Grammar school

that even if all the children in the family have an equal knowledge and competence in two languages, they may still choose one language. In such cases children usually choose a language spoken by them which is same as their monolingual friends at school. They will prefer to use the language spoken by the society around them so that they can be part of their…

Assignment 4 Prefix means to fix before or to fix to the beginning of a word. Prefixes are united with or placed at the beginning of words to alter or modify their meanings or to create entirely new words. A root word or word element from which other words are formed. It is the foundation of the word. The root conveys the central meaning of the word and forms the base to which prefixes and suffixes are attached for word modification. A combining form is a world root to which a vowel has been…

add, cohesion includes grouping of information blocks into larger units. (Grimes, 1975, P. 300) Notably that cohesion deals merely with the surface links between sentences and clauses of a text. Some forms of cohesion can be achieved through the grammar and others through the use of vocabulary. Therefore, cohesion is subtly divided into lexical cohesion and grammatical cohesion. Sixthly, lexical cohesion is a result from related vocabulary items occur across clauses and sentences…

the outcome has to be close to the original meaning. If the goal of the translation is to understand the culture, it is more useful to comprehend the meaning. The translation must take into account constraints that include context, the rules of grammar of the two languages, their writing conventions, and their idioms. A common misconception is that there exists an exact simple correspondence between any two…

Although conceptual and procedural knowledge cannot always be separated, it is useful to distinguish between the two types of knowledge to better understand knowledge development. First consider conceptual knowledge. A concept is ‘an abstract or generic idea generalized from particular instances’ (Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 2012). Knowledge of concepts is often referred to as conceptual knowledge (e.g. Byrnes & Wasik, 1991; Canobi, 2009; Rittle-Johnson, Siegler, & Alibali, 2001).…

thoughts and not care about syntax; writing my first draft it supposed to explain my main points. After writing, I would revise what I had written and then rewrite the entire essay over again. When editing, I could reread my revised essay and check for grammar mistakes rather than checking for mistakes right after the first draft as I usually do. After completing my new writing process, I would not publish my essay without reading and revising it…

Analysis of Syntactic Rules Every language has many syntactic rules that govern how sentences should be formed. These syntactic rules not only help speakers of that language consistently generate grammatical sentences in their mind, they also allow them to identify those that are ungrammatical. However, not every speaker is consciously aware of all the syntactic rules he or she follows. Sometimes speakers learn these rules subconsciously as they gain experience in using their language. They…

preterite tense. The four students out of the circle will rotate to the right side to practice another verb in its different forms (I, you, he/she/it, we, they, and you). This activity will take place outside the classroom, at the front of the gym in the school campus. Warm up: The students will write five sentences of activities they did when they were a child. Volunteer will share one of their sentences and the teacher will place emphasis in the verb used in the imperfect…

In 1899 Kate Chopin’s The Awakening was released to readers, which is now regarded as a classic in American fiction. Her style consists of strict following of grammar rules and sharp, precise sentence structures, bringing an entirely different feel to her story when read compared to other works of fiction that deliberately cut and switch their choice of words and structures to paint a picture in the reader’s mind. The Awakening contains a strict writing style, a theme of identity crisis, and is…

TO BILLY: No. The piece requires further development before being taken into consideration. While the idea is interesting, and the light, humorous writing style is appealing, there are many philosophical questions and treatises that the narrator brings up that come across as disjointed and disconnected. Moreover, there are a multitude of grammatical and mechanical errors throughout the piece. First Reader’s Comments: Specific Comments: Pg1, P1, L2-5 - This sentence reads in a way that comes…