Sentence Examples: Tentative-Some Possibility/Frequency- Move 3

Learning Objectives & Strategies:
Find the patterns for expressing Tentative stance. Below are the steps:
1. Look at the "Linguistic Expressions for Tentative"
2. Then search [EDIT->Find in the browser] by recurrent patterns in the linguistic expressions (keywords, pre/suffix, tense, etc.). Here is a reference list for you.
3. When ready, take an exercise.
(SEE ALSO "Start with clause" for breaking a text into clauses)

(1) Select a 'function' right arrow (2) Select a MOVE (What is this?) the function falls into

3 Rhetoric Moves in "Introduction"

 Stance: Click on each sentence to see its context (What is this?).
* bold = Stance Keywords
Move 3. Present the present work
 		1. future goals will motivate achievement in multicultural classrooms. . .(Phalet)
 

2. Finally, we draw some conclusions and future research in Section 7. (Lee)

 

3. Moreover, we will show how data on which disagreement occurs ought to be dealt with in the analysis. (Rietveld)

 

4. Basically, the analysis of this type of data is fairly straightforward. (Rietveld)

 

5. Small samples tend to yield few significant effects, . . .(Rietveld)

 

6. To further justify post-critical methods for digital/L2 writing research, we will detail Sullivan and Porter's argument (DePew)

  7. . . . and (will) illustrate how this framework resonates with recent methodological discussions in both digital writing and L2 writing.
 

8. we will demonstrate why these methods are a particularly appropriate starting point for such research. ( DePew )

  9. I will argue that it is inimical to democracy. (Lenard)
  10. On the basis of these considerations we defend . . .--as some have demanded. (Chan)
  11. . . .a mistrustful person will approach interactions with others with a careful and questioning mindset. (Lenard)
  12. . . .they are generally not sufficient to justify legal restrictions on freedom of expression. (Lagaard)

(back to top)		 13. There might, however, be problematic features beyond those that can be thus acknowledged. . . (Lagaard)
   
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Last Updated: 10/28/08
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Doctoral Candidate, Learning Technologies,
School of Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.