Premodifiers, Determiners, and Word Formation in English
Premodifier Types
1. Determiners
2. Numbers
3. Adjectives
Premodifiers: Possible Forms
Most Common Forms
Adjectives:
En– participle, -ing participle
Noun:
Less Common Forms
- NP
- Adverb
- Coordinated clauses
The Function of Premodifiers
Epithets
Descriptors are used to ascribe quality or property to a referent:
Descriptive: They indicate an object’s quality.
Evaluative: They indicate a subjective quality. They can have a pejorative or an appreciative value:
Appreciative: a good film, an intelligent remark
Pejorative: a
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Chemistry
Vocabulary
Rate
A ratio between two related quantities expressed in different units.
Reaction Rate
The rate at which the reactants of a chemical reaction form the products.
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Understanding the Modal Verbs CAN and HAVE TO
CAN signifies ability or permission. It has different communicative intentions. Pay attention to the following sentences:
- You can use the computer after finishing your work. (You are allowed to use the computer after finishing your work.) This sentence intends to authorize an action (with a condition).
- You shouldn’t get into the factory without a hard hat; you can suffer an accident. (You are advised not to enter the factory without a hard hat.) Suggestion
- You
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Organs of an LLC
1. Board Members
- General Meeting: The Competition Board holds significant importance, as outlined in paragraph 2 of this article. The General Meeting has the authority to instruct the management body on operational matters.
- Similar to a Public Limited Company (PLC), the Board must communicate with members, potentially through newspapers or the Official Gazette of the Mercantile Registry (BORME).
- Alternatives to traditional meeting calls include using a local newspaper directory or individual
Business Structures, PESTEL Analysis, and Porter’s Five Forces
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The Sociedad Anónima (S.A.)
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Mortality Rate
The mortality rate depends on factors such as food and resources, and hygienic-sanitary conditions. High mortality rates are observed in Russia and Africa.
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR):
- [Total deaths of children under one year (x) / total births (x)] · 1000
- IMR high: above 35‰
- IMR moderate: between 15 and 35‰
- IMR low: up to 15‰
Infant mortality in underdeveloped countries is often caused by infectious or parasitic diseases.
Once we have the birth rate and death rate, we can calculate
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