Sentence Structure, Connectors, and Poetic Elements
Sentence and Its Parts
A sentence is the smallest unit of speech that expresses a complete thought.
Subject
The person or thing performing the action or being described.
Predicate
What is said about the subject; it typically includes the verb.
Implicit Subject
This occurs when the subject is not explicitly named but is understood from the context (e.g., in commands like “Run!” the subject is an implied “you“). Example: The car runs. (Explicit Subject: The car)
Subject-Verb Agreement
This is the grammatical
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Language Functions
Language functions serve different purposes for which the issuer may use language in a communicative situation.
Representative or Referential Function
This function characterizes messages in which the sender transmits information. The verbs are in the 3rd person, targeting lexico (e.g., paracetamol is on the shelf).
Expressive and Emotional Function
This function characterizes messages expressing the issuer’s opinions and feelings. The verbs are in the 1st person, often using questions
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Understanding Spanish Verbal Complements
The verb, functioning as the predicate nucleus, is often accompanied by one or more word groups that specify or restrict its meaning. These are the verbal complements. They include the direct object, prepositional complement, indirect object, circumstantial complement, and agent complement. The attribute and the predicative complement are also added, which complement both a verb and a noun.
Direct Object (Objeto Directo)
This complement names the being or object
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Understanding Process Arguments
Developing a process argument involves three distinct steps:
- Forming an Opinion: Before reviewing a subject, it’s necessary to form your own informed opinion.
- Sustaining the Argument: To demonstrate validity, use arguments and provide reasons to defend your thesis.
- Considering Other Opinions: Address differing views through various attitudes:
- Rebuttal: Rejecting an opposing idea with reasons or counter-arguments (presenting arguments against and in favor of your position)
Morphology and Word Formation: Key Concepts Explained
Morphology and Word Formation
The position of stress can morphologically differentiate words. For example:
- ‘import (noun)
- im’port (verb)
The stress position determines whether the word is a noun or a verb. Nouns are stressed on the first syllable, while verbs are stressed on the second syllable. This connects the morphological category of the word with the phonological aspect (stress position).
Morphology and Syntax Interactions
Interactions between morphology and syntax occur, for instance, in the
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Language: An Introduction
Language is the faculty that allows humans to communicate using oral signs.
Language is the set of signs and rules available to all speakers of a language. The speaker makes use of language in constructing a particular message.
Units of Language
The units of a language belong to different levels. The units of the same level are merged to result in more complex units.
Phonemes
Phonemes are the models of speakers have different sounds.
Morphemes
Morphemes are meaning units that are
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