Reseña del libro "Repetition Of Words: Emphasize Your Thoughts (en Inglés)"
This Book Covers The Following Topics: What is "Repetition of Words"?; (1). Word + and + Word; (2). Comparative + and + Comparative; (3). Word + after + Word; (4). Word + by + Word; (5). Word + to + Word; (6). Word + on/upon + Word; (7). Word + against/of/for/in/with + Word; (8). The more, less, etc..., the more, less, etc...; (9). Combination of the Same Words; (10). Repetition of Various Words; (11). Repetition of Words More than Once; (12). Repetition of 'Group of Words'; (13). Repetition of 'Two Different Words'; (14). Miscellaneous Patterns; Exercises: 1(A) and 1(B); Exercises: 2(A) and 2(B) -- Sample This: What is "Repetition of Words"? -- Repetition in the English Language is the repeating of a word, within a sentence in order to PROVIDE EMPHASIS. 'Repetition of words' could be classified into many groups based on the placement of the words in a sentence. Different terms have been devised to denote different kinds of repetitions. Some of these terms are as follows: Adnominatio, Conduplicatio, Diacope, Epistrophe, Mesodiplosis, Palilogia, Polyptoton, Symploce, etc. Not going into the details of these 'hard-to-pronounce' terms, I have covered only the most popular patterns of 'Repetition of words' in this book. --- Structure (1) ---- Word + and + Word -- This pattern is generally used to show 'continuation or repetition of an activity, or 'presence of many things or people of the same kind'. 1. -- She asked and asked about the money. 2a. -- Stars, planets, and galaxies emerged and evolved billions and billions of years ago. 2b. -- They have got billions and billions of dollars lying around in vaults. 3. -- There has been campaign and campaign against us for a very long time. 4. -- Wastage of water must be discouraged and discouraged. 5. -- Workers dug and dug the road. 6. -- We have eras and eras coming. 7. -- He called after her, "Where are you going?" She went further and further. 8a. -- His confidence grew and grew. 8b. -- Once he started telling family about his challenge, the support just grew and grew. 9a. -- 'How long did the match last?' 'Oh, hours and hours' 9b. -- Oats are a complex carbohydrate which means they will fuel your body for hours and hours. 10. -- Merit and merit alone can be critera. 11. -- The road went on for miles and miles. 12. -- My travel plan was mired and mired in utter confusion. 13. -- He has nurtured and nurtured his reputation as a master tactician. 14. -- They played and played cards all night. --- NOTE: (A). 'Again and again' [meaning -- many times] -- She was wiping her tears again and again. Many people do not repeat their mistakes again and again. --- (B). 'By and by' [meaning -- after a short period; before long; soon --- eventually] -- By and by you will make your deficiency. The hours just kept on going by and by. --- (C). 'Half and half' [meaning -- in equal parts] -- We are lucky that it is affordable rent, and sharing half and half helps --- (D). 'Less and less' [meaning -- continuing to become smaller] -- We are having less and less snow each year. Old people seem to sleep less and less actually. --- (E). 'More and more' [meaning -- continuing to become larger in amount or number] -- You always ask for more and more. More and more girls are giving priority to their careers. --- (F). 'Neck and neck' [meaning -- level with somebody in competition] -- Democrats and Republicans were neck and neck on 50 seats. These two candidates are neck and neck in recent polls. NOTE: Great Stress- Word + And + Word + And + Word --1a. -- He just smacked him with a ruler again and again and again. 1b. -- If at first, you don't succeed, try again and again and again. 2. -- Their pain and the
