Sheeran, Frank & Grammar (SFG)

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915, in Hoboken, New Jersey.  On May 14, 1998, Frank Sinatra died of a heart attack. Frank Sinatra was an American singer and motion-picture actor and one of the most valuable performers in the entertainment industry of the 20th century.  His career started in the 1930s and continued into the 1990s. His first experience with music came when his uncle gave him a ukulele, and on hot summer nights, he loved to go outside and sing while playing the instrument. Early in his life, Sinatra knew he wanted to become a singer. In the 1940s and 1950s, he had a dazzling array of hit songs and albums and went on to appear in dozens of films, winning a supporting actor Oscar for his role in From Here to Eternity. Sinatra's hits in the 1960s included "It Was a Very Good Year" and "Strangers in the Night" (1966). He reached the top of the singles charts in a duet, "Somethin' Stupid,&

Ed Sheeran Ed Christopher Sheeran was born on February 17th, 1991, in Halifax, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom. When he was young, he began playing guitar, showing early promise as a musical talent. At the age of 14, Sheeran moved into London after recording his first EP, “The Orange Room” in London. Sheeran became famous and after releasing 3 new albums between 2006 and 2009. In 2010, he moved into the U.S. where Jaime Foxx’s radio program propelled his career. In 2016, he released his most famous album “÷ (Divide)” with songs like “Shape of you” and “Castle on the Hill” which reached him into the number 1 and 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Ed Sheeran is the owner of 36 music awards and was 70 times nominated. He has also appeared in movies like Bridget Jones’s Baby (2016) and Yesterday (2019). In addition, he is a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his services to music and charity. Ed Sheeran Biography References Biography.com Editors (2014, August 21).

Pop music Pop music refers to a mixture of different musical styles that are very popular in society. This type of music is considered to be created to increase consumption among people and it is proven by the fact that it is the genre that sells the most songs in the industry.  With the graphic bellow you can learn more about the history of pop music. Characteristics of Pop music Pop music has different characteristics. As a genre it is very eclectic, and often borrows elements from other styles such as urban, dance, rock, Latin music, rhythm and blues or folk. Its songs usually have a short or medium length, 2 to 5 minutes, melodies and hooks. The choruses are usually repeated, two or more verses and the lyrics usually focus on everyday topics, such as the joys and problems of love and relationships, personal experiences and social issues, among others. Some Pop music singers From left to right: Michael Jackson, Dua Lipa, Ben E. King, Britney Spears and The Beatles. The popularity of

Nominal Group A nominal Group is a grammatical constituent composed of a noun and, in some cases, other kinds of words, whose job is to describe, qualify, and give more details about the Head of the Nominal Group. These groups are known as expanded nouns.  The structure of nominal groups has three parts, pre-modification, head/thing, and post-modification. The order of these three elements has a relevant role in the meaning of the Nominal Group. Pre-modifiers are in the uppermost rank position in comparison to post-modifiers. The lower rank positions of the post-modifiers are called rank-shifting.  Nominal Groups have three functional elements. The first functional element is interpersonal, which refers to the interaction between people throughout clauses. The second functional element is ideational, and it alludes to the meaning of the clause. The last functional element is textual, which refers to the structure or order of the words within a sentence. Head / Thing The Head and Thing

Premodifiers When people use their languages, they tend to form grammatical structures such as nominal groups. In the previous post, about Nominal Group , you learned that nominal groups are composed of a word called head, and that they can have other kinds of words added. Those words are called modifiers. Modifiers are the words that modify something. In nominal groups, modifiers modify the head, how it is understood. The premodification is the first component in the nominal group structure, in which you can find words that enrich the significance of the head after it is mentioned. The words are known as Deictic, Numerative, Epithet and Classifier. The examples were taken from the book Moby Dick by Herman Melville (Chapters 2, 4 and 16). Below, you will find other examples of how the head can be modified in pre-modification:  Deictic     Numerative     Epithet     Classifier     Thing No gentleman were admitted, so Jo played male parts to her heart’s content and took immense sa

Types of nouns Nouns are words used to identify something and give a name to it. That "something" can be people, objects, animals, places, etc. The purpose of the nouns is to help us to identify what are the actors that intervene in text. There are several types of nouns, in order to give a wider view about them, we are going to present 10, these nouns are: Common nouns, proper nouns, abstract nouns, concrete nouns, compound nouns, countable nouns, uncountable nouns, collective nouns, singular nouns and plural nouns. References Lock, G. (1996). Functional English Grammar: An Introduction for Second Language Teachers (Cambridge Language Education) (1st ed.). Cambridge University Press. ELLIS, M. (n.d.). What Is a Mass Noun? Grammarly. Retrieved June 8, 2022. Taken from:  https://www.grammarly.com/blog/mass-noun/ Countable and uncountable nouns: Ef: Global site . EF. (n.d.). Retrieved June 8, 2022. Taken from: https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-grammar/countable-

Postmodifiers Postmodification or qualification consists of the modification  that occurs  after the headword. These are the words that come after the main noun.  They consist of finite clauses, non-finite clauses, and prepositional phrases. Postmodifiers give extra or specific information about the noun and  they are not necessary to complete the meaning. Types of postmodifiers Finite clauses These are clauses that are introduced by relative pronouns such as who, whom, whose, which, and that.  Some examples are:  Non-finite clauses The non-finite post modifying clause can be considered a reduced form of the finite relative clause. It does not have the relative pronoun and the finite.  There are three main types of non-finite postmodifying clauses:  ing -clauses (verb in gerund), ed -clauses (verb in participle), and to -clauses (verb in infinitive). Some examples are:  Prepositional phrases There is a prepositional phrase (which begins with a preposition) that post modifies the head n

Strangers In The Night Nominal Group Analysis Findings Meaning of the song This song is a memory of how 2 strangers met and fell in love. The meaning of this song lies on how people are always unaware of the concept of love. You cannot force yourself to love someone because love is present everywhere. Their love was at first sight, and it shows how simple things, such as a glance, a smile, or a dance become magical, thanks to that special feeling. Analysis of the Nominal Group structure   The lyrics of the song 'Strangers in the night' have a total of 37 nominal groups. Among these, we can find 15 simple nominal groups, 8 NGs with only premodification, 10 NGs with only postmodification, and 4 NGs having both pre and postmodification. In terms of premodification, we find that there are 8 nominal groups. These are divided into those with the definite article 'the' (4), the demonstrative 'that' (2), one with possessive adjective plus numerative, and one with numera

Thinking Out Loud Structural Nominal Group Analysis Findings Meaning of the song The song is trying to communicate how true love can cross all kinds of difficulties. No matter how time changes our appearance, beliefs, or fame, even if we become weak, the important thing is to feel the same love as when we were young. Ed Sheeran uses this romantic story, between 2 people, to show us how love can last forever and can be found in ways people can't understand. Analysis of the Nominal Group structure The lyrics of the song 'Thinking Out Loud' have a total of 86 nominal groups. Among these, we can find 52 simple nominal groups, 22 NGs with only premodification, 2 NGs with only postmodification, and 10 NGs with both pre and postmodification. In terms of premodification, we find that there are 22 nominal groups. These are divided into those with the possessive adjectives 'my' and 'your' (12), the definite article 'the' (4), the describer 'mysterious'

Comparison Ed Sheeran and Frank Sinatra both represent and exemplifies the changes of Pop music through the years. Time goes and all that can evolve does, but in our research we found that pop music, despite the artists, is similar while trying to talk about love in its songs. Analyzing “Thinking Out Loud” and “Strangers in The Night” we found people participating in conversations, doing promises and remembering memories of a love which belongs to them. They were using certain kind of words to describe what they felt and feel, their concerns and desires, and most important, their futures. Our research was conducted to find the different ways Nominal Groups give meaning to the songs. Our findings were: In the songs, the nominal group most used was the simple. Where the majority were pronouns which show us the people involve in the conversations and events presented in the songs. This helps the listener to imagine the interaction of the individuals concerned by understanding their presen