EXERCISE 10

 

Concordancer Exercises

Mini-Research Question 10:

If I can say "generally speaking" before I give my opinion, can I use any other adverb with ‘speaking’?

First go to http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/ and find the "Web Concordancer" in the middle of the page.

To search this we can put in a part of a word. As many adverbs end in "–lly", we can get the Concordancer to search that.

Type in the words "lly speaking" in the "Keyword" box. Please note in the first box change it from "equal to" to "contains". After you’ve typed in "lly speaking" hit the "Go" icon.

  1. Are there any other adverbs used apart from "generally"?

Remember to look out for the answers which will be given with the next question next week!

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Key to Exercise 9 Research Question:

  1. Noun
  2. Verb

Extra Information

Occasionally the verb ‘lack’ is followed by ‘in’. Go back to the Web Concordancer to check this.