Grammar for Teachers Andrea DeCapua Grammar for Teachers A Guide to American English for Native and Non-Native Speakers Author Andrea DeCapua‚ Ed.D. College of New Rochelle New Rochelle‚ NY 10805 adecapua@cnr.edu ISBN: 978-0-387-76331-6 e-ISBN: 978-0-387-76332-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2007937636 c 2008 Springer Science+Business Media‚ LLC All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the
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substitutable for a noun and marked for a person 6. Preposition: a part of speech placed before other words in composition and in syntax 7. Adverb: a part of speech without inflection‚ in modification of or in addition to a verb‚ adjective‚ clause‚ sentence‚ or other adverb 8.
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Identify Step 2: Understand Step 3: Integrate A complete and efficient solution to Learn English speaking TalkEnglish.com developed the "Click‚ Listen‚ and Repeat" functionality. In most of the lessons‚ you read the sentence‚ click on the sentence to listen to the sentence‚ and then you can practice speaking by repeating after the audio file provided by a native English speaker. This proven method strengthens your reading‚ speaking‚ and listening all at the same time and makes learning English
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Malfunction (B) dispossess (C) superstructure (D) superfine (E) undersigned (F) defrost. 3. Write a note on function of prepositional phrase using appropriate examples. 4. Discuss postmodification in a noun phrase. 5. Give two examples each of noun phrase a object‚ complement and adverbial. 6. Write a brief note on subordinates. 7. Revise the following sentences to eliminate the dangling constructions: (A) Driving along at top speed‚ the road took an unexpected turn to the left.
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the beating ad all. So if he didn’t do it then who did? Who else had the motive? Explanation: This is inductive reasoning‚ in this phrase the 6th juror talk straight to the 8th juror who is in favor of the guilty boy. So the first part indicates the specific state and then he asked that if he didn’t do it‚ who else has motive? This part indicates that this sentence goes toward the general. 2. Nobody seeks his advice after seventy-five years. That’s a very sad thing‚ to be nothing. A man like
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group of words under discussion consists of the phrase and clause of noun called nominal group. Since the position of modification after the head is often misunderstood as complementation‚ the discussion focuses more on the post-modification in the nominal groups in order to resolve the ambiguity. Based on the discussion‚ the head noun can be post-modified by the relative clause‚ the prepositional phrases‚ the adjectival phrases‚ the adverbial phrases‚ and the appositives. Key terms: syntax‚ post-modification
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deviate from the defined meaning. Therefore‚ it maintains a consistent meaning of the word regardless of the context of the words used in a sentence. Figurative use of language is the use of words or phrases in a manner where the literal meaning of the words is not true or does not make sense. Figurative meaning is far more interesting when it is used in a sentence. It encourages us to use our imaginations. There are different ways to use figurative language in our daily life such as simile‚ personification
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Grammar Test Revision Unit 1- Sentence Types A simple sentence has one subject and one predicate (verb) Example: My brother is not a very good basketball player. An independent clause is one which can stand-alone it also has a subject and a predicate. Example: We walk home from school. Building on from this you can make a complex sentence made from an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. A dependent clause in one which cannot stand alone although it to has a subject and
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Phonemic pronunciation: / pʊt ɒf / There is linking with the weak form of off in this verbal phrase. The sentence stress in on the phrasal verb put off and the continuous verb sleeping Appropriacy: Informal‚ can be used when you are talking with people. It should not be used when writing a business letter. Anticipated problems and solutions Problem: Students might not understand the lexical phrases meaning. Solution: Use physical gestures and graded language to simplify the meaning also use
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position it in front of phrases like "the box" or "the sides of the box" and see if the phrase makes sense. For prepositions concerning time‚ try positioning the preposition in front of a phrase like "the movie." (This rule works for about nine out of ten prepositions). Here are some examples: across the box under the box around the box near the box on top of the box along the sides of the box Such a phrase that begins with a preposition is called a prepositional phrase. The noun that comes after
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