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    3:53 A period, or full stop, is used at the end of a complete declarative sentence, a moderatlely imperative sentence, and a sentence containing an indirect question: They took the short road into the village. Take the short road. The driver asked which road he should take. In American English, period is the term for the punctuation mark used to end declarative sentences. In British English, the mark is usually called a full stop. Neither term is right or wrong. They’re just different ways of

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    According to chapter 2, "a cliché is a once-clever word or phrase that has lost its impact through overuse" McLean, Scott (2010). Thereby, although one might try to be specific in this scenario, the tendency of not being taken seriously by the receiver exist thus pose a hindrance to what might have been a successful communication session. For instance,during a recent conversation I had recently with my best buddy over coffee with some other of my closest childhood friends. She had wanted to create

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    manipulate individual sounds-phonemes--in spoken words. Before children learn to read print, they need to become more aware of how the sounds in words work. They must understand that words are made up of speech sounds, or phonemes (the smallest parts of sound in a spoken word that make a difference in a word 's meaning).” (WriteExpress Corporation, 2015) Phonemic awareness is very important with children learning to read because it helps them learn to sound out words in spelling, identify and categorize

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    The article I picked for this assignment analyzes the authors viewpoint against the development of spoken language among children in two different school. The authors attempt to convey the importance behind oral language and listening skills in reception children. Included in the article are results of children in varies school showing the lack of language skills. The author works on suggesting intervention programs to have a positive effect on these skills that need improvement throughout the school

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    1.Word meaning When engaging in rhetorical communication, word meaning needs to be considered. A simple word’s definition, such as apple, can go farther than what it is traditionally known for. An apple is known as a type of fruit, but it is also known as a type of thing. Words can be used as a symbol and can be used as metaphors. For example, an apple is a symbol in the bible’s garden of Eden. “You are the apple of my eye” is an example of a metaphor that uses the word apple. 2.Multiple

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    Posted-30/05/2015 by Iain Campbell What Makes a Word, a Word? If a new word or neologism is not created by a lexicographer (the person who compiles a dictionary), or any individual, then who decides what words will be a part of the English language? The speakers of the language are who choose what words are used and which are not. It’s the day to day users of the language introducing and maintaining words, this is what evolves and shapes the way the English language is spoken and understood by the people who use

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    are two of the most spoken languages in the world, which have differences and similarities in writing. Despite that both languages use the same alphabet, Spanish has more difficult writing mechanics such as punctuation rule, noun’s gender and quantity, and verb conjugation that make writing an essay more laborious. First, Spanish has a complicated punctuation rule because it uses diacritic acute (´) which can change meaning of words if you don’t use it, for example, the words “vino” (wine in English)

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    to use the safety belt. Children have to attend school by law. Form      Have to is a non-modal alternative to the modal verb must to talk about obligation. It is interchangeable with have got to, this last form being more common in spoken and informal British English. The structure of the have to form is Subject+ Have+ Infinitive (with to). The negative form expresses an absence of obligation. It can be used in questions to

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    In our society, words and what order those words fall in contribute to their meaning. That’s why it is very important to use words in the correct grammatical order, correct context and exact language. The power of words affects our senses, thinking, feelings creativity and the way we think. It is imperative that we must understand the phrases and meanings of words before they can properly be used. When language is shaped properly, it will assimilate into a culture. Since the English language is

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    what a word suggests beyond its basic definition. 2) Denotation- is the basic definition or dictionary meaning of a word. The connotation of a word is its emotional content. 3) Deductive Reasoning- Reasoning in which ideas are at the beginning and proof follows. Essays, textual commentary, and loose sentences are deductive. 4) Inductive Reasoning- Reasoning in which ideas come at the end. Global commentary and periodic sentences are inductive. 5) Thesaurus- A book that lists words in

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