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b. She asked me do you have a driver's license?
c. She asked me if I had a driver's license?
d. She asked me if I have a driver's license?
4. ... do I do in my spare time.
3. "Do you have a driver's license?" she asked
a. She asked me did you have a driver's license?
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c. Ann said to me ... travel?" she asked.
a. She asked me am I willing to travel? b. She asked me if I am willing to travel
c. She asked me was I willing to travel? b. She asked me if I was willing to travel
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... the
audience what you have told them.
Useful summarizing language
“That brings me to the end of my presentation. I ve talked about …”
“Well, that’s about it for now. We ve covered …”
“So, that was ... solve, or fact
or statistic that they need to know. This opening statement or question shouldn’t take
something to think about.
Overviews
After you give your opening statement, you should give ... might have.”
When you receive a question, thank the person who asked it and then re-word it. By re-
wording a question you can check that you have understood the question and you can
give yourself...
... be bilingual, but most of us are bi-dialectical.
Finally, note that rules such as those described above aredescriptive, notprescriptive. They describe the way native
speakers use the language, ... use the language. Indeed, descriptive and prescriptive rules often conflict.
We are told to never split an infinitive — as this author just did. [We are told not to say "to never split ... examples of non-verbal aspects of language , see Non-Verbal and Social
Aspects of Language
Finally, our model of spoken communication serves as a tool for understanding the written language. x
Reading...
... read?”
“I ve called a meeting to discuss …”
“The purpose of this meeting is to …”
“We’re here today to discuss …”
Asking for people’s opinions
“Does anyone have anything else to add?”
“Does anyone have ... anything else to say?”
“What are your views on this?”
Asking for agreement or a vote
“Can we have a show of hands?”
“Can we put this to the vote?”
“Are we agreement on this?”
Keeping people focused ... agenda?”
Finishing a meeting
“Is there any other business?”
“I think that’s all today. thank you everyone for coming”
...
... has already taken the initiative to
make some very helpful suggestions. Sara is full of ideas—I firmly believe she will help Kelly Green
Plants continue to thrive.
Thanks for choosing Kelly ... that I must put on a brave face as Betty retires. I’m glad that
she’ll have more time to spend with her eight grandchildren. And that she and Martin will be able to
travel at the drop of a hat. ... out of stock and had to be
shipped from the manufacturer. I understand now, however, the headlights have arrived, but
Maintenance can’t spare the time to send someone to our site to install...
... who developed the World Wide Web, could never
have foreseen the popularity of his invention.
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The graphical user interface (GUI) that we all take for granted
nowadays is actually a late development ... so).
2. By a semicolon, by itself.
3. By a semicolon accompanied by a conjunctive adverb
(such as however, moreover, nevertheless, as a result,
consequently, etc.).
4. And, of course, independent ... beginning with “which,” “that,” or a form
of “who” — are also known as RELATIVE CLAUSES. The
relative pronoun serves as the subject of the dependent clause
and relates to some word or idea...
... forces, but they move very
slowly.
Glaciers are forces
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they move
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DIAGRAMMING SENTENCES
We begin, naturally, with the representation of a very
simple sentence:
Glaciers ...
melting
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DIAGRAMMING SENTENCES
A direct object follows the verb on the horizontal line;
it is separated from the verb by a vertical line that
does not go through the horizontal line.
The ... sentence:
Glaciers melt.
We will place the subject-verb relationship on a
straight horizontal line . . .
Glaciers melt
and separate the subject from its verb with a
short vertical line extending through the...
... you never again will have trouble
with sentence fragments!
Avoiding Sentence
Fragments
Be alert for strings of prepositional phrases that never get
around to establishing a subject-verb relationship:
Immediately ... missing a whole verb.
“Spending” is a participle wanting to modify
something, but there is no subject-verb
relationship within the sentence.
Often, it’s missing a verb or
part of a verb string:
... give you a great deal
of information, but it’s still not a complete sentence:
After the coach encouraged him
so much last year and he
seemed to improve with each
passing game.
Here we have...
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Avoiding Run-on Sentences
Now you’ll never again write a
run-on sentence!
Avoiding Run-on Sentences
The length ... considered a run-on.
An over-exuberant, run-off-at-the-mouth, 400-word
gorilla of a sentence can be structurally fine. A
run-on sentence is one in which two clauses have
been connected incorrectly. ...
exam. Study it thoroughly now.
3. Many people think protectionism can halt rising prices;
however, the opposite is actually true.
Avoiding Run-on Sentences
Let’s think of an independent clause...
... known – would have woken
C. would have known–had woken D. knew - woke
28) If I …………………………… a chance, I would have trained to be a doctor.
A. would have had B. would have C. have had D. had had
29) ... drank much wine because he was very sad.
> If he hadn’t been very sad, he wouldn’t have drunk much wine.
(He wouldn’t have drunk much wine, if he hadn’t been very sad)
- John didn’t studied ... see/ you.
Love,
Hoa
V/ Match a verb in A with a phrase in B
A B
1. to contain
2. to learn
3. to take
4. to threaten
5. to come
6. to have
7. to spend
8. to join
9. to preserve
10. to cause
11....