Verb types

Learning Chinese-Personal Narrative In 1995, I decided to volunteer as a missionary for my church. On the application form, there was no space for suggestions as to where in the world I would like to serve as a missionary. Church leaders assign missionaries to the place they feel we should go. I was surprised with the assignment to serve in Taiwan, speaking Mandarin Chinese. I had no previous experience with Chinese people or their language, so I felt fortunate that the church provides

The Grass Is Always Greener (Over the Cemetery): the Use of Proper Nouns, the Imperative Tense, and Tension Between the First and Third Person in Carl Sandburg’s Grass When a battle is over, the field on which it was fought must look like a wound on the face of the earth: the blood-soaked ground strewn with bodies, lying in mud churned by thousands of marching feet. Eventually, grass grows over the battlefield, hiding the evidence of the horrors that took place there under a blanket of green

The syntactic theory or syntax of language dates back in history in the 1950s by Chomsky (Math’una, 2009). The word 'syntax' is derived from the Greek word 'syntaxis', meaning 'together' and 'sequence'. The term is used for the way in which words are put together in an orderly system to form phrases or sentences (Allahabad, 2010). Therefore, for the non-expert, word order is the most remarkable thing about syntax (Bickerton, 2009). In fact, you could debate that word order is a secondary symptom

Early Modern English started during the Renaissance, between 1500 and 1800, with the first edition of the King James Bible and the works of William Shakespeare. At this point, Elizabeth I came to the throne of England with a religious revolt, positioning her nation as Protestant. As a consequence, some of the literature during her reign reflected the tension, being the purpose of most of the works didactic. During the Renaissance, it appeared the printing press and started the voyages of exploration

I prepare to face any criticism. (After the verb) They worry over the outcome of the result. (After the verb) He is jealous of her achievement. (After the adjective) We are sure of our success. (After the adjective) He is interested in music. (After the adjective) He stays in Coimbatore. (Before the noun) Peter lives with her

Interaction: Interaction is a major component in CLT approach. So I interacted with my students about their favorite teacher. At first, I did not tell them that they have to do a speaking activity in class rather I told them that ‘Today we will talk about our favorite teacher’. They all were excited about it. Firstly I started to talk about my favorite teacher and shared some humorous things about her and how she makes her students laugh etc. Then my students asked me some questions about my teacher

Both languagesallow adverbs to move in different position. 1. Introduction Dari is a spoken language in Afghanistan. It is a SOV language. For this paper I choose to discuss(frequency adverbs). An adverb is a word that modifiesthe manners of verbs. There are many kinds of adverbs such as manner,

For me to learn a language properly I have to have an understanding of the mechanics of the language. Here is an example of what I mean. If I say, “On what aisle will I find the condiments like ketchup and mayonnaise,” in Spanish, I may say, “Donde encontro condiments egual a ketchup e mayonnaise?” The person I am talking to may understand me enough to help me, but if I had said, “Por lo pasillo puedo encontrar condimentos como salsa de tomate y mayonesa?” It would sound like I know what I’m saying

V 1.01 Within reach is an odd colloquialism, filled with uncertainty. It can mean something physically within arm's length, it could mean a goal close to being reached, or it could refer to one's hopes and dreams. It could refer to improvements internal and external, either way, it's a metaphor that implies you are you chasing a carrot on a stick. Anything within reach hasn’t been achieved yet, though you can get close to it. It is a apt idiom, but I don't know if I like it. When I hear the phrase

Firework, by Katy Perry, is a song written about being yourself and not being afraid to show people who you really are. It is about being like being like a firework and letting your true colours show. The theme of the song is shinning bright, and letting your light shine.she repeatedly used words including, shine, bright, ignite, light and other words to do with shining your personal light. Katy Perry wrote firework to tell her listeners to be themselves and stay true to there self, Firework was