clever jabs at each other. In this scene Shakespeare shows that they have many different emotions. In Act two Scene one, Shakespeare expresses Beatrice’s disdainful opinion that Benedick ‘is the Prince’s Jester, a very dull fool’. By using the nouns ‘Jester’ and ‘fool’ this expresses that Beatrice does not think there is much to Benedick and that he is not very smart. The use of this language from Shakespeare presents Benedick in a negative way in the eyes of the audience. In addition, by using
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Case Study Title Date Course Instructor Introduction An introduction is used to let the reader know: • The main entity or entities involved • The major question or issue being analyzed Introductions for case studies in this course should be one paragraph in length. Background This is a brief overview of the main problems or questions involved. Historical information can be used as long as it has a direct bearing on the items being analyzed. Provide enough description
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adjective: * Before a noun Ex: She is a beautiful girl That is good tea * After a linking verb (some linking verbs are: appear, be, become, feel, get, look, stay,…) Ex: My computer is old I feel happy so much * We can put a word like very or quite before adjective. (They are adverbs of degree) Ex: This is a very good idea Today, weather is quite cold * Adjectives used in one position only * We can use most adj in both position – before a noun or after linking verb. But
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14th, 2012 Joyce Qingjun Zhai Monday, Oct. 8th, 2012 1.reverently [ˈrɛvərəntlɪ] Adverb 1. with reverence; in a reverent manner; He gazed reverently at the handiwork. 2. Scolding [ˈskoldɪŋ] Noun 1. rebuking a person harshly 1. You should ease up on the child and stop scolding her. 3. Erring [ˈə:riŋ] Adjective 1. capable of making an error; 1. Instead of bludgeoning our erring comrades, we should help them with criticism 4. Vehemently
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unified voting block. Requirements for Pronouns: Make sure that... ␣ ...the antecedent to which pronoun refers exists in the sentence and is functioning as a noun Example: The park rangers discussed measures to prevent wildfires, which would be devastating to IT (it must refer to the park, but park is used as an adjective and not as a noun in this sentence) ␣ ...the antecedent makes sense instead of the pronoun Example: Although the term “supercomputer” may sound fanciful, IT is simply an extremely
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quite a large font size which is used to catch the eye of the reader. The first word in the headline is the common/concrete noun “stripper” which is used to create an overall negative vibe due to the fact that strippers are not ranked very highly in society. The word “stripper” is used in his context to evoke a salacious response. The concrete noun “stripper” is followed by the noun “dole” which gives the reader the sense that this person is lazy and immoral. The verb “cavorts” is also used in the headline
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Subject-Verb Agreement, Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement, Pronoun Case, and Pronoun Reference Practice Read the textbook sections on verb agreement (p. 263), pronoun reference (pp. 261–262), and pronoun case (pp. 262–263). Then do Exercises 4 (p. 264), 2 (p. 262), and 3 (p. 263), and then check your answers against the Solutions to Exercises on page 273. Please let me know if you have any questions. Pronoun Reference |Sentence
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* You can find information on collocations in any good learner's dictionary. And you can also find specialized dictionaries of collocations. Types of Collocation There are several different types of collocation made from combinations of verb, noun, adjective etc. Some of the most common types are: *
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the three words. Don’t use any Hawaiian or other language words. Sentence the word is found in. Please underline the vocabulary word | Page number and location | Meaning, as used in the sentence (explain in SIMPLE English) | Usage in sentence (noun, adjective, verb, etc.) and other notes | On the way to school, Kathy and her daughters listen to radio news about Katrina, which has now been upgraded to a Category 1 Hurricane | Page | Raise to a higher standard, in particular improve by adding
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(1A) Donnellan makes a distinction between two uses of definite descriptions. He argues that definite descriptions can be used referentially or attributively. Donnellan states: “A speaker who uses a definite description referentially in an assertion […] uses the description to enable his audience to pick out whom or what he is talking about and states something about that person or thing” (Donnellan, 285). When definite descriptions are used referentially, they are used as a tool to pinpoint
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