Here are the parts that need revise and edit
1. Come up a title include the slang phrase
2. Definition: briefly include the form and function of the phrase (noun, adjective, verb, adverb)
-distinguish between a traditional meaning (in dictionary) and the slang meaning
-offer synonyms for the phrase
-offer at least one example of the phrase used in a sentence
3. Origin: explain how it arrived at its slang meaning
4. Grammar function: explains the form of the phrase (including the individual words in the phrase) and–more importantly–the different functions of the phrase (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
-include sample sentences for each function described
-explain how form affects the function of the phrase
-explain whether the phrase is found most often in any sentence pattern
-speak to its most common location in sentences
-offer clues to its function based on where it’s found in a sentence
5. Rhetorical Context
-include a sample sentence to show how it’s used to express each meaning
-show how each meaning is distinct from synonyms (why it’s used over synonyms)
-include any “rules” for its use; that is, does the writer help readers understand how its form or function within a sentence influences the meaning of the word
Comments 1
1. The introduction makes sense to me. Although the professor might suggest writing definition at the beginning. 2. Alternatively, you could discuss briefly about the form and function of this phrase, which would make readers easy to follow later. The first paragraph includes some parts from Demographics, I think. 3. The Grammatical Function section would be the main focus of a paper. Try providing more example of participle and adjective forms.
Comments 2
As a well-constructed introduction to this word, it knows what it’s doing but just needs to share more examples, synonyms/alternative definitions, provide more clarity about the word. For example, providing every example of how the term can be phrased to the paper’s start. As I mentioned in an earlier comment, you let us know later that the phrase “you hate to see it” can be transformed into “hate to have seen.” It’s amazing to know that this phrase has such an ability to mold, but it’s confusing to have alternative definitions brought up later rather than explored at the beginning. As well, what exactly are this phrase’s synonyms ? You refer to the fact that it has them, but don’t present us with them directly.
Comments 3
The synonym section was the most confusing for me, mostly because of the phrasing of the sentences. Mentioning some specific synonyms might help too, for example, what is the “barb” you refer to? Or the phrase that means someone feels cocky?
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