. The Duke is objectifying the Duchess and the word after is ‘last’ this suggests that the Duke has had more than one
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hear | Peter often listens to music when he’s at home | it’s or its Word | Explanation | Example | it’s | Short/contracted form of it is or it has | It’s a boy. (it is) It’s been raining for five hours now. (it has) | its | Possessive pronouns never have apostrophes. | England is famous for its castles | look‚ see or watch Word | Explanation | Example | look | to pay attention‚ to try to see what is there; seem look up (e.g. dictionary) | Look at the board‚ please. You can look
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SWINRISE 4 Activity 1 Four Cords Song ‘The Axis of Awesome’ is an Australian comedy band. According to one of these comedians‚ all the greatest hit songs used the same ‘four cords’. To prove this‚ they have brilliantly put together 20 hit songs using these four cords. Listen to the song posted in BB Week 4 folder and do the following: 1) See if you know any of the song titles or the singers and check with the answers provided on BB. 2) In your group blog‚ discuss the question‚ ‘Is it ethical
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experienced by one being a migrant in a new country trying to find a place to belong‚ and “Feliks Skrzynecki” which demonstrates the sense of belonging in regards to a child/parent relationship. The poem opens with “my gentle father”‚ the possessive pronoun “my” expresses the relationship‚ the belonging the father and son feel together. The positive connotation of the adjective “gentle” creates the loving calm tone of the relationship. Peter rejects aspects of his father’s life in Australia of keeping
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The way in which others view us often shapes our identity` The way in which others perceive us can occasionally play a part in the shaping our identity. Our teenage years and our desire to belong both significantly impact who we are today. However‚ in saying that‚ it’s evident that as we mature the opinions and views of other become less relevant and are less likely to affect our sense of identity. Your identity defines who you are and is something influenced by various contributing factors
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