What a subject is of a sentence: The subject of a sentence is the person‚ place‚ thing‚ or idea that is doing or being something. You can find the subject of a sentence if you can find the verb. What the verb is in a sentence: The verb usually follows the subject and identifies an action or a state of being. What the direct object is in a sentence: The object that directly receives the action of the verb. Example1: Bill hit the ball. "Ball" receives the action of the verb "hit
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situation in which the results were very interesting. The Ashe experiment served the purpose of showing how people give in to peer pressure in even non-complicated situations and results are important to society now. The Milgram experiment is by far the most significant experiment because it showed how when people feel pressured to do something and have to listen to orders at the same time‚ they can go to extremes that can cause riots and even pain physically and mentally. Ordinary people are capable of
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When I was younger there were many slang words I use to say. Slang words were used basically every time I opened my mouth. Slang words were a part of my vocabulary. Some of the slang words for example were‚ Aiight‚ yall‚ fasho and whats popping. These words were mainly used around close friends. When you greet someone you say to them “whats popping.” Also when you’re talking about more than one person‚ that’s when you use the slang word “yall.” The other two slang words can be used for the same thing
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The most important cause of World War I is alliances because countries felt threatened by enemy countries. Alliances were when two or more countries joined together to help each other and back each other up. There were many reasons for why the countries were mad at each other. For example‚ Austria- Hungary blamed Serbia for the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and declared war on them. Germany backed up Austria- Hungary while Russia backed up Serbia. Document #3‚ by John T. McCutcheon
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1522 Word families: building possibilities... Words often come in families. You can expand your vocabulary by becoming familiar with these word families and this can also enable you to become a more fluent speaker and writer of English. If you know all the possible words within a word family‚ you can express yourself in a wider range of ways. For example‚ if you know the verb and the noun forms related to the adjective boring‚ you can say: • The lesson was boring. • The lesson bored me. • That
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If I could only describe myself with a single word it would have to be a wonderer. I have always lived my life as a free spirit. I do have never been one to stay in a single place for very long. If I stay in one thing for too long I tend to get antsy and long to move on to the next chapter of my life. As a child I was always in the world‚ whether in the city or in nature. I constantly explored what was going on in the world through the news‚ internet‚ from the words of others or just by watching
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What are the other appeals? Which is the most dominant? Why? How does this support the speaker’s purpose? First appeal: Logos. JFK states that he is taking the same oath that the presidents before him are taking‚ which is a fact. He also states that they are celebrating change and new beginning which is also a fact because he is the new president of the United States which is going to bring change. Other appeals: Ethos. JFK mentions many ethical subjects such as peace between nations and helping
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My favorite subject in school | | My favorite subject in school is Mathematics. It is my favorite because I never have difficulty with it and always get good marks in tests.I suppose I am lucky to be born with a clear-thinking brain. So ever since young‚manipulating numbers and figures came easy to me.The wonderful thing about Mathematics is that‚ besides some formulae‚ there is nothing else to remember. Every step in solving a problem is done logically. Other subjects like History and Geography
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My word is actually a phrase‚ my phrase is “sense of humor.” Sense of humor has a few different meanings I think. The dictionary definition for it is; the trait of appreciating and being able to express the humorous. It means to be able to appreciate‚ understand‚ and make your own humorous things. Understanding sarcasm in speaking‚ funny actions‚ and catching puns‚ etc. are some examples of things you need a sense of humor to understand. People’s sense of humor are not usually the same. Your opinions
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English An idiom is a group of words in current usage having a meaning that is not deducible from those of the individual words. For example‚ "to rain cats and dogs" - which means "to rain very heavily" - is an idiom; and "over the moon" - which means "extremely happy" - is another idiom. In both cases‚ you would have a hard time understanding the real meaning if you did not already know these idioms! A (26) B (26) C (27) D (25) E (25) F (27) G (26) H (25) I (25) J (25) K (25) L
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