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Functional Grammar for Academic Writing Masters of Engineering
Academic Language and Learning Success Program (ALLSP)
‘Engineers who don’t write well, end up working for engineers who do’(MIT 2012).
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Understanding grammar for academic writing:
sentence construction and how clauses work (syntax)
paragraph construction: organising ideas/information for logical flow
objectives
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colourless green
ideas sleep
furiously
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Semantics and syntactics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Syntax_tree.svg (Naom Chomsky)
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A woman without her man is nothing.
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A woman, without her, man is nothing.
A woman: without her, man is nothing.
A woman, without her man, is nothing.
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Sentence construction: syntactics
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Sentence defined?
Engineers love writing workshops.
Do engineers love writing workshops?
Engineers, love writing workshops!
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IT engineers seem to love writing workshops.
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Words, phrases, clauses: sentence
verb phrase noun phrase
(nominal group)
seem to love IT engineers writing workshops
noun phrase (nominal group)
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Simple sentence
Theme/ subject
IT engineers
New/ predicate
seem to love writing workshops.
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Simple, compound and complex sentences: identify
1. Recent research has resulted in a better understanding of the properties of surface EMG recording [32].
2. The name “JavaScript” is misleading, because except for the similarity of the syntax, the language is completely different from the Java programming language; and technically “JavaScript” is a trademark licensed from Oracle (previously Sun Microsystems) and used to describe Mozilla’s (formerly Netscape’s) implementation of the language.
3. It is very easy for hackers to gather the critical data as most of the data lies on a public or private database.
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Simple sentence
Theme/subject
Recent research
New/ predicate
has resulted in a better understanding of the properties of surface EMG recording [32].
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Compound sentence
Theme/ subject
It
most of the data
New/ predicate
is very easy for hackers to gather the critical data as
lies on public or private database.
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Complex sentence
Theme/ subject
• The name “JavaScript”
• the language
• and technically “JavaScript”
• (ellipsis ‘it is’)
New/ predicate
is misleading, because except for the similarity of the syntax,
is completely different from the Java programming language;
is a trademark licensed from Oracle (previously Sun Microsystems)
and used to describe Mozilla’s (formerly Netscape’s) implementation of the language.
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Common problems in sentence construction?
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Identify problem & fix
• However, big data carries a lot of personal sensitive information, accessing that data may violate privacy rights of an individual person (Monreale et al. 2014).
• Industrial espionage is not new, it has existed for many years, however, and the technologies used to launch these attacks have definitely changed over time due to the rapid growth of social networking sites.
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Fused /comma splices/run-on sentences
Run-ons and fused sentences are terms describing two independent clauses which are joined together with no connecting word or punctuation to separate the clauses.
How to fix?
Add connecting word or punctuation (; semicolon)
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Independent clauses
An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. An independent clause is a sentence. e.g.
The main types of needle electrodes are monopolar and concentric.
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Dependent clauses
A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express…..WHAT?
• e.g.
Considering our project objectives and that the user will mostly play the game using mobile device in spare time
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• Considering our project objectives and that the user will mostly play the game using mobile device in spare time, the game will be built as single player game.
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Dependent clauses
• A dependent marker word is a word added to the beginning of an independent clause that makes it into a dependent clause.
e.g. although, when, however, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to, since, though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, while.…
e.g.
• Also, for reducing (= in order to reduce) the friction between the skin and the needle, they introduced a second layer coating of medical silicone.
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Sentence Fragments
Sentence fragments happen by treating a dependent clause or other incomplete thought as a complete sentence. You can usually fix this error by combining it with another sentence to make a complete thought or by removing the dependent marker. Complete this incorrect ‘sentence’.
Including electrical, chemical, and industrial engineering.
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Correct: CDU offers many majors in engineering, for example, electrical, chemical, and industrial engineering.
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A complete sentence contains…
Theme/subject
CDU
New/ predicate
offers many majors in engineering, for example, electrical, chemical, and industrial engineering.
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https://www.google.com.au/search?q=information+structure+image&client=firefox-b-ab&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiyqdH137DOAhWEI5QKHYnJAh4QsAQIIQ&biw=1022&bih=885#imgd
INFORMATION STRUCTURE IN SENTENCES
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Information Structure in sentences
Identify the theme in sentences.
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Theme/subject New/predicate
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http://www.usyd.edu.au/learningcentre/wrise/
Writing support sites www.usyd.edu.au/learningcentre/wrise/
http://www.usyd.edu.au/learningcentre/wrise/
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http://iwrite.unsw.edu.au/iwrite/ENGINEERING/Getting-Started/For-Students.html
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Grammar Questions
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UNSYD www.usyd.edu.au/learningcentre/wrise/
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ALLSP Team Casuarina
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Choose the time you want
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