By John Haynes
Widespread, John Haynes presents a full of life creation to the research of expression with regards to which means. kind: * introduces readers to the major components within the examine of favor via functional workouts* encourages an curiosity in and sensitivity to phrases and buildings* permits scholars to acknowledge contrasts inside of and among texts* heightens knowledge with regards to word selection, which means, communicative objective and stylistic conference* examines a major number of text-types; either literary and non-literary, spoken and written* as well as quite a few routines, includes feedback for venture paintings.
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4 Complete the following list of locative expressions from Text E, which all begin with a preposition. in the midst about me in the sunshine in it in the light-laden air… (a) Is there a pattern within this pattern? For example, are certain words particularly common? (b) There are other phrases beginning with prepositions which are not locative (indicating time or place) These are: for the clock for itself for me Make any comment you think relevant about these and how they contrast with all the other prepositional phrases in the text, and what for the clock and for itself mean literally.
1 Go through Text A(i–iii) and Text B, and list for each one: (a) the average number of words per sentence; (b) the proportion of ands and buts in each text; this time, not only those at the beginnings of orthographic sentences; (c) the proportion of be words in each text; count also abbreviated versions of these, as in he’s; (d) the proportion of ‘spaces’ where there would be a be or he or some other word in standard English; Comment on any unexpected results, and suggest possible reasons for them.
AS SOON AS THE eyes WERE finished, imagine HIS bewilderment WHEN HE saw THEM moving AND looking AT HIM. 7 Geppetto THE wood carver lived IN A little wooden house WITH HIS cat, Figaro, AND A goldfish called Cleo. HE made lots OF marvellous toys, BUT HE HAD NO children TO play WITH THEM. ONE day HE made A puppet FROM SOME pine wood, AND put strings ON IT, so… 8 SEQUENCES OF WORDS AND EVENTS This unit deals with the sequence in which we mention things in a text as a whole, or in a paragraph, and in the wording of individual sentences, and how this may create emphasis, or surprise.