Concrete
noun
Abstract
noun
Verb
“Positive”
adjective
“Negative”
adjective
scientist 1)
science
2) 3)
4) 5) sensitive
6)
7) 8)
fundamental
9)
10) law
11) 12)
1. The normal ________________ advice is to be as
clear and logical as possible.
2. The machine __________ when the engine gets too
hot, and shuts itself off.
3. Someone who believes
that original religious and
political laws should be followed very strictly and not
be changed is called a ____________________ .
4. The jury returned a verdict of ____________ kill-
ing.
SCIENCE
SENSITIVE
FUNDAMENTAL
LAW
PRACTICE ACTIVITIES
DEFINITIONS
When we present new concepts, or
explain new technology, or describe a new way of looking at an old idea, we
need to define these things so that it is perfectly clear what we mean. The kind of definitions we are usually concerned
with in academic writing is a formal definition.
A formal definition is the well-known equation T = C + D, where:
T is the term being defined,
C is the class of which the term is a member (subset),
D is the sum of the differences given to distinguish this term from all
other members of the class.
A definition of ‘
a scientist’ is a good example of a formal definition:
“A scientist is a person whose job is to do theoretical or applied research”.
Another example of a formal definition is a definition of ‘
an encyclopaedia’: “An
encyclopaedia is a book which
gives information on subjects in alphabetical order”.
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