Who vs. Whom Prescriptive Paper James Winter 23 April 2013 EDUC 571: Dr. Shelly Baseri Rossier School of Education University of Southern California Who v. Whom Prescriptive Rule Paper I am a fan of rock and roll music and one of my favorite songs is by Metallica. The name of the song is‚ “For Whom the Bell Tolls” (Hetfield and Burton‚ 1984). However‚ several of my friends still mistake the name of the song and use who in the title. I have made the mistake of saying
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Business Entities Paper Trameka M. Alpough BUS/415 January 31‚ 2011 Richard Simon When starting a business it is important to choose the correct type of entity that will allow it to be successful. Upon choosing the best entity for the business there are different rules and regulations that need to be followed including issues from liability to taxation. Starting a business requires some research on licensing‚ state laws‚ and regulations. Opening a business requires choosing an entity‚ taking
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SIMPLE SENTENCE A simple sentence‚ also called an independent clause‚ contains a subject and a verb‚ and it expresses a complete thought. In the following simple sentences‚ subjects are in yellow‚ and verbs are in green. A. Some students like to study in the mornings. B. Juan and Arturo play football every afternoon. C. Alicia goes to the library andstudies every day. | The three examples above are all simple sentences. Note that sentence B contains a compound subject‚ and sentence C contains
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PARTS OF SPEECH: “Parts of speech” are the basic types of words that English has. It is important to be able to recognize and identify the different types of words in English‚ so that you can understand grammar explanations and use the right word form in the right place. Here is a brief explanation of what the parts of speech are: Noun A noun is a naming word. It names a person‚ place‚ thing‚ idea‚ living creature‚ quality‚ or action. Examples: cowboy‚ theatre‚ box‚ thought‚ tree‚ kindness
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The Elements of Style William Strunk‚ Jr. CONTENTS Bibliographic Record NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM‚ 1999 Frontmatter ITHACA‚ N.Y.: W.P. HUMPHREY‚ 1918 I. II. INTRODUCTORY ELEMENTARY RULES OF USAGE 1. Form the possessive singular of nouns with ’s 2. In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction‚ use a comma after each term except the last 3. Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas 4. Place a comma before and or but introducing an independent clause 5. Do not join
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import java.io.*; import java.util.*; public class anagram { //Creates the arrayList called ’wordList’ that is used to store the words from the file. private static ArrayList wordList = new ArrayList(); //Declares an array of String type called ’sigList’. static String[] sigList; //Creates the scanner that is used to read the input file private static Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in); public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException {
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The rules of syntagmatic division When we speak‚ we make pauses‚ necessary for understanding. They divide the speech-flow into syntagms. The syntagmatic division depends on the tempo and style of speech. The slow colloquial style is characterized by a greater number of intonation-groups than the rapid colloquial. e.g. Tomorrow\ we meet at eight. (slow) Tomorrow we meet at eight. (fast) Simple extended sentence 1. The subject group and the predicate group consisting of more than one
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Because of the emergence of a type of Theme will dominate a text‚ it means that the writer has self-interest in using particular Theme when producing a text. Pasaribu and Sumarsih (2010) found that Interpersonal Theme dominated the Hachiko movie scripts which mean that the Theme was the assertive or confirmation of the previous theme. Unmarked theme dominated the Hachiko movie scripts which mean that the speaker utters the most typical /usual text. The objectives of their study were to find out
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Verbs show action of the body‚ mind‚ occurrences‚ or state of being Nouns name person‚ place‚ thing‚ and idea Pronouns take the place of noun‚ or other pronouns Adjectives modify nouns‚ or pronouns Adverbs modify verbs‚ other adverbs‚ adjectives‚ or entire clauses Prepositions express relationships in time and space Conjunctions connect words or groups of words Interjections express surprise or emotion Use commas to set off introductory words‚ phrases‚ and clauses Use commas to separate
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Phrases and Clauses 5 December 2012 Phrases and Clauses I) Prepositional and Appositive Phrases Phrase- a few words that do not have a subject or a verb and are one part of speech in a sentence A) Prepositional Phrases Prepositional phrase- preposition with a noun or pronoun following it Ex: near the table and chairs. “Near” is the preposition and “table and chairs” are the objects. 1) Adjectival Phrases Adjectival phrase- a prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun
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