This Book Covers The Following Topics:
What is "Repetition of Words"?
Structure (1) ---- Word + and + Word
Structure (2) ---- Comparative + and + Comparative
Structure (3) ---- Word + after + Word
Structure (4) ---- Word + by + Word
Structure (5) ---- Word + to + Word
Structure (6) ---- Word + on/upon + Word
Structure (7) ---- Word + against/of/for/in/with + Word
Structure (8) ---- The more, less, etc..., the more, less, etc...
Structure (9) ---- Combination of the Same Words
Structure (10) ---- Repetition of Various Words
Structure (11) ---- Repetition of Words More than Once
Structure (12) ---- Repetition of 'Group of Words'
Structure (13) ---- Repetition of 'Two Different Words'
Structure (14) ---- Miscellaneous Patterns
Exercises: 1(A) and 1(B)
Exercises: 2(A) and 2(B)
What is "Repetition of Words"?
Repetition in English Language is the repeating of a word, within a sentence in order to PROVIDE EMPHASIS. 'Repetition of words' could be classified into many groups based on the placement of the words in a sentence. Different terms have been devised to denote different kinds of repetitions. Some of these terms are as follows: Adnominatio, Conduplicatio, Diacope, Epistrophe, Mesodiplosis, Palilogia, Polyptoton, Symploce, etc.
Not going into the details of these 'hard-to-pronounce' terms, I have covered only most popular patterns of 'Repetition of words' in this book.
Structure (1) ---- Word + and + Word
This pattern is generally used to show 'continuation or repetition of an activity', or 'presence of many things or people of the same kind'.
01. -- They have got billions and billions of dollars lying around in vaults.
02. -- His firm's deal business became busier and busier.
03. -- Workers dug and dug the road.
04. -- We have eras and eras coming.
05. -- He called after her, "Where are you going?" She went further and further.
06a. -- His confidence grew and grew.
06b. -- Once he started telling family about his challenge, the support just grew and grew.
07. -- 'How long did the match last?' 'Oh, hours and hours'
08. -- Merit and merit alone can be criterion.
09. -- The road went on for miles and miles.
10. -- They played and played cards all night.
11. -- We pushed and pushed but the box would not move.
12. -- We can see rise and rise of Yoga.
13. -- He searched and searched for his mobile phone.
14. -- There were shops and shops in our area.
15. -- I shuddered and shuddered seeing the lion.
16. -- We are fulfilling our promises slowly and slowly.
NOTE:
(A). 'Again and again'
[meaning -- many times]
She was wiping her tears again and again.
Many people do not repeat their mistakes again and again.
(B). 'By and by'
[meaning -- after a short period; before long; soon | eventually]
By and by you will make your deficiency.
The hours just kept on going by and by.
(C). 'Half and half'
[meaning -- in equal parts]
We are lucky that it is an affordable rent, and sharing half and half helps
(D). 'Less and less'
[meaning -- continuing to become smaller]
We are having less and less snow each year.
Old people seem to sleep less and less actually.
(E). 'More and more'
[meaning -- continuing to become larger in amount or number]
You always ask for more and more.
More and more girls are giving priority to their career.
(F). 'Neck and neck'
[meaning -- level with somebody in competition]
Democrats and Republicans were neck and neck on 50 seats.
These two candidates are neck and neck in recent polls.
NOTE: Great Stress--
Word + And + Word + And + Word
01a. -- He just smacked him with a ruler again and again and again.
01b. -- Many offenders who skip warrants resort to crime again and again and again.
02. -- Their pain and the anger grew and grew and grew,
03. -- They are paying him millions and millions, and more millions.
04a. -- It was the same play over and over and over again.
04b. - They are going to keep doing the same thing over and over and over again.
What is "Repetition of Words"?
Structure (1) ---- Word + and + Word
Structure (2) ---- Comparative + and + Comparative
Structure (3) ---- Word + after + Word
Structure (4) ---- Word + by + Word
Structure (5) ---- Word + to + Word
Structure (6) ---- Word + on/upon + Word
Structure (7) ---- Word + against/of/for/in/with + Word
Structure (8) ---- The more, less, etc..., the more, less, etc...
Structure (9) ---- Combination of the Same Words
Structure (10) ---- Repetition of Various Words
Structure (11) ---- Repetition of Words More than Once
Structure (12) ---- Repetition of 'Group of Words'
Structure (13) ---- Repetition of 'Two Different Words'
Structure (14) ---- Miscellaneous Patterns
Exercises: 1(A) and 1(B)
Exercises: 2(A) and 2(B)
What is "Repetition of Words"?
Repetition in English Language is the repeating of a word, within a sentence in order to PROVIDE EMPHASIS. 'Repetition of words' could be classified into many groups based on the placement of the words in a sentence. Different terms have been devised to denote different kinds of repetitions. Some of these terms are as follows: Adnominatio, Conduplicatio, Diacope, Epistrophe, Mesodiplosis, Palilogia, Polyptoton, Symploce, etc.
Not going into the details of these 'hard-to-pronounce' terms, I have covered only most popular patterns of 'Repetition of words' in this book.
Structure (1) ---- Word + and + Word
This pattern is generally used to show 'continuation or repetition of an activity', or 'presence of many things or people of the same kind'.
01. -- They have got billions and billions of dollars lying around in vaults.
02. -- His firm's deal business became busier and busier.
03. -- Workers dug and dug the road.
04. -- We have eras and eras coming.
05. -- He called after her, "Where are you going?" She went further and further.
06a. -- His confidence grew and grew.
06b. -- Once he started telling family about his challenge, the support just grew and grew.
07. -- 'How long did the match last?' 'Oh, hours and hours'
08. -- Merit and merit alone can be criterion.
09. -- The road went on for miles and miles.
10. -- They played and played cards all night.
11. -- We pushed and pushed but the box would not move.
12. -- We can see rise and rise of Yoga.
13. -- He searched and searched for his mobile phone.
14. -- There were shops and shops in our area.
15. -- I shuddered and shuddered seeing the lion.
16. -- We are fulfilling our promises slowly and slowly.
NOTE:
(A). 'Again and again'
[meaning -- many times]
She was wiping her tears again and again.
Many people do not repeat their mistakes again and again.
(B). 'By and by'
[meaning -- after a short period; before long; soon | eventually]
By and by you will make your deficiency.
The hours just kept on going by and by.
(C). 'Half and half'
[meaning -- in equal parts]
We are lucky that it is an affordable rent, and sharing half and half helps
(D). 'Less and less'
[meaning -- continuing to become smaller]
We are having less and less snow each year.
Old people seem to sleep less and less actually.
(E). 'More and more'
[meaning -- continuing to become larger in amount or number]
You always ask for more and more.
More and more girls are giving priority to their career.
(F). 'Neck and neck'
[meaning -- level with somebody in competition]
Democrats and Republicans were neck and neck on 50 seats.
These two candidates are neck and neck in recent polls.
NOTE: Great Stress--
Word + And + Word + And + Word
01a. -- He just smacked him with a ruler again and again and again.
01b. -- Many offenders who skip warrants resort to crime again and again and again.
02. -- Their pain and the anger grew and grew and grew,
03. -- They are paying him millions and millions, and more millions.
04a. -- It was the same play over and over and over again.
04b. - They are going to keep doing the same thing over and over and over again.
