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Re: correct sentences 24/11

Teo — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:09:54 GMT

They won't smoke ever since they saw a film on lung cancer.

What does "won't" mean here?

Re: correct sentences 24/11

Teo — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:09:49 GMT

http://forums.eslcafe.com/student/viewtopic.php?t=22113&highlight=

Parts of Speech

Carlagee — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:47:55 GMT

I have some questions about the homework i was giving. Can you please tell me if i am doing these right. if i am not please tell me what i am doing wrong.

A. Identifying the Parts of Speech in Sentences
Identify the part of speech of each bold italicized word below. On the line before each sentence, write adj. For adjective, adv. For adverb, conj for conjunction, intj for interjection, n. for noun, prep. For preposition, pron for pronoun, or v. verb.

Adj 1. What kind of answer is that.
Adv 2. Karen could find only one other piece of information about her topic.
Conj 3. Either you let me pay for dinner or I wonât go.
V 4. The idea has been around for awhile.
N 5. In 1986, the astronaut Chang-Diaz sent a massage in Spanish to earth from the space shuttle.
Prep 6. The sports world was shocked when Michael Jordan announced his retirement from professional basketball.
Prep 7. Take this back to the store, please, and ask for a refund.
Intj 8. Hooray! The parade has finally begun.
N9. In 1937, a group of well-known photographers documented the despair cause by the Depression in rural America.
Adv10. That young girl has an incredibly lovely voice.

B. Identifying the Parts of Speech in a Paragraph
Above each bold italicized word identify the part of speech. If the italicized word is a pronoun underline itâs antecedent. It the italicized word is a adj or adv underline the word that it modifies.

pron
(11)The paper has a listing of many events that are happening over the weekend. (12)The
Adj pron
Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park exhibit opens today. (13) This display is interactive. That
adj
should be fun. (14) Or we can go to the Computer Museum for the Letter to the White
adv
House exhibit. (15)Anyone at this exhibit may sent a message directly to President
Clinton.(16) If neither of those attractions excites you, the Latin group La Seccion del
Adj pron
Sabor is playingdowntown. (17) This group has gotten good reviews, because their
adv
music is lively and upbeat. (18) Oktoberfest starts early tomorrowin the park. (19) A
pron
Bavarian band will be on hand to entertain us with its lively tunes. (20) Iâm sure we can
pron
find something to do among all of these city events.

adverb-(hyphen)-adjective

Philip — Tue, 22 May 2007 00:25:14 GMT

I can't find a source that explains what I thought I understood many years ago. The question deals with joining an adverb and an adjective with a hyphen before the noun, but not afterward:

the freshly-cut lawn smells great ~ the lawn is freshly cut

he is a highly-admired admiral ~ the admiral is highly admired.

Now, someone whom I respect has told me that this is true only with "well":

the well-known actress is crazy ~ the actress is well known for her crazy antics.

Any thoughts from punctuation experts?

Re: On the beach

Selecter — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:07:26 GMT

Conchita57 wrote:
According to Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 'wade' is also American English for 'paddle':

paddle (WALK) UK
verb [ I ] (US wade)
to walk with bare feet through shallow water, often at the edge of the sea:

We rolled up our trousers and paddled along the seashore.

wade
verb
1 [I usually + adverb or preposition; T] to walk through water with difficulty because of the pressure of the water against your legs:

The river was full but we managed to wade across.
We waded a shallow river.

That's right but wade and paddle have differences in meaning even in american english. At least your post didn't prove that both mean the same thing (walk across the river and walk along the seashore aren't the same thing)

Re: On the beach

Conchita57 — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:00:53 GMT

According to Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 'wade' is also American English for 'paddle':

paddle (WALK) UK
verb [ I ] (US wade)
to walk with bare feet through shallow water, often at the edge of the sea:

We rolled up our trousers and paddled along the seashore.

wade
verb
1 [I usually + adverb or preposition; T] to walk through water with difficulty because of the pressure of the water against your legs:

The river was full but we managed to wade across.
We waded a shallow river.

Re: twice is a adverb

Conchita57 — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:23:44 GMT

This should clear your doubts:

adjunct
noun [ C ] FORMAL
In grammar, an adjunct is an adverb or adverbial phrase that gives extra information in a sentence.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

twice is a adverb

User_gary — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:39:07 GMT

I go there twice a week.

Here I thought `twice' was a adverb.

Now, someone told, it is a `adjunct'.

So I am being confused.

Is the `adjunct' and `adverbs' are one and the same?

Re: problem in definition of ''by''

Marius Hancu — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:17:38 GMT

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NOUN:
Abbr. NbE The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due north and north-northeast, or 11Â°15 east of due north. ADVERB:
&
ADJECTIVE:
Toward or from north by east.
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/north+by+east
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Re: Upfront

Mister Micawber — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:42:43 GMT

Looks like bad English to me. It's open to interpretation.

If that were the case, the language would have almost no good words at all, Anon.

Not slang, but informal, Rex. It dates, the dictionaries say, from about 1965 or so:

Up-front. Informal.

âadjective Also, upfront.

1.	invested or paid in advance or as beginning capital: an up-front fee of five percent and an additional five percent when the job is done.

2.	honest; candid; straightforward: He's very up-front about discussing his past.

3.	conspicuous or prominent: The company has an up-front position in its industry.

4.	located in the front or forward section: to request up-front seats on a plane.

âadverb Also, up front.

5.	as an initial investment, beginning capital, or an advance payment: They'll need a half-million dollars up-front before opening the business.

6.	before other payments, deductions, or returning a profit: Estimated operating expenses will be deducted up-front.

[Origin: 1965â70]