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  1. Oct 2020
    1. (7a) Marissa will walk her dog.(7b) Marissa can walk her dog.(7c) Marissa may walk her dog.(7d) Marissa should walk her dog.(7e) Marissa must walk her dog.

      It's a great use of example of auxiliary, In my opinion should switch up Marissa to another name and the format of the sentences.

      That's the only problem I have with the chapter.

    2. o begin, fill in the sentence “Marissa ________ her dog” with the form of the verb walk that is appropriate for each of the three primary tenses that you were taught: past, present, and future.

      This is good, gave the definition of Tense, leading to an example of tense and ending with a sentence with the term tense.

      This is very important about this chapter, I like what is told about Tense in this chapter.

    1. Fred and Netherlands are instances of proper nouns. A proper noun is a type of noun that refers to a specific person, place, or thing (Evelyn, Cairo, Saturday, etc.) Common nouns refer to classes of things (cat, trash, stone, etc.) rather than particular ones. All nouns that are not proper are common.

      It make sense, this information is not new to me. I didn't know the term that is Proper and Common nouns.

    2. The frame sentence is deliberately brief to allow it to make sense with a wide variety of nouns, but because of this vagueness, some people don’t see why some of the items in column 5 are not flagged as ungrammatical.

      Why is it viewed as being vague? What is an example of a vague statement?

  2. Sep 2020
    1. ditransitive verbs, in contrast with the monotransitive

      In grammar, a ditransitive verb is a verb which takes a subject and two objects which refer to a theme and a recipient

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      Monostranstive Verb is a verb that takes two arguments that consist of a subject and direct object.

    2. 1.Intransitive: subject + VI2.Linking: subject + VL + subject complement3.Transitive: subject + VT + direct object4.Ditransitive: subject + VD + indirect object + direct object5.Complex Transitive: subject + VC + direct object + object complement

      These are terms that is new to me, it's exceptional to know these terms.

    3. itransitive verbs, in contrast with the monotransitive

      Ditransitive Verb is a verb that takes a subject and two obejects

      Monostranstive Verb is a verb that takes two arguments that consist of a subject and direct object.

    1. Tree diagrams can also be drawn under the sentence, although in this course we will follow the more common practice

      I know diagrams is important and shows visual representation, One way chapter 4, can approve is removing Diagrams, tell few informations about it.

    2. Constituency

      According to the Identifying Constituent, the term of the constituent consist of category of words that can make up larger grammatical units.

      Native speakers have knowledge about the categories and functions of constituents.

      In the phrasal categories, consist of noun phrases, verb phrases, prepositional phrase and adjective phrase. The constituency test contain two common constituency test are substitution and movement.

      The Substitution test have pronouns that can substitute for NPs that appear in different position in a sentence. A pronoun can remove the larger constituent or it can replace the smaller constituents. A constituent can be moved to the front of sentence in the movement test.

    3. Linguists favor a different method for representing structure, known as a “tree diagram.

      This chapter is about Diagrams and the importance of how it is reliable while being in class.

    4. Grammarians like diagrams. You may have been compelled to draw something this in school

      I have been using diagrams since middle school I believe and I'm still using diagrams in school today.

    5. The name comes from the presence of a wh- word (who, why, etc.). There are also other types of cleft sentences

      This is new to me, thank you for this informations.

    6. does not tell us everything about how a constituent works in the sentence. We must also consider its function.

      What is the function? How does the constituent works with a sentence?

    7. When you understand how sentences are put together, you will be able to analyze your own writing and understand the structures that you have been using intuitively.

      Yes, this is true

    1. Linguistic

      Linguistics is a

      study of language that includes vocabulary, grammer, the sound of language and how word progress over time. The study of English language is an example of linguistics. It deals with speaking, reading, writing and conservation between individuals, primarily the definition for language also.

      There are different parts of Linguistics such as Phonology, Morphology, Phonetics and others. It works on specific language, the end goal is to get a better understanding of the language. Phonetics is the study of speech sounds in their physical from. Phonology is a study of sound that is referring to a system of language. It’s a branch of linguistics that analyzes how languages are portrayed. Morphology is the study of development of words. Syntax deals with words to form of a sentence, clauses and phrases also inserts in the sentence.

    1. For example, you probably don’t speak the same way when delivering an oral report in class as you do chatting on the phone with your friends.

      Everyone should relate to this.

      There's no way I'm writing Yo or Bro on a assignment.

    2. If we are studying our native language, we can be our own informant—in other words we can use our intuition and knowledge of how we and others speak to decide what is grammatical.

      Ofc, I don't think a individual is worried about what is grammatical. But, then again I could be wrong.

    3. what they really mean is that they lack conscious knowledge about grammar.

      Great use of information, personally I hope for my grammar to be better well need it to be great in the future. All of my assignments that I have completed for college so far, had either lack of "grammar" or lack of "details".

    4. vary

      It changes from one thing to another

      Example- A group of people play the game "Uno" a individual put two cards in the deck when everyone else is not looking. The individual was able to win the game by cheating.

      This is an example of the situation where you vary the order of cards in the game of "UNO"

    5. bequeathed

      It's to pass something on or leave something to someone else.

      Example- If a family member passes away, the person leaves their will to the person of their choice.

    6. Linguists, of course, do need to study languages, but communication with others isn’t typically their primary goal

      I thought part of the Linguistics definition consist of studying languages

    7. . If you put any infant born without developmental disabilities in any culture, that child will learn the language—or languages—he or she hears spoken

      A child picks up any language that is being spoken in the household. Children is smart and wise, if they hear a curse word, they will repeat it.

    8. Children can learn any language they are exposed to.

      Yes, definitely is true. My nationality is Haitian. In my household, family members speak French and Creole. I'm learning how to speak French. I'm custom with speaking Creole only my parents, uncle and aunt speaks French.

    1. I wanted to give my students the tools necessary to think just as critically about grammar as they would about a literary or historical text.

      This is important, grammar is a major element to have. It's necessary being able to know the mistakes you make while writing.

    2. Although not the work’s main focus, I also devote some attention to considering how these grammatical topics appear on standardized tests such as the SAT and the ACT.

      I believe it appears on English Regents also, i might be wrong. When I took the PSAT in high school reading, writing, grammer was the focus of the test

    3. the fundamental concepts that are necessary for a solid understanding of English grammar. Unlike many books, it doesn’t just tell you how things are in English

      Yes, this is true. Grammer deals with sentence, punctuation, or the accurate ways to write or speak a language.

    1. DNA, another combinatorial system, uses only four basic blocks, and combinations of these four blocks give rise to all the biological diversity we see on earth today.

      I don't think I ever read an article that has DNA in the language definition

    2. As a result, learning how to analyze language can be challenging because to understand one part you often need to know about something else

      What is the other things that an individual have to know?

  3. Aug 2020
    1. Who's Right?

      There's no right or wrong with languages, it's a form of communication when trying to persuade the audience/person to understand what's being talked about.

    1. But if we treat 'wouldn't' as one word, then we can explain why it is treated as one word in the yes/no question Wouldn't it hurt? Notice that we don't say Would not it hurt? for Would it not hurt?, or Would have he cared? for Would he have cared?

      I wondered to myself when I was in elementary school, why I couldn't start a sentence with the word wouldn't or would've. My professor made me understand the concept, my sentence should make sense and starting with those words it's not good.

    2. undeniability is a complex noun formed from the adjective 'undeniable', which is formed from the adjective 'deniable', which is formed from the verb 'deny'.

      That's a good breakdown of the word "Undeniability", talked about the adjective and the verb.