Grammar for everyone part 18

... (sing.) bad for you. There are many foods available – some are better for you than others. Similarly, it is correct to say ‘May I have less meat’ (you cannot count meat), but we must ask for fewer ... suffered the action of being kicked. The passive form is composed of an auxiliary verb plus a participle. Logic tells us that the passive voice can be formed only with a transitive ver...

Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2013, 02:15

... adverbs of comparison These irregular forms cause difficulty for some students who use them wrongly and use an adjective instead (He did it good – or performed real bad). It is a good idea to ... sentence. For example: This is the worst firewood we have had. [adjective qualifying the noun ‘firewood’] It burns worst in wet weather. [adverb modifying the verb ‘burns’] For adverbs modifyin...

Ngày tải lên: 18/10/2013, 00:15

... with plural forms that don’t end with ‘s’. For example: Children’s teeth … 81 t h e A p o s t r o p h e A In spoken language, to avoid ambiguity, we can fall back on the longer form. For example: ‘The ... Jones’ Mercedes Avoiding confusion The apostrophe is traditionally used for clarity in abbreviations and other forms. For example: The MSc’s were awarded next. There are two s’...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 19:15

... used for speech marks. A quotation within speech would be marked by one at either end. For example: “My favourite book is ‘The Goblet of Fire’, by J.K. Rowling,” answered Julie. 13 89 A For ... J.K. Rowling,” answered Julie. 13 89 A For example: More information can be added to the sentence and allocated to the correct part. For example: 14.1 Activities: subject and predicate...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 19:15

... to bed. Don’t (you) forget your lunch Abbreviations If the students are showing confidence in diagramming sentences and recognising the parts of speech, it is now appropriate for them to start ... (big onions) f. Don’t forget to take . . . . . . . . . . (an umbrella) g. Just fill in . . . . . . . . . . (this form) h. Let’s book . . . . . . . . . . (seats) i. They forgot their . . . . . ......

Ngày tải lên: 29/10/2013, 02:15

... and various verb forms. Contrary to the view expressed by some educationists, it is not sufficient for grammar to be dealt with ‘by the way’ or ‘as it arises within subjects’, for reasons already ... Parsing, for example, demonstrates students’ recognition of the parts of speech. It is the term for an exercise that reveals the scope of their understanding, just as the 16 108 Be...

Ngày tải lên: 29/10/2013, 02:15

... (helper) verb in order to form a complete tense. Participles are of two kinds. Present participles The present participle is formed by adding -ing to the base verb form. 17 116 Perfect tenses As ... Participles Definition: The word ‘participle’ comes to us via French, via Latin, from Greek, and means part- taking’. In grammar a par- ticiple is a part taken from a complete, ... which inc...

Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2013, 02:15

... any money. 19 128 For example: She had driven. past tense past participle This tense takes us another step back in time. The action was completed before another one took place. For example: He ... term ‘participle’ • state the present participle of any common verb • state the past participle of most common verbs • complete past, present and future tenses using present and past particip...

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... pause) between two balanced parts of a sentence, in which the second part explains or furthers the information given in the first part. For example: I got our tickets for the final: they had nearly ... writing it refers to information extra to the main sentence. The sentence is complete without the part in parenthesis. However, the extra part is added to give further information...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 13:15

... take different forms according to the part they play in the sentence. For example: As the subject: Who – Who are you? As the object: (For a person) whom – Whom did you see? (For a thing) what ... we contracted malaria. In Africa …. we contracted malaria. • For dramatic effect. For example: The glass shattered on the floor and a form appeared in the window … ‘It’s … It’s … a g…gh...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 13:15