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	<title>English Language &#038; Grammar</title>
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	<description>searching the back alleys of syntax</description>
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		<itunes:summary>searching the back alleys of syntax</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Some Interesting Words</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[grog
delta
grocer
malapropism
mausoleum

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grocer
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mausoleum

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		<title>Weekend fun</title>
		<link>http://titania.stockton.edu/grammar/2009/11/13/weekend-fun/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s happening with the clause at the end of this sentence?
Joeseph had been president since the day that he had won the election.

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Joeseph had been president since the day that he had won the election.

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		<title>Answers</title>
		<link>http://titania.stockton.edu/grammar/2009/11/10/answers-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve uploaded answers to the Apple Sauce Man practice sheet and to the 3rd Test S2009. Enjoy.

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		<title>?????</title>
		<link>http://titania.stockton.edu/grammar/2009/11/09/224/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[See the sentences below.  What do you make of their grammar?
She was sure whom she knew.
She was never certain whom she knew.
Are the sentences above elliptical constructions with missing prepositions?
She was sure (of [whom she knew]).
She was never certain (about [whom she knew]).
What about these sentences?
She was never sure what that was about.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[See the sentences below.  What do you make of their grammar?
She was sure whom she knew.
She was never certain whom she knew.
Are the sentences above elliptical constructions with missing prepositions?
She was sure (of [whom she knew]).
She was never certain (about [whom she knew]).
What about these sentences?
She was never sure what that was about.
She was never sure about what that was.
She was never certain about what they said.
She was never certain what they talked about.
She was never certain whom they talked about.
How about this beauty?
Never teach a child anything of which you are not yourself sure&#8221; (John Ruskin).
*  *  *  *
ellipsis  (pl. ellipses):
1.
a. The omission of a word or phrase necessary for a complete syntactical construction but not necessary for understanding.
b. An example of such omission.
2. A mark or series of marks ( . . . or * * * , for example) used in writing or printing to indicate an omission, especially of letters or words. (from the American Heritage Dictionary)
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		<title>Sentences I&#8217;m thinking about</title>
		<link>http://titania.stockton.edu/grammar/2009/11/07/sentences-im-thinking-about/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How would you describe the grammar of the following sentences?
A woman in a most peculiar hat sat contemplating.
He was erasing the board while she remarked with exaggerated irony that he should stop polishing the wall.
&#8220;Zoey ate the Thanksgiving Turkey,&#8221; shouted Janey with zany glee.
How had Janey done in the volleyball tournament was the question of [...]]]></description>
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A woman in a most peculiar hat sat contemplating.
He was erasing the board while she remarked with exaggerated irony that he should stop polishing the wall.
&#8220;Zoey ate the Thanksgiving Turkey,&#8221; shouted Janey with zany glee.
How had Janey done in the volleyball tournament was the question of the day.
What is the voice of the following sentence?  Reverse it.
The elephant scratching its ear with a back foot drank water through its snout.
Do you need both &#8220;that&#8221;s in the following sentence?  How would you identify that final clause?
Thinking about fleeing the cranky dog, the neighborhood cats decided that that seemed a good idea.
Consider the grammatical relationship between &#8220;not&#8221; and &#8220;no.&#8221;

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		<title>Grammar Study Sessions Schedule</title>
		<link>http://titania.stockton.edu/grammar/2009/11/04/grammar-study-sessions-schedule/</link>
		<comments>http://titania.stockton.edu/grammar/2009/11/04/grammar-study-sessions-schedule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thu Nov 5 2009 2:30-4:30PM
F 223
Fri Nov 6 2009 2:30-5:30PM
J 201
Mon Nov 9 2009 2:30-5:30PM
F 121
Tue Nov 10 2009 2:30-5:30PM
J 201
Wed Nov 11 2009 2:30-5:30PM
J 201
Thu Nov 12 2009 2:30-4:30PM
F 223

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J 201
Mon Nov 9 2009 2:30-5:30PM
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Tue Nov 10 2009 2:30-5:30PM
J 201
Wed Nov 11 2009 2:30-5:30PM
J 201
Thu Nov 12 2009 2:30-4:30PM
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		<title>2nd Test Answers</title>
		<link>http://titania.stockton.edu/grammar/2009/10/26/2nd-test-answers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Select the link below to find answers to the last test.
2F2009Ans
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2F2009Ans
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		<title>Grammar Session Today 2:30</title>
		<link>http://titania.stockton.edu/grammar/2009/10/22/grammar-session-today-230/</link>
		<comments>http://titania.stockton.edu/grammar/2009/10/22/grammar-session-today-230/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Folks, I&#8217;ll be in J-201 for extra grammar work starting at 2:30.
My boiler issue has been resolved.

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My boiler issue has been resolved.

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		<title>Even More Study Sessions</title>
		<link>http://titania.stockton.edu/grammar/2009/10/20/even-more-study-sessions/</link>
		<comments>http://titania.stockton.edu/grammar/2009/10/20/even-more-study-sessions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kinsella</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, Oct 21 2009 2:30-5:30PM
in J 201
Thursday Oct 22 2009 2:30-5:30PM *(if the furnace repairman arrives early enough &#8212; keep your eye on this blog)
in J-201

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Wednesday, Oct 21 2009 2:30-5:30PM
in J 201
Thursday Oct 22 2009 2:30-5:30PM *(if the furnace repairman arrives early enough &#8212; keep your eye on this blog)
in J-201

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		<title>Papers are done</title>
		<link>http://titania.stockton.edu/grammar/2009/10/17/papers-are-done/</link>
		<comments>http://titania.stockton.edu/grammar/2009/10/17/papers-are-done/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve read your life with language essays and will return them Monday.

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