mcgraw hill s essential american slang phần 3 pptx

... in Soviet Russia. Russell&apos ;s nine sentences correspond to his steps in analyz- ing his topic: Sentence Idea Topic: increasing intellectual complexity Plan: list several causes First cause: ... chapter. Comparison and Contrast Focusing Because they involve at least two subjects and offer several possibilities of emphasis, comparison and contrast pose prob- lems of focus. For one thing, y...

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... 140 field, 139 genus-species, 134 illustrative, 137 legislative, 133 metaphors in, 138 negative, 139 nominal, 132 paired, 139 real, 132 semantic, 140 similes in, 138 stipulative, 133 synonymous, 136 techniques ... for: the Browns' house, the Johnsons' boat Pronouns Indefinite pronouns form the possessive by adding -&apos ;s: anyone&apos ;s, anybody&apos ;s, someone&apo...

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... papers or busi- ness letters. Which is not to dismiss such writing as easy. Being clear and concise is never easy. (To say nothing of being interesting!) But at least the writing process is structured ... types of sen- tences, building paragraphs. Style is the result of strategy, the language that makes the strategy work. Think of purpose, strategy, and style in terms of increasing abstractne...

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... A Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, Classified and Arranged so as to Facilitate the Ex- pression of Ideas and Assist in Literary Composition. Roget devised a system of grouping words in ... In listing syn- onyms a thesaurus necessarily obscures this distinction 37 * DESCRIPTION AND NARRATION nor purely realistic. It is both at once. Such stories are realistic in that characters and .....

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... found sea- 30 8 DICTION Dillard. For instance one philosopher discusses the style of another like this: The style is not, as philosophic style should be, so transparent a medium that one looks straight ... feelings into few words, similes deepen prose. Similes Express Feelings and Judgments Many similes are emotionally charged. Pakenham&apos ;s image of sand blowing over the graves of fall...

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... it. BETTER: She will show us how to do it. He becomes self-conscious to the extent that he withdraws into himself. BETTER: He becomes so self-conscious that he withdraws into himself. Pointlessness Pointless ... Muir I don't mean to suggest that Segal is as gaga as this book [Love Story]—only that a part of him is. Pauline Kael Pretentiousness Pretentiousness is using big words to no...

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... words but varies it in the concluding phrase. Intonational rhythm coexists with syllabic. Thus Tennyson&apos ;s lines also show an almost perfect alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables: X ... mission. Samuel Hopkins Adams Both of those passages consist chiefly of short, simple sen- tences. The first uses them poorly, the second effectively. Where does the difference lie? The firs...

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... is spoken relatively loudly, an unstressed one more softly. Stressed syllables are marked by /, unstressed by x, as in above. A metrical run consists of a number of stressed and unstressed syllables ... by its diversion of purpose and its qualified success, by its grotesque transitions from sublimation to base necessity and its pervasive stress towards flight, a comedy. H. c. Wells These are...

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... They show the cultural features such as states, towns, parks, and roads, especially paved roads. They show also natural features, such as rivers and lakes, and sometimes moun- tains. As simple ... are licentious; polish is good; cabbages cost so much; bread is made of coarse flour. (3) CAUSE AND EFFECT I2J reasons, as in the passage by Professor Stewart. In that case you must arrange them i...

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... writer&apos ;s job is assisting readers in following the organization. It can be done in two ways, which are often used together. One is by sign- posts—words, phrases, sentences (occasionally even a short paragraph) ... Subject In most cases a limiting sentence or clause must follow the announcement of the subject. Few essays (or books, for that matter) discuss all there is to say; they tr...

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