Submit your own sentences for possible inclusion in the course!



Have you ever wished this course would teach a particular sentence? Something useful say, or something wacky and perhaps memorable, à la "there is a duck sitting on my shirt"?


We'd love to bring a variety of sentences into the course to exemplify the words and grammar we teach, but (at least for me personally) my imagination often deserts me.


So I thought I'd suggest that learners contribute a sentence they'd like to see. (Or more than one!)


Complicating factors are the comparatively limited vocabulary we use in the course, so we won't be able to say anything we want -- and while it's possible to add new sentences using the existing words, it's not possible to add entirely new words now that the course is in beta. And I'm not sure whether there's a single wordlist containing all the words in the course, so you may have to guess what words might be included.


(Right off the bat: we don't have words for "Duo" or "Duolingo" or "owl" in the course, so the ability to make self-referential sentences is limited.)


Also, it's not possible to pick a specific place in the course (early or late) for a sentence to appear -- it will show up in the place where the "hardest" word or word part happens to be taught.


Submissions are welcome in English or Klingon -- ideally in Klingon with English translation, but just Klingon and just English are accepted, too.


Submissions that end up in the course will win a lingot, as do submissions that don't end up in the course for any reason but that I (subjectively) like. (Perhaps I wish I could have added them if we had had the vocabulary, for example.) There won't be any named credit in the course, though.


Submissions are accepted until further notice. (If I close submissions, I'll edit this paragraph.)


Also, if there is no particular sentence that you wish to see but more a general type of sentence, feel free to comment on that as well. (For example, do you want more adjectives along with your nouns, e.g. "the loyal warrior respects the skilled surgeon" rather than just "the warrior respects the surgeon"?)
In the higher level lessons, it might be fun if there were some quotes from the Klingon Hamlet, if it's not there already. 


Some of the more famous, short lines like 'To be or not to be, that's the question', etc. I'm not familiar with the Klingon Hamlet, otherwise, I'd share some specific examples in Klingon. Perhaps someone else might do that, if the idea seems good. 


Otherwise, I think actual quotes from the films/series might be useful. Or would this violate some copyrights?
1.i made my ( ) buying and selling stocks (1.wealthy 2.fortune 3.treasure)

2.in team sports, how all members work as a group is more important than how they perform ( ) (1.frequently 2.completely 3.individually 4.typically)

3.the professor did his best to ( )the students with new ideas.
 (1.display 2.witness 3.review 4.acquaint )

4.i made my ( ) buying and selling stocks. (1.wealthy 2.fortune 3.treasuer)

5.there isn't ( ) beef in the kitchen. (1.some 2.many 3.two 4.any )

6.last friday ( )my sister's birthday,and she had a good time.
 (1.had 2.is 3.was 4.has)

7.the students started ( ) the park, and rode their bicycles along the road,
 (1.from 2.in 3.at 4.to )

8.younger sister who will help me with my homework after you go abroad for studies?
older sister ( )
younger sister: i don't know if it will be enough.
(1.your classmates all need to do their homework too. 
2.the teacher will want you to turn your assignments in on time.
3.mom and dad can't afford to hire a tutor,
4.just do your best amd you'll be fine .)

9.my recent trip to europe has left a ( ) impression on me.
( 1.forever 2.final 3.lasting 4.long)

10.any assets that can be used to make immediate payments are comsidered.
(1.indemnity 2.liquidity 3.liability 4.stock)

11.how much ( ) did she have last night?
(1.books 2.pens 3.homework 4.cats)

12.all of us must have the ( ) that there is no free lunch.
(1.know-how 2.dispute 3.wonder 4.awareness )

13.today is those ( ) birthday.
(1.a gril 2.girl 3.girl's 4.girls' )

14.these two photographs are too small. let's have them ( )
(1.formalized 2.increased 3.expanded 4.enlarged ) study material on editing and omission have been provided on our
website kindly go to 'section-c (grammar)'
thank you sorry. i wish i could help but i find it weird that people “like” your post and not say anything. i posted yesterday and i was like ok… ummm do you want to look at my book? hah. all the best sir! 修改為正確的句子
1. what does selina want we need to know
>>>we need to know what selina wants. 這裡名詞子句是受詞不能放在句首 也不需放助動詞

2. what jones needs is a new house. 這句是正確的 這裡名詞子句是主詞故放在句首 名詞子句是不需放助動詞 除非否定 如 what jones doesn"t　need is a new house.　而且位置是如一般句　而非標準問句形式　what jones needs 當名詞用故句尾加句點　而非問號

修改成一個完整句子
3. (who is coming to the party?) i do not know.
＞＞ i do not know ｗho is coming to the party.　如第一題　而且句首非問句形式　所以加句點　　如果改為　do you know ｗho is coming to the party? 則加問號　　

4. (why did they give up their daughter?) is a secret.
＞＞why they gave up their daughter is a secret.　如第二題　ｗｈ作為名詞子句就整個當名詞用　已不再是問句了　適用所以不再標準問句形式

1.疑問詞為首的名詞子句需要放助動詞嗎　如上解釋

2.還有未來式為首的名詞子句要如何修改 will
where she will go is a secret place. 和上述句子一樣放標準未來式句子的位置 hi katie,

there a certainly mixed reviews on the worth of a conclusion. i personally recommend that my students write one that is 4-5 sentences long. however, i encourage them to only spend 3-4 minutes writing one. in general, you want to spend as much time as you can writing your body paragraphs … want, regard, praise, include, push, buy, warm, pay attention, let go, encourage, permit, admit, allow, support, flatter, compliment, accept, sanction, approve, release, socialize, respect, be friendly, use, heat, welcome, note. 1. i hope you will have a good time at the party.
2. the doctor cured me of my backpain.
3. i have been relieved the reponsibility of taking care of the children.
4. i am not familiar with him.
 i am familiar with the work.
5. you must be patient with the animals.
 the doctor is very patient with his patients.
6. he was born into a poor family.
 i was born into a good family.
7. the appearance is different from person to person.
8. the climate changes from country to country.
9. the girl had to pay her way through her own efforts.
10. after being hurt in a car accident, he went to a hospital.
 after swimming, i ate some ice cream.
11. i was sad, and what was worse, there&#039;s nobody to help me.
 i was lost, and what was worse, i had no money on me.
12. he asked somebody to take care of the dog.
13. he asked his friends for some help.
14. she is the most beautiful girl that i have ever seen.
 you are the laziest student that i have ever met.
15. i paid him $1000 for doing my homework.
 i didn&#039;t pay the agent too much money for the ticket.
16. with all the diffulties, i didn&#039;t give up.
 with all you love, i believe i will be strong.
17. her wish to become a movie star was finally realized.
 her wish to become a movie star finally came ture.
18. one girl is beautiful, the other one is ugly.
19. peter and i are good friends, we often help one another to do homework. 
20. dad stopped the car and told me to get in.
21. the bus finally came, then i got on the bus.
22. i found him boring.
23. i found the bus left already.
24. there are some boys playing baseball.
25. there is no money left in my wallet. first, let me teach you about filtering. it's the point of view character telling the reader what sense she used to experience what's happening, or that she used her brain to figure something out or remember something. not only does it add needless words, but it adds "psychic distance" between the reader and the character's experiences. you can look for the words that commonly filter: knew, thought, considered, regarded, wondered, noticed, was aware, sensed, felt, saw, hoped, realized, smelled, heard and it seemed, looked like, appeared, was obvious/apparent. decide on a case-by-case basis whether it's there to filter the point-of-view character's experience, and if it is, rewrite it.

so we'll start with getting rid of what the pov character used to determine what her master was doing. that leaves something like: my master loomed over my shoulder, holding a chain that connected to my collar. (or whatever there is to connect it to.)

is this sexual material? a master must be male, or present as male, and in a submissive character's point of view, the title is capitalized. a "female master" is generally a mistress, madam, domme, or similar title, also capitalized.

the reader needs to know more that what the pov character sees. if she feels the need to look up at her mistress, it's for a reason. did she feel new weight on a collar? hear chain clink? feel eyes on her? 

and last, get some feeling in there. how does the narrator react to being chained at the neck, both physically and emotionally? university of california davis prof: alissa shubb intro to public speaking cmn 001 public speaking criterion ● public speaking situations ○ communicative intention ie. inform, persuade, entertain ○ unintended speaking ○ multiple listeners immediacy effect ● when engaging with the speaker you become more engaged in the message ○ increases the significance of the message and how well it gets across delivery style ● formal ○ written out and memorized/ read (manuscripted) ● impromptu ● extemporaneous confrontation reaction ● physiological reaction ○ adrenaline (fight or flight reaction) ○ spikes at the moment you see the audience and then begins to dissipate in 90s anticipation reaction ● i'm not a teacher but i agree with what one of the male posters said. it's not whether he'll be flattered or take it the wrong way, it's whether someone else might take it the wrong way and think y'all have an inappropriate relationship. even if no one else overhears, he's still in an awkward position, because telling you a simple thank you might be giving you encouragement to flirt more (not saying you are actually like this), and not saying thank you might make you mad enough to try to get him into trouble (again, not saying you are actually like this). i would just leave it alone.