A little reading can do good sometimes as well. Read guys, read.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
"Sequence and Structure Words"
LESSON: (Sequence and Structure Words)
> When you write (and even when you speak), it is a good habit to structure your text to make it easy for the reader.
- Here are some words and phrases that we use to do this:
***Sequence***
First,
Firstly,
First of all,
Next,
Then,
After that,
Following that,
Before that,
Previously,
Later,
Second,
Secondly,
Third,
Thirdly,
Last,
Lastly,
Last of all,
Finally,
*** To give an example***
For example,
For instance,
i.e.
e.g.
***To end an essay***
In conclusion,
In summary,
To conclude,
To summarize,
***Miscellaneous***
Some … others (Some people like coffee. Others like tea.)
Former and latter: When we mention two things, the former means the first one and the latter means the second one.
They offered me the choice between a cash prize or a new car. I chose the former. (the cash)
They offered me the choice between a cash prize or a new car. I chose the latter. (the car)
> After and before are used as sentence connectors, not sentence starters:
Wrong: I worked all morning. After, I had lunch.
Right: After I worked all morning, I had lunch.
Right: I worked all morning. After that, I had lunch.
> When you write (and even when you speak), it is a good habit to structure your text to make it easy for the reader.
- Here are some words and phrases that we use to do this:
***Sequence***
First,
Firstly,
First of all,
Next,
Then,
After that,
Following that,
Before that,
Previously,
Later,
Second,
Secondly,
Third,
Thirdly,
Last,
Lastly,
Last of all,
Finally,
*** To give an example***
For example,
For instance,
i.e.
e.g.
***To end an essay***
In conclusion,
In summary,
To conclude,
To summarize,
***Miscellaneous***
Some … others (Some people like coffee. Others like tea.)
Former and latter: When we mention two things, the former means the first one and the latter means the second one.
They offered me the choice between a cash prize or a new car. I chose the former. (the cash)
They offered me the choice between a cash prize or a new car. I chose the latter. (the car)
> After and before are used as sentence connectors, not sentence starters:
Wrong: I worked all morning. After, I had lunch.
Right: After I worked all morning, I had lunch.
Right: I worked all morning. After that, I had lunch.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
LOL or not?
There was this time. Now all we see is “LOL” after every word.
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So which one are you?
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
― Groucho Marx
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Monday, December 17, 2012
Saturday, December 15, 2012
"Past Time Markers"
LESSON: “Past Time Markers”
> Let’s have a look at some phrases that we can use to identify specific times in the past:
- The most common way to describe the past is with the word ‘ago’:
- 3 days ago
- 4 months ago
- several hours ago
> Let’s have a look at some phrases that we can use to identify specific times in the past:
- The most common way to describe the past is with the word ‘ago’:
- 3 days ago
- 4 months ago
- several hours ago
> Note that it is wrong to use ‘before’:
- Correct: I saw him two days ago.
- Wrong: I saw him before two days.
> We use the word ‘last’ to describe ‘the one before now’:
e.g last week - last month -last Friday
> We use when, while or sometimes as to describe two actions happening:
e.g When I arrived, Sally was talking to Ernie.
e.g While I was shopping, I thought about Sally.
e.g As I was shopping, I thought about Sally.
> We use ‘by the time’ to describe something up until a time in the past. We often use the past perfect tense for this:
e.g By the time I arrived, the guests had finished the food.
> We use the word during in a similar way to while. However, during is not a sentence connector:
e.g I earned a lot of money during summer.
e.g I earned a lot of money while I was working there.
- Correct: I saw him two days ago.
- Wrong: I saw him before two days.
> We use the word ‘last’ to describe ‘the one before now’:
e.g last week - last month -last Friday
> We use when, while or sometimes as to describe two actions happening:
e.g When I arrived, Sally was talking to Ernie.
e.g While I was shopping, I thought about Sally.
e.g As I was shopping, I thought about Sally.
> We use ‘by the time’ to describe something up until a time in the past. We often use the past perfect tense for this:
e.g By the time I arrived, the guests had finished the food.
> We use the word during in a similar way to while. However, during is not a sentence connector:
e.g I earned a lot of money during summer.
e.g I earned a lot of money while I was working there.
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“THIS, THAT, THESE and THOSE”
LESSON: “THIS, THAT, THESE and THOSE”
> THIS indicates something near to the speaker.
> THESE is the plural of THIS
> THAT indicates something further from the speaker.
THOSE is the plural of THAT
e.g Look at this cat! (1 cat, near the speaker)> THIS indicates something near to the speaker.
> THESE is the plural of THIS
> THAT indicates something further from the speaker.
THOSE is the plural of THAT
e.g Look at these cats! (some cats, near the speaker)
e.g Look at that cat! (1 cat, further from the speaker)
e.g Look at those cats! (some cats, further from the speaker)
> The object may not be physically close. It could be an idea:
e.g I think this is a good idea. (what we are currently discussing)
e.g I think that is a good idea. (someone else’s idea)
> You must make sure that the singular and plural items in any sentence match. We call this agreement:
- Wrong: This cats is hungry.
- Right: These cats are hungry.
- Wrong: Those man looks angry.
- Right: That man looks angry.
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