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    predictable. Irregular verbs Do not follow a pattern. Examples of irregular verbs are be, have, and do. If you learn these verbs in the present tense you will be able to avoid Errors in subject-verb agreement. . Use regular and irregular verbs correctly in basic sentences. Regular verbs follow regular patterns when shifting from the present to past tense. You can avoid mistakes by following a basic pattern of adding ed or d

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    symbolism in the language used, Nora’s perspective is further expressed, illustrating the epitome of the title, A Doll’s House. Nora’s understanding of how little individuality she possesses is expressed by the symbolic and comparative language present in the play. The plot clearly displays the role Nora plays in reference to serving her family, specifically Helmer. While the reader builds their own perspective of the text, an in depth analysis of the language used by and directed towards Nora provides

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    Still Memory By Mary Karr

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    In the poem “Still Memory” by Mary Karr, the speaker, through a dream like memory, re-experiences a snapshot in time that held particular significance in her childhood. Karr focuses on the seemingly inconsequential details that made mornings in her childhood home memorable for her. She describes the morning scene with the use of sensory, imagery and onomatopoeia to make the dream particularly zoetic. Although the dream is seen from this childlike aspect, Karr highlights how dreamlike this memory

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    used with different verb tenses in general. As Lathey (2012) comments on her article about the translation of children literature, "role of tense systems in narrative for children may well reveal cultural differences". In the case of Spanish and English, both use past tense for narration, while German or French have an historic present. In other words, verb tenses have been translated using a literal method, with the closest Spanish verb equivalent. However, some verb tenses are not 100% literal translatable

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    enjoy watching, in the cafes dansants here, how “pair after pair flick by”…” (Nabokov, 1925, para.10). In the latter example, the author seems to be perfectly acquainted with the use of commas, as well as the use of quotation marks. Moreover, present tense is abundant in the short story: “I am so lighthearted”, “I even enjoy...” ,“But fashion is…” (Nabokov, 1925, para.9). Furthermore, because of his use of romantic expression, amorous adjectives fill the story, especially when the author starts recollecting

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    Science Fun : Up And Away

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    PROCEDURE - Science Fun - Up and Away This particular text, Up and Away, in Science Fun is an example of a procedure. Considering the characteristics of the text, such as the text structure and the language features, it is evident that the purpose of the text is to instruct how to make a science project, a “soaring straw.” Beginning with a fun, outstanding title followed by a line of intriguing sentences, the text directly provides the instruction steps in sequence for making a soaring straw. Numbers

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    As with writing music, too many people believe that lyric writing is too difficult for most people and that it requires a supernatural skill to do so effectively. While the ability to write song lyrics does vary between people, talent is not the only factor that determines whether your song lyrics are going to work well with the composition. As with music composition, writing song lyrics is as much a craft as it is a talent. Lyric writing is a personal activity that requires the ability to express

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    “Ballad”. In structure, for instance, the author skillfully converts from past tense, to present tense, then to future tense; “Saw him”-Line 2, “He goes”-Line 11, and “He will go”-Line 19. She is uncertain about the blossoming feelings that are being exchanged between her lost lover and his new love; wondering wether or not their love will last. The structure is arranged in this way to demonstrate how the uncertainty present at the start of the poem gradually turns into confirmation by the end. Numerous

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    also talks about “in twenty-eight lines, broken into three sections by indentation rather than by space-breaks or numbers, he covers the state of poetry in the past; spends the larger portion of the poem on prescriptions for the present; and, in the last four lines, presents the only “must” that modern poetry must live up to” (Gallagher https://pfeiffer.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.proquest.com.pfeiffer.idm.oclc.org/docview/216773018?accountid=13172). This break down of the poem is another

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    I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth, a poem that discloses the relationship between nature and human beings: how nature can affect one’s emotion and behavior with its motion and sound. The words the author adopted in this poem are interconnected and related to each other. They are simple yet profound, letting us understand how much William Wordsworth related his works to nature and the universe. It also explained to us why

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