long descriptive sentence? · He wanted the reader to be able to “see” the churchyard in which Pip was standing, as well as the man who was approaching him. 5. List 10 words from this same sentence that produce a frightening tone. Now choose synonyms to substitute for these words you have selected and rewrite the sentence with the words you have chosen. Is your new sentence as effective as Dickens'? Explain why you think it is or is not. · Bleak- dreary · Overgrown- overrun · Dead- deceased · Dark-
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(;) is used to connect independent clauses. It shows a closer relationship between the clauses than a period would show. For example: John was hurt ; he knew she only said it to upset him. A colon (:) has two main uses: * The first is after a word introducing a quotation, an explanation, an example, or a series. It is also often used after the salutation of a business letter. * The second is within time expressions. Within time, it is used to separate out the hour and minute: 12 : 15 p.m
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spoken and written words, and to produce meaningful words when someone speaks or writes. Language can be a complex skill set that encompasses countless difficult processes, such as biological, mental and social skills. First Level Phonology Phonology is the study of sound. These reverberations need to be recalled and understood appropriately according to the language. Phonemes create up words, which must be remembered and understood correctly according to the language. Words consist of sentences
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and father; and he also never knew them. - List 10 words from this same sentence that produce a frightening tone. 1- bleak - unwelcoming 2- overgrown - overrun 3- parish - territory 4- dead - deceased 5- burried - suppressed 6- dark - shady 7- savage - brutal 8- lair - hideout 9- shivers - trembles 10- afraid - frightened - Now choose synonyms to substitute for these words you have selected and rewrite the sentence with the words you have chosen. At such a time I found out for certain
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say, “Boy saw girl”, even if the Navajo knew the word translation they would have no idea what you were saying. While vice versa in Navajo if one were to say that it would read to an English person Boy girl saw, which wouldn’t make any sense in English. Even if one can understand the translation of words, to make sense of a sentence is incomprehensible. Another example showing the complex differences between the two languages having to do with word order is the Navajo’s primal importance placed
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University of Phoenix Material Cognition, Language, and Intelligence Worksheet Problem Solving and Decision Making 1. Create a problem scenario to respond to the following questions: a. What is the problem? i. You are at work in an office building and all of a sudden the printer stops working and you have 100 flyers to print out. What do you do? b. What problem-solving approach would you implement to solve this problem? i. Identify the problem and assess ii. Understand and analyze
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main idea of the whole poem about noble and honorable death as a hero. There are certain word within the quote that help defy the main idea of the poem. They are certain words that really exemplify the main meaning of the poem as a whole. Mckay clearly chose words and phrases especially in the quote chosen, to develop and connect back to the main meaning of the poem. Certain word show imagery while other words have a figurative meaning behind them. “In Vain” starts off a line that has some serious
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re-use in your answer to provide focus and clarity for you AND the examiner! 1.This is a key phrase from the question you should re-use in your answer to provide focus and clarity for you AND the examiner! He uses [“quote” – this can be a single word, short phrase, or a simple sentence, punctuation mark etc…”] to suggest/create [Power/ Friendship/ Dreams/Cruelty / Dishonesty etc…] because [say what effects it create for the reader NEVER talk about the character and if you do use the term “the character”
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life, unless they have something they're passionate about in life. Mallory F. Hales uses repetition and similes in “Choosing Passion” to tell people that they need have passion to truly experience life to the fullest. Mallory F. Hales repeats the word “mediocre” throughout the non-fiction piece to get the point across to the readers. In the non-fiction story Mallory F. Hales tells us how she used to live a life without passion. She states “I remember thinking to myself that it was too bad I was
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strategy is Jack using? a. predicting b. making connections c. inferring d. summarizing 7. If you have trouble understanding a word in a passage or sentence of a story you may want to read previous words or the end of the sentence to determine what the word means. This is a reading comprehension skill known as? a. text messaging b. content origins c. words in context d. scanning 8. Maria is reading a story and begins to remember when she was in a car accident just like the main character
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