Grammatical tense

The Acquisition/Learning Hypothesis: In its most general version, the Acquisition / Learning Distinction Hypothesis is deemed to be the most salient all the hypotheses in Krashen's theory as well as the most recognized and valued conceptualization by most linguists and language practitioners. In practice, Krashen postulates that there are two independent systems in a second language competence: 'the acquired system' and 'the learned system'. On the one hand, the 'acquired system' or…

In the sentence If the test was held on Sunday, more people could take it, something sounds a little strange to our linguistic competency, which is our “hidden knowledge” of a language (Mihalic̆ek and Wilson). It may be difficult to point out the error, but instinctively we know an error lies somewhere within the sentence. According to Martha Kolln, “In if clauses that express a wish or a condition contrary to fact, we use were as the standard form of be, no matter what the subject” (Kolln and…

the story itself, my paper had many mistakes. By revising these mistakes I fixed the grammatical and punctuation errors in my writing and also made the essay easier to understand and more meaningful. Throughout my essay there were several instances where I used the incorrect verb tense, or shifted back and forth between present and past tense. To fix this error I went back and made all my verbs in the past tense. This helped avoid any confusion about the timeline of the story and fixed that…

claim states language acquisition does not require extensive use of conscious grammatical rules, and does not require tedious drill . He organizes his theory into five components. Overall, these components show that there are two ways of developing language: by acquisition and by learning. Acquisition is the subconscious process and learning is the conscious process. The language learning process focuses more on the grammatical…

the importance of revising my papers and checking for grammatical errors. When I spent ample time editing my papers, I was able to correct my faults. I believe my grades are a valuable example of how my hard work paid off. My literacy essay was the first formal essay of the semester. This paper was about my Grandfather's tradition of singing in Italian to me. My thesis was not very compelling and quite juvenile. The paper is full of grammatical mistakes. There is an excess amount of missing…

1.7 Statement of the Research Questions This research was designed to answer the following questions: 1. Is the Google Translate efficient in translating verb tense from English to Persian? 2. Is the translation produced by Google Translate acceptable apart from possible errors in translation? 3. What are the areas of possible errors in the translation produced by Google Translate?…

never reveals the pet that Kay and her brother chose, instead he left that decision up to the reader. I selected this book because it encourages language, cognitive, and moral development. “At the ages 3-5 years, vocabulary continues to expand; grammatical morphemes are added; and children begin to adjust their speech to listeners, they often ignore problems in messages they receive.”(Kail 2010) “What Pet Should I Get?” encourages language growth on many levels. The first being, it aids in…

elaborate an essay that has fourteen pages, but not impossible to develop a topic of an essay. In addition, I have improved putting ideas on a paper to develop an essay with more than 500 words. However, many students can write essays with minimum grammatical errors. Students can elaborate a topic of an essay and make it flow to write their ideas. In contrast, my first essay “Technology Is on Our Hands” it influenced me…

Reflection Memo of Assignment 1 As I was revising my essay of Assignment 1, I started reviewing the whole process of how I constructed, wrote and revised. I really enjoy the process of deeply unearthing the great memories during my process of English learning, which was unforgettable. It is hard for me to forget how my first English teacher taught me: she was harsher than any teacher I met, but what she taught was invaluable. To be honest, the process of producing such an essay was arduous: as…

cornerstones in Level 1B, students should be immersed into the idea that they are helping a foreign transfer student adapt to their new world by finishing Cornerstones 1 and 2. This Cornerstone continues to build on conjugating regular verbs in the present tense, and the verb “to do”, as well on vocabulary related to ; weather, geography, seasons,…