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WHAT'S MY FUNCTION
What's My Function?
RANDOM
100

The committee eventually approved the proposal containing several controversial revisions despite numerous objections.

NOUN PHRASE

100

The professor is very knowledgeable.

S-LV-C
100

What an extraordinary demonstration of critical thinking and academic integrity the graduating students displayed throughout the research defense!

EXCLAMATORY

100

Although the researchers encountered several unexpected challenges during data collection, they completed the study within the allotted timeframe.

COMPLEX

  • Dependent Clause: Although the researchers encountered several unexpected challenges during data collection
  • Independent Clause: they completed the study within the allotted timeframe.
100

A book of instructions, work done with the hands, or a device operated by a person instead of a machine

MANUAL

200

The witness answered the attorney's questions more confidently than anyone had anticipated.

Adverbial Phrase

200

The coordinator sent the participants an email.

S-TV-IO-DO

200

The university's newly implemented research policies have significantly improved the quality of undergraduate theses across various academic disciplines.


DECLARATIVE

200

The faculty members reviewed the revised curriculum, and the academic council unanimously approved the proposed changes.

Compound Sentence

  • Independent Clause 1: The faculty members reviewed the revised curriculum.
  • Independent Clause 2: The academic council unanimously approved the proposed changes.
200

A careful and organized way to find new facts, test ideas, and solve problems

RESEARCH

300

During the conference, the keynote speaker had been quietly examining the audience's reactions before responding to the questions.

Verb Phrase

300

The professor found the proposal convincing.

S-TV-DO-OC

300

Regardless of the time constraints, submit the revised proposal together with all the required ethical clearance documents by Friday afternoon.

IMPERATIVE

300

The keynote speaker discussed emerging trends in artificial intelligence and answered questions from the audience after the presentation.

Simple Sentence

  • One Independent Clause
  • Compound predicate:
    • discussed emerging trends...
    • answered questions...

There is only one subject (The keynote speaker) and one independent clause.

300

In writing a technical document, one must follow a certain _____________. 

STRUCTURE/ FORMAT

400

The author of the controversial article on language acquisition declined the invitation to debate.

NOUN PHRASE

400

The researchers analyzed the data carefully.

S-TV-DO

400

How can researchers establish the credibility of qualitative findings when participants provide conflicting accounts of the same phenomenon?

INTERROGATIVE

400

While the students were presenting their research findings, the evaluators carefully examined the supporting documents, and they provided constructive feedback after each presentation.

Compound-Complex Sentence

  • Dependent Clause: While the students were presenting their research findings
  • Independent Clause 1: the evaluators carefully examined the supporting documents
  • Independent Clause 2: they provided constructive feedback after each presentation

Contains one dependent clause and two independent clauses.


400

A standard way to give credit to sources using the author-date system, created by the American Psychological Association

APA CITATION

500

Across the rapidly changing political landscape, many long-standing policies became increasingly difficult to implement.

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

500

The scientists found the newly synthesized compound remarkably stable under extreme environmental conditions.

S-TV-DO-OC
500

Although the statistical analysis appears complete, verify every computation once more before presenting the findings to the panel of evaluators.

IMPERATIVE

500

The committee postponed the meeting because several members were attending an international academic conference.

Complex Sentence

  • Independent Clause: The committee postponed the meeting
  • Dependent Clause: because several members were attending an international academic conference


500

The official written notes taken during a gathering or meeting.

MINUTES OF THE MEETING.