4 Activity Title: Sentence Activity Introduction: A sentence is a grammatical unit consisting of one or more words that are grammatically linked. A sentence can include words grouped meaningfully to express a statement‚ question‚ exclamation‚ request‚ command or suggestion. As with all language expressions‚ sentences might contain function and content words and contain properties distinct to natural language‚ such as characteristic intonation and timing patterns. Sentences are generally characterized
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CONDITIONAL SENTENCES (‘if’ sentences) A.G.N.Sudath (JP) Bachelor of Education‚ National Diploma in Teaching English Former National Trainer at the PIC at the Ministry of Education Visiting Lecturer of English – University of Sabaragamuwa Conditional Sentences Structure : A conditional sentence is composed of 2 parts : If-clause + Main Clause Example : If it rains tomorrow‚ we will not come. If-clause Main Clause These sentences are in two halves (clauses): The if part - (if clause)
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aspects of human language‚ according to Chomsky‚ is its creative nature. The last sentence (and‚ in fact‚ this one) have probably never been produced before in the history of the world. the same is true for much of what we say every day. So‚ we do not seem to learn or to speak language by purely imitating other people. How are we able to judge whether a sentence sounds okay? Can we literally have a list of sentences in our mind against which we check each new sentence we hear? Chomsky argues
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13 Sentence Patterns Pattern A A single modifier out of place for emphasis Modifier S.V To place additional emphasis on any modifier put it somewhere other than its normal place in the sentence. You must have a comma to keep reader from misinterpreting the sentence. Single words before‚ inside‚ or below may look like prepositions instead of singular adverb if comma is not used. Unclear: inside the child was noisy. Clear: inside‚ the child was noisy. Incorrect: Francesca
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Comparison of Grand Theorists According to Types Identified by Meleis Maria R. Uy Maryville University Nurses over the years have studied diligently various papers especially different theories that would affect and dictate how they will manage their clients. In order for one to be more familiar with these theories‚ I will compare 4 grand theorists as to types identified by Afaf Ibrahim Meleis. Dr. Meleis is a professor of Nursing and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania
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______________________________________________________________________________ Student’s name : Test A Exercise 1. Put in semicolons‚ colons‚ dashes‚ quotation marks‚ Italics (use an underline)‚ and parentheses where ever they are needed in the following sentences. 1. The men in question Harold Keene‚ Jim Peterson‚ and Gerald Greene deserve awards. 2. Several countries participated in the airlift Italy‚ Belgium‚ France‚ and Luxembourg. 3. Only one course was open to us surrender‚ said the ex-major‚ and
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Death Sentence and Structure for Sentencing April Mackney CJA/334 Research Methods in Criminal Justice November 19‚ 2012 John Dosdall/University of Phoenix Death Sentence and Structure for Sentencing The question that gets more than its fair share of likes and dislikes is “Is the death penalty appropriate” and “should the death penalty be able to be handed down to criminals across the United States?” The opinions of the citizens from centuries ago to today’s times would much rather see
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Sentence Outlines A sentence outline is developed in the same way as a topic outline‚ but the ideas are more fully stated. Each heading is expressed as a complete sentence‚ usually‚ but not always‚ consisting of just one main clause: Thesis: Though many students from middle-income families must struggle to meet college costs‚ low-income students suffer even
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programs to gain points. 9. Why did Marcia advised John to rent a suite in a hotel? ANSWER: 10. Choose TRUE or FALSE. Marcia is still working in a travel agency. Question 2 Marks: 1 Choose the words/ phrases that best complete the sentence or question. Would you mind ___ with my luggage? Choose one answer. | a. giving me a hand | | | b. gave me a hand | | | c. give me a hand | | Question 3 Marks: 1 She changed her _______ blouse after the meal. It’s so dirty
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Complex Sentences Complex sentences are sentences that have several parts‚ each with a verb‚ and these parts are joined by ‘joining words’ (连词). For example‚ here are two simple sentences: “I know a man. He has five children.” If you join these two sentences by using the relative pronoun (联系代名词) ‘who’‚ it now becomes a complex sentence: “I know a man who has five children.” (By the way‚ ‘who’ is not pronounced with extra word stress here. You only stress this word when it means ‘ 谁?’‚ which
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