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Topic 2: Reported Speech

Grammar Exercises (Page 2)

Exercise 3

1. Rita promised that she wouldn't disappoint me / us again.
2. He wondered how long I / we had been there.
3. My mum offered to drive me to school that day.
4. Nancy recommended reading that book. / Nancy recommended that I read that book.
5. The politician demanded that the reporter get away from his door.
6. Janet claimed that a policeman had hit her.

Exercise 4

1. Sally complained that there had been too many speeches at the event the night before / the previous night.
2. The reporter wanted to know how much money the charity had raised that year.
3. Gary suggested that we post the petition online.
4. Megan warned me not to tell anyone what she had done.

Exercise 5

1. Debbie insisted that she hadn't convinced anyone to sign

Direct Speech & Reported Speech

*PS: I walk -----> Past S: I walked.

*PC: I'm walking -----> Past C: I was walking

*P perfect S: I have walked -----> Past perfect S: I had walked

*Past S: I walked -----> Past perfect S: I had walked.

*Past perfect S: I had walked -----> Past perfect S: I had walked

*am/is/are going to: I'm going to walk ---> was/were going to: I was going to

*will: I will walk -----> would: I would walk.

*can: I can walk -----> could: I could walk

*Must: I must walk -----> had to: I had to walk

Times and Places Expressions:

• -now -----> then, at that time
• -today -----> that day
• -tonight -----> that night
• -this (morning/week..) -----> that (")
• -yesterday -----> the day before
• -last (week/year..)

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The optimal use of a variable input occurs when the marginal revenue product equals marginal factor cost.

2. In which range of market share is a firm typically considered dominant? 30% to 85%

3. Which of the following is usually not a source of sustainable competitive advantage? A firm may have a large marketing budget.

4. Before launching a new type of product, what should a company do? Sensitivity analysis

5. The type of economic indicator used to predict future economic activity is a leading indicator.

6. Which of the following is not part of the four-step forecasting process? Developing internal controls

7. In which model is the new forecast equal to the old forecast plus some proportion of the last observed forecast error? First-order

Applied Linguistics

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Branches of Applied Linguistics

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Understanding Utilitarianism

The Greatest Good for the Greatest Number

You have probably heard a politician say he or she passed a piece of legislation because it did the greatest good for the greatest number of citizens. Perhaps you have heard someone justify their actions because it was for the greater good.

In this article, we are going to talk about the philosophy behind such actions. The philosophy is known as utilitarianism. Although it is a long word, it is in common usage every day. It is the belief that the sole standard of morality is determined by its usefulness.

A Teleological System

Philosophers refer to it as a “teleological” system. The Greek word “telos” means end or goal. This means that this ethical system determines morality... Continue reading "Understanding Utilitarianism: The Greatest Good for the Greatest Number" »

CH6

Predictive Modeling Techniques

61) Predictive modeling is perhaps the most commonly practiced branch in data mining. What are three of the most popular predictive modeling techniques?

Answer:

• Artificial neural networks
• Support vector machines
• k-nearest neighbor

62) Why have neural networks shown much promise in many forecasting and business classification applications?

Answer: Because of their ability to "learn" from the data, their nonparametric nature (i.e., no rigid assumptions), and their ability to generalize.

Understanding Neural Networks

63) Each ANN is composed of a collection of neurons that are grouped into layers. One of these layers is the hidden layer. Define the hidden layer.

Answer: A hidden layer is a layer of neurons that takes input... Continue reading "Predictive Modeling Techniques in Data Mining" »

CH:3 Term: Balance Sheet: The balance sheet is a snapshot of the firm’s assets and liabilities at a given point in time. Assets are usually listed in descending order of liquidity, or the ability to convert to cash. While the assets depict what is owned, liabilities and equity represent what is owed or who provided the funding for the assets. Balance Sheet Identity: {Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity}

Net Working Capital: The difference between current assets and current liabilities. It is positive when the cash that will be received over the next 12 months exceeds the cash that will be paid out. Usually, it is positive in a healthy firm.

Market Value vs. Book Value: The balance sheet provides the book value of the assets, liabilities,... Continue reading "Understanding Balance Sheets and Income Statements in Finance" »

Effective Segmentation

MEASURABLE: The size, purchasing power, and profiles of the segments can be measured.

ACCESSIBLE: The market segments can be effectively reached and served.

SUBSTANTIAL: The market segments are large or profitable enough to serve. A segment should be the largest possible homogeneous group worth pursuing with a tailored marketing program.

DIFFERENTIABLE: The segments are conceptually distinguishable and respond differently to different marketing-mix elements and programs.

ACTIONABLE: Effective programs can be designed for attracting and serving the segments.

Important:

The difference delivers a highly valued benefit to target buyers.

Differences to Promote

DISTINCTIVE: Competitors do not offer the difference, or the company can... Continue reading "Principles of Marketing" »