Sunday, September 18, 2011

Learn to paraphrase


Use the Macmillan Essential Dictionary every day. Look up words that you already know. This will help you learn to paraphrase.
pets = animals 
       such as cats and dogs

jewelry = objects
such as rings
that you wear
as decoration

實字content words: N, VB, ADJ, ADV
虛字function words: ALL other words

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Hello teacher:
Do you meaning the function words are not so important, so when we we read don't need pay much attention on it? yes or no ?
1 reply · active 704 weeks ago
Not exactly. When we speak English,
the content words are long, loud and heavy (which means they are important), but
the function words are short, soft and light.
Content words give you most of the meaning, but
function words make the meaning clearer.

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