Phrase

good writer and this is especially true in regards to sentence starts. Creatively arranging sentence beginnings breaks up the monotony and choppy style associated with a simple noun phrase followed by a verb. This does NOT mean that all sentences should begin with prepositional phrases, transitions, or adverbial phrases, but it does mean that you should be certain to pay attention to sentence starts and deliberately edit for variety if necessary. Starts by Part of Speech: Adjective: 0%…

Pledge. Supporters of the saying believe that it instills a sense of safety, humbleness, and morality. They approve of the phrase whereas critics condemn it for its hostility. Contestants argue that the saying imposes a monotheistic conviction, a religious declaration, and the fear of out casting on an entire nation whose people are not all the same. Advocates of the phrase “under God” assert that it gives them a sense of safety without violence. They use it to reaffirm their faith in lieu of…

Anaphora is a specific form of repetition in which a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of a successive phrase and is used to leave prominence on the phrases, as well as creating a rhythmic effect to make it memorable and more gratifying to read. For example, anaphora is used in a passage of Barbara Lazear Ascher On Compassion, a passage about a few brief encounters with homeless people, where she struggles to understand the compassion of others. “Twice I have witnessed this, and twice…

their own mother tongue, English is the common ground we have, that binds us when we come together to express an idea or play. I fell in love with this subject because it is everywhere. Look around you, and you’ll notice people full of fun words, phrases and idioms. Constructing a word or a sentence is basically rearranging the letters, it’s this fun game of jigsaw puzzle, that when combined correctly, creates magic. I remember when I was 6, I picked up a novel “too mature” for me, there were…

group should be without mute, and throughout the entire piece, the trumpet followers should stay in half-valve. To explain the notation: The Leaders have many phrases written in standard notation, with places indicated to…

think Shakespeare and modern English do not mix; which is not the case. Many people quote Shakespeare without knowing! Shakespeare authored quite a few of today’s catchy phrases. While many people know that William Shakespeare’s way with words was nothing less than extraordinary, few recognize that several of today’s popular phrases were devised by Shakespeare including; “it is all Greek to me”, “break the ice”, and “too much of a good thing”. Written by William Shakespeare, the play As You Like…

influenced and enriched the English language through introduction of new vocabulary terms , a plethora of phrases that he coined, and his involvement with standardizing the English language. William Shakespeare was extremely innovative for the time in which he wrote, which was considered early modern english. He had a fertile career and vastly expanded the vocabulary…

conjunct melody that has three unique phrases. The first phrase, “A”, is the first to be introduced and repeated a second time, “A-A”. Phrase “A” moves smoothly from mid to high in ascending and descending conjunct intervals and is repeated. A second unique phrase, “B”, contrasts the repeated first phrase “A-A-B” with two high to low descending conjunct intervals and one descending then ascending conjunct interval that rests on a high note. The third unique phrase, “C”, consists of a new contour…

While looking though the Men and Women Health magazines, there were two of the same ads that were both selling Vitafusion™ vitamins. The Women’s Health magazine showed an image of a woman doing yoga at an exotic setting with a blown up image of a Vitafusion™ bottle right beside her and the Men’s Health magazine showed an image of a man biking on a dangerous mountain with an image of a small Vitafusion™ bottle shown in front of him. After looking at both advertisements, it is clear that when…

(5) Idiomatic prepositional phrases and adverbial phrases, such as “due to” and “in vain”. (6) Phrasal verbs, such as “bring about” and “add to”. (7) Idiomatic linking verb phrase, such as “be proud of” and “be different from”. Ren Fang He in her article《试论英语习语的分类及特点》suggests that there’re five kinds of idioms: (1) Standardized word combination, such as…