Basic Grammer

Applying the writing skills learned in English 101, which includes determining audience and purpose, organization, and grammar and mechanic usage, is also a major goal for students in their second semester of freshman English. The ability for a writer to determine their audience and purpose is essential for all writing. In my proposal essay advocating a plan to stop texting and driving I said “As the number of collisions from cell phone related distractions rises, something must be done to significantly reduce the regularity of this event. This problem affects all age groups, sexes, and ethnicities and it is in our hands as drivers to create safer, more responsible roadways.” In these two sentences, I stated the purpose of my argument which

10/ You cheat on an exam. Your classmate reports this to the department chair. Which of the following is correct?

On the line provided, write the letter of the best answer to each of the following items.

17. The next time an event is canceled because of rain, don’t blame the weatherman, blame

List five new words you learned in the book. Write down their meaning and an

Did alterations in the sentences result in a sentence that was still grammatically correct in English?

Each student will receive a paragraph with incomplete sentences. Each space has to be filled in with a contraction word. One student has paragraph

People around the world have various differences upon what they find attractive in someone’s personality. The article, “What’s Really Hot on Dating Sites? Proper Grammar,” proves this by giving three different points. Firstly, most women may not even be interested in you if your grammar isn’t proper. Secondly, it is more likely that you would trust somebody with proper grammar. Thirdly, men determine whether they find somebody attractive or not, based on looks.

My language is just that, mine. In certain settings and company, it may not be the best way to speak and that is why I incorporate code-meshing and code switching in my everyday tongue. The language I use on a daily basis, in a comfortable, setting reveals a lot about me. My language could tell you where I’m from, about my family, what kind of household I grew up in, how structured my school system was, it tells you about my friends, the crowd I keep, the things I like to spend my time doing, and so on. In my opinion, I believe my language mainly reveals the structure my single mother provided for us while growing up in my area, my love and care for my family and friends, and as well my intelligence and respect for myself.

In order to show a correct interpretation of ‘Text 1’ and its features, its purpose must first be explored and deconstructed through the ‘text user’ feature of the four resource model. This feature asks generally asks three questions; what

Reviewing subject verb-agreement doesn’t have to be tiresome. In this lesson, you will deal with the basic principle for subject-verb agreement. Also, going through and recognizing both correct and incorrect subject-verb agreement, you will realize the different grammatical structures that are used in formal and informal settings.

a) Chinese food b) food of China c) some food of China d) the Chinese food

1.4. That is, the copular verb be is irregular (forms: be, am, is, are, was, were, been and being),

In class we have studied various speeches, which link, closely with our study of language in cultural context. In particular we looked at text types about the spread of English globally. I was interested in the tool of speeches and the way that they can influence their audience. Therefore I wanted to create a piece in which I could explore the use of power of speaking the English language in the Chinese community. It is from the point of view of a high school student speaking and empowering through English. I will speak on the history of the Chinese becoming bilingual, and the journey it should take in the future. I decided to use China as a central example in my speech, to show relevance and draw attention by using a current topic. I have written this speech from the point of view of a student in China, coming from someone growing up in a world that must use the English language to survive in a country other than her own. My secondary source ‘How Language Transformed Humanity’ by Mark Pagel, will be used to reinforce the relevance of dialect in all instances. The speech is intended to sound captivating and convincing therefore I have included several stylistic devices including: repetition, inclusive and exclusive language, tone, formality, evidence and appeals, these stylistic devices will emphasise my position. China has always had a

Syntax is “a child combines words in a systematic way to create sentences that appear to follow rules rather than combining words in random fashion” (Gleason/Ratner, 2013, p.120)