Pronouns

JC Second Person Personal Pronoun Sing. Sub. /yu si weh ah mean? / “Do you know what I mean?” /yu mussi born back a cow/ “You 're an idiot” (Pensacola Studio, 2014) /yu di ' guh work todeh? / “You went to work today?” Pl. Sub. /unu di ' hear di school bell? / “You heard the school bell?” (Jamaicansinting, 2012) Sing. Obj. /mi lob yu/ “I love you” (Wells, 1973) /me good yu know, but look “I’m Great, but not as good as you” At yu, di better one/ (Pensacola Studio, 2014) /ow yu do? / “How are you?” (Sevy, 2014) Pl. Obj. / Tap unu naiz/ “Stop your noise!” (Wells, 1973) /im di tell unu/ “He told you” (Jamaicansinting, 2012) JSE use “you” much in the same way as any variety of Standard English; JSE Second Person Personal…

nations who do not have a common mother tongue and it is the most widely spoken constructed language in the world. Comparing Esperanto to English, we can see the similarities or differences between the alphabets, vowels, pronouns and word order. Esperanto is invented because it brings tolerance and respect for people of diverse nations and cultures. About 70% of Esperanto vocabulary comes from Romance languages, about 20% from Germanic languages and English and some part from Slavic languages.…

They learn which sentence structures are acceptable in certain situations, and they also learn which sentences are ungrammatical syntactically even though they are comprehensible semantically. Nevertheless, it is important for language speakers to understand that many syntactic rules exist with a motivation. In English, certain syntactic rules function to ease our understanding of sentences with complex constituents by moving them to the end of the sentence. In this paper, I will investigate the…

and recognize that all team members should reach their own conclusions about what the findings mean. • Describe the natural features in their immediate outdoor environment, and compare the features with those of another region in Maryland. • The student will identify meaningful, answerable scientific questions. Common Core Standards: • Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events • Explain the…

Genderless Pronouns Article Response A student of the University of Vermont believes there should be genderless pronouns to label trans genders. Gieselman has encouraged her friends to refer herself to “they” rather than “he” or “she.” According to The New York Times, publisher Julie Scelfo states, “They” has become an increasingly popular substitute for “he” or “she” in the transgender community, and the University of Vermont, a public institution of some 12,700 students, has agreed to use…

That shows how sure George is of her identity. Sometimes I read books about transgender and they confused me because they often use one gender pronoun at times then another at other times. It makes me question whether they’re still talking about the same character or not. That’s not the case with George and I like it. I also like that George has an understanding and open minded friend like Kelly. But there’s also a character that’s a bully and mean. Even though it’s a children book, things won’t…

Scholastic Inc., 1998. Print. Curriculum Area: Language Arts Student Age: 7-9 year olds Group Size: 25-30 Students Measureable Objective: • Students should be able to ask and answer question about key details found in the test. (CCSS L.1.1) • Students should be able to recall information about character, places, and events found in Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night (CCSS L.1.4) • Student should demonstrate proper English grammar and when writing or speaking. (CCSS L.1.1) • Student should be…

metaphors for example, in section one, which is lines six through twenty-six, the speaker gives a metaphor about himself and Harlem. The speaker feels as if he and Harlem are one person. At the end of each section there is a conclusion. The speaker states the true inner thoughts about the topic in the section. For example, in section two, the speaker says that even though there is “Harlem”in him there is also “ American” in him and that can not be changed, so it is a truth. The structure of…

Words can be very manipulative and persuasive, if used right, they can be used to get people to feel different emotions and make people do things. But also, they can be used to make people do things that they might not have ever done without hearing that speaker say what they said to them. Rhetorical and literary devices are included when people are trying to persuade and manipulate people to more effectively change peoples minds. In certain situations, this can lead to really bad endings and…

“Where there is Love there is Life”- Mahatma Gandhi. Love is an essence of life and allows one to live life fully. The play “Pronoun” by Evan Placey is a love story about understanding the experiences of a transgender, with the help of main character Dean, Placey gives a message that unconditional love is the deepest desire that everyone has and is one of the basic necessity for a healthy life. Before one can fully appreciate Placey’s play “Pronoun” one should take a look into its characters,…