Grammatical Categories 1. Tense A feature of verbs, associated with time. Types: i) Present ii) Past iii) Future The tense of a verb indicates whether the action denoted by the verb takes place in present, took place in the past and will take place in the future Tense also indicates wheter the action denoted by …
Month: September 2011
Bacon’s Style In fact, the secret of Bacon’s style strength lies in its brevity. Virtually no writer, ancient or modern, has managed to compress so much in so little meaning compass, various tests, such as “studies and negotiations” – are marvels of condensation Perhaps the most. Bacon’s style is fascinating that no one can remain …
Summary Socrates has already completed the main argument of the Republic, establishing justice and has proven to be valid. He turns to the question of poetry leads humans. Surprising move, banished poets from the city. He has three reasons to believe that poets unhealthy and dangerous. First, pretend to know all sorts of things, but …
Parts Of Speech “Parts of speech” are the basic types of words that English has. Most grammar books say that there are eight parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions and interjections. We will add one more type: determiners/articles. In the modern era POS are known as “word classes”. 1. Noun “A …
Once, in the palace of Vladimir, a Great Russian prince of Kiev, all the nobles were making boasts. Once noble boasted of his strength, another showed off his wisdom. Others boasted of their wealth or their trusted horses. One noble, Stavr Godinovich, said nothing at all. He sat with a dreamy look on his face. …