English grammar

What’s in This Toothpaste is a formal essay and it is an informational essay. This essay has an explicit thesis which is “What’s in this toothpaste” (Bodanis, 10) and the urgency of toothpaste consumers to know what is in their toothpaste. In this essay the author writes about the ingredients that make up toothpaste. An effective example of diction is the very well use of scientific phrases. The author uses scientific phrases such as “a large helping of gummy molecules from seaweed Chondrus…

Context These two videos contain the interactions of Mia, the focal child, and Betty Yu, the teacher. The videos were recorded nine months apart and shows the incredible language development that occurs with Mia. Both videos show Betty and Mia making pudding. However, the dynamics of their relationship and conversation change in the second video. By this time, Mia has evolved from stage 2 to stage 4 of communicative development. In video one, Mia is two and a half years old. The setting of…

positive qualities: evidence from each module included and outside information presented. Therefore, discussion posts I have presented include both negatives and positives that improve over time in my writing. First, I will apologize for my horrible grammar and plethora of “throughout history..” statements that I often used near the beginning of the course. I take pride in my decent ability to write, but I do not always own up to my inability to proofread. Therefore, I will begin discussing…

Title What do the words of the title suggest to you? What denotations are presented in the title? What connotations or associations do the words posses? Colossus refers to the Colossus of Rhodes, which is one of the seven wonders of the world. The Colossus of Rhodes was built to celebrate victory over the ruler of Cyprus in 305 BC. Denotations: The poem is about a new statue that resembles the Colossus in Ancient Greece. Connotations: Colossus of Rhodes was a statue in Greece that had…

http://www.wright.edu/~scott.williams/skills/listening.htm#You In this article, Dr. Scott Williams, talks about how having possession of efficiency in aural skills is something that is paramount when it comes to almost all sectors of an individual 's life. Dr Williams starts off by pointing out how most are unaware of their own lack of proficiency in listening, and how that holds their potentials back. Proficiency in listening skills enables an user to carry out communication with…

Semantics is the study of how we construct and understand the meanings of words and groups of words (Denham and Lobeck, 2013). 1. SEMANTIC FIELDS AND HYPONYYM Semantic fields are classifications of words associated with their meanings (Denham & Lobeck, 2013). Since we are analyzing 2 different car advertisements, so the semantic field could possibly be CARS’ BRAND NAME. Under the field, we have two hyponyms which are Renault and Toyota. A hyponym is a word whose meaning is included, or…

Chapter 12: Interrogatives An interrogative is a sentence of inquiry which seeks a reply. In the French language, there are four ways to form interrogatives: One way is by using “Est-ce que” (pronounces as /es khe/), which literally translates to “is it that”. You can place it at the start of an affirmative sentence so that you can turn that sentence into a question. Another way to use “est-ce que” is for you to put a question word before it (remember “key question words” from Chapter 6?). To…

When language is standard, it is often seen in a formal setting and in academic English. Formal language tends to be systematic, following grammatical patterns. Standard sentence structure follows a grammatical pattern of subject, verb then object (Gee & Hayes, 2011). Within the structure of the sentence is the context in which the language…

THE MOST ACCEPTABLE AREA OF PERFORMANCE TODAY WAS RATING CATEGORY NUMBER:3 A SPECIFIC INCIDENT WHICH DEMONSTRATES TODAY’S PERFOMARNCE IN THIS AREA IS: N/A THE LEAST ACCEPTABLE AREA OF PERFORMANCE TODAY WAS RATING CATEGORY NUMBER: A SPECIFIC INCIDENT WHICH DEMONSTRATES TODAY’S PERFOMARNCE IN THIS AREA IS: N/A DOCUMENTATION OF PERFORMANCE AND COMMENTS: This shift was Officer Premenko’s first day of phase ## of the learning phase. Officer Premenko was dispatched to the 320 Phillip Drive…

This worker met with Mohamed at justice page middle school. Privacy practice and Tennessen notices were reviewed verbally. The interview was not recorded due to no battery on the recorder. Mohammed stated that he has been struggling at school and wants his classes to change. He stated that he does not like his math and since class. He stated that he requested couple times with his social worker and still waiting. He appeared anxious about the class. This writer reminded Mohammed that the year is…