'Main clause' presentation slideshows

Mechanisms of Language Change

Mechanisms of Language Change. Holger Diessel University of Jena holger.diessel @uni-jena.de http://www.holger-diessel.de/. Language evolution. Human beings are the only species with language. Language evolution. Attempts at teaching nonhuman primates language have failed.

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Subordination & Content Clauses

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Loose, and Periodic Sentences

Loose, and Periodic Sentences. From a rhetorical point of view, sentences are loose, periodic, or balanced. I. loose sentence and periodic sentence

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Sentence Clarity

Sentence Clarity. A workshop brought to you by the Purdue University Writing Lab. Sentence Clarity. Why worry about making sentences clear? To communicate effectively with the reader To make writing persuasive and interesting To show credibility and authority as a writer.

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Sentence Clarity

Sentence Clarity. A workshop brought to you by the Purdue University Writing Lab. Sentence Clarity. Why worry about making sentences clear? To communicate effectively with the reader To make writing persuasive and interesting To show credibility and authority as a writer.

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Sentence Fragments

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Nominals

Nominals. One-word Nouns, Noun Phrases, Noun Clauses. Noun functions in a sentence I. Subject of the verb Two girls made the team. Object of the verb or verbal direct object While we were cooking dinner , John rang the doorbell , interrupting our evening together.

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The Imperfect Subjunctive

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Office Administration

Office Administration. Chapter 11: Rules of Grammar. Primary Elements Subject is the noun/topic Verb tells what the subject does Object completes the sentence Complement is the noun in the predicate that refers to the subject. Secondary Elements Modifiers describe other words

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Verb Valency Frame Extraction Using Morphological and Syntactic Features of Croatian

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First Conditional

First Conditional. The first conditional is a structure used for talking about possibilities in the present or in the future. . if clause If you study hard, main clause you will pass the test. main clause You will pass the test if clause if you study hard.

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Relative Clauses

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If clause

If clause. There are four types of conditional sentence. It is sometimes called the "if" clause. It is formed by two clauses.The. former clause expresses the condition while. the latter indicates the result. of that condition or vice versa. We use this type of condition to express a.

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after / as soon as / before / when / while / until first conditional

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Improving Sentences 1

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Improving Sentences 2

Improving Sentences 2. This is often called the main clause. It is the first and main part of the sentence with the key meaning. A simple sentence. Paul found his luck had changed . 1. Extend the sentence with commas 2. Add another clause with a connective

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Directions: Click the left mouse button to move from slide to slide. There are 4 slides in this presentation.

Subordination - #3. Directions: Click the left mouse button to move from slide to slide. There are 4 slides in this presentation. Subordination - #3. There are two kinds of clauses: main clause and subordinate clause.

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If sentences

If sentences. Using commas correctly. Subordinate and main clauses. If sentences are made up of a main clause and a subordinate clause. The main clause can make sense on its own. The subordinate clause does not make sense on its own. You can go to the shops if you are good.

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