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    Firstly, in the phonological level, the alliteration (repetition of /w/) is used when Louise Mallard hears the news of her husband’s death. Sibilant sound is another significant target in phonology, which is applied in the illusory of independent life and the careful attitude of her sister to tell Louise the truth. And other examples of alliteration make the whole story poetic. Secondly, there are several key phrases repetitively used in the text. Open is used as an adjective and verbs in different contexts by different character. Free as the main theme in this short story has murmured by Mrs. Mallard, which has pushed the plot into climax. Moreover, some clauses also occur more than once. However, the same clauses may have a totally different interpretation. Finally, from the perspective of grammatical pattern, some nouns are given more than one adjective which makes the story and the descripted object more convincing and prominence. Therefore, it can be concluded that Kate Chopin has widely used repetition as the device to help facilitate the development of the plot and to convey the…

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    That Dickinson chooses to liken poetry to a “House” at all is in and of itself fascinating, because the noun “House” connotes both comfort and security. Dickinson’s employ of the noun “House” – and of the entire “House” analogy – is therefore also indicative of her narrator’s perspective on the scope of the potential and power held by poetry. That the narrator believes this potential and power to be particularly prodigious is reiterated by Dickinson’s references to “numerous” “Windows” and…

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    Word Camp Research Paper

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    be following. In example 6, it is clear to see that this type of 'camp' is refering to a prison camp. This seems to be marked with definition 1 of the noun form. This is because a group of people are being forced to lodge somewhere and there most likely be some sort of shelter even though it is a prison camp. Example 7, I believe this example is using the verb form of the word using definition 2 because they are telling them to not set reside in the place overnight. In Example 8, they are…

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    o I would display a list of sentences found in, Big Bear Lack on the board that contained nouns, verbs and adjectives. o Once the activity was set up, I would guide the students through the activity. For this activity, the students would have a sentence like, “Henry’s big dog Mudge always went camping” and place the nouns in the “noun tent”, the verbs in the “verb campfire” and the adjectives in the “adjective sleeping bag”. • After completing the summarizing chart and the parts of speech…

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    Elements Of A Lesson Plan

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    the noun in parentheses to make an adjective which completes the sentence: To the surprise of many, snakes do not have___skin. (slimy) Identify the adverb in the following sentence: I recently found a new job working with friendly people. (recently) Add the appropriate suffix to the noun in parentheses to make an adjective which completes the sentence: He made a ___ attempt at impressing the group of girls. (pitiful) Which of the following is not true about adjectives formed by adding…

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    and “losing hope” to help my piece flow to the next point and also let the reader know that time has passed or the emotions the traveller may be feeling. Ma Jian uses semantics of lexis to reveal emotions and representations. The main semantic field is death. The adjective “murderous” to represent the desert and use of future auxiliary verb in “I will die here on the shore” both give the effect of death and torture the travel through the desert is and this links into the structure of short…

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    Syntactic Rules Analysis

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    When the adjective switches to a complicated adjective phrase, the adjunction rule established from the previous case no longer justifies sentence C and D. In this case, given that capable of winning and candidate do not select each other, when we combine them in the order shown in sentence C, the sentence becomes ungrammatical. However, when we switch the order of combination of the adjective phrase and the noun, as shown in sentence D, the sentence is now considered grammatical. If the…

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    Mrs. Miller is said to stand “erect, with menacing aspect, like an avenging goddess,” while Mrs. Carteret is described as “a trembling supplicant.” The adjectives “erect,” “menacing,” and “avenging,” like the noun “goddess,” all invoke impressions of authority and power. The adjective “trembling” and the noun “supplicant,” in contrast, both denote weakness. In pronouncing Mrs. Miller a “goddess” and Mrs. Carteret a “supplicant,” Chesnutt is also alerting his readers to the existence of a…

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    Own Mad Libs

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    Tymia Ballard 09/02/14 Create Your Own Mad Libs 3rd period/Mrs. Shipp Quick Review Just in case you forgot what nouns, adverbs, adjectives, and verbs were: *A NOUN is word, phrase, or clause that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Taco Bell, computer, London, and Sarah are nouns. *A VERB is an action word. Walk, talk, and eat are examples of verb. *An ADJECTIVE is a word, phrase, or clause that specifies, limits, or modifies nouns or pronouns. Pretty, beautiful, green, hard, and lucky are…

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    that all team members should reach their own conclusions about what the findings mean. • Describe the natural features in their immediate outdoor environment, and compare the features with those of another region in Maryland. • The student will identify meaningful, answerable scientific questions. Common Core Standards: • Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events • Explain the function of…

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