Exercise 12

Concordancer Exercises

Mini-Research Question 12:

Which verbs go with "sharply"?

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

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

Just look at the examples in Lines 16-28.

1. What verbs go with sharply?
2. Is "sharply" always after the verb?

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

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Key to Last Week’s Exercise: Research Question: 11

1. about , that

2. worried

3. as far as + noun+ is concerned

4. when you want to change the topic and focus the reader on the new subject.

Extra Information

"As far as +noun+goes" is used in a similar way to "as far as +noun+ is concerned".