EXERCISE 11

Concordancer Exercises

Mini-Research Question 11:

In what different ways can we use "is concerned" mean?

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

Type in the words "is concerned" in the "Keyword" box. Don’t worry about the first box , which is set at "equal to" , just now. After you’ve typed in "is concerned" hit the "Go" icon.

1. Which two words are most common after ‘is concerned’?

2. What does ‘concerned’ mean here?

Remember you can click on "is concerned" in the relevant example to see more of the text.

3. What is the common structure before concerned in the following Lines:

Lines 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 19 and 20.

4. When do you use this phrase mean?

Remember to look out for the answers which will be given in Exercise 12.

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Key to Exercise 10 Research Question:

1. Yes – realistically, constitutionally, intellectually, statistically, truthfully