grammar in use: dentistry. lecture part 3

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Grammar in Use: Dentistry

Part 3


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Video: Pulpitis1. The dentin is interspersed with small tubules that are directly connected

to the pulp.

2. The dead tissue (called necrotic tissue) is broken down by the immunesystem.

3. Here you see an X-ray of a tooth which had been crowned years earlier.

. !tcan be assumed that this led to a root resorption.

". The infection has been averted.

#. Therefore$ the focus of the inflammation must be surroundedby blood in

order to fi%ht the focus effecti&ely.

'. lood &essels and thus immune cells are onlyfound in the bone.

. That is why e&ery focus should be treated irrespecti&e of its

de&elopmental history * with a root canal treatment+


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Types of Questions

There are four ,inds of uestions in n%lish/

general, alternative, special, disjunctive.

1. 0 general questionreuires the answer

yes or no and is spo,en with a risin%intonation. eneral uestions are formed by

placin% part of the predicate (i.e. the au4iliary

or modal &erb) before the sub5ect.

E.g. Do you study at the Academy?

May I come in?


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Types of Questions

2. 0 special questionbe%ins with an interro%ati&e word or

phrase (6here7$ How7$ 6hy7$ How many7$ 6hat

colour7$ etc.). The order of words is the same as in %eneral

uestions but the interro%ati&e word or phrase precedes the

au4iliary &erb. E.g. Where do you study?

What treatment did the dentist prescribe?

6hen a special uestion is put to the sub5ect or to an

attribute of the sub5ect$ the order of words is that of astatement (i.e. no in&ersion is used). The notional &erb

comes in the 3rd person sin%ular or plural.

E.g. Who studies at the Academy? What causes caries?


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Types of Questions

3. 0n alternative questiondenotes choice. !t

consists of two %eneral uestions connected by

means of or.

E.g. Are you a first ora second year student?

Does pulpitis lead to abscess orcancer?

. 0 disjunctive questionconsists of two parts/ an

affirmati&e statement followed by a ne%ati&e uestion

or a ne%ati&e statement followed by an affirmati&e

uestion.

E.g. He is a student, isnt he?

ou are not tired, are you?


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