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A new construction should not be introduced unexpectedly – Grammar Ch
2009-09-23 23:40:00 As with any other language, in English the structure and state of words in any collection of English sentences and phrases is very important. When constructing sentences great care should be given to the structure and the state of words. Most people say that they cannot write but the fundamentals of English that one need to be aware of are very simple and to be proficient in the language one only needs to be aware of these pillars of the language and their usage especially in the sentences. Grammar which is a large part of the English language includes parts of speech, grammar usage and grammar mechanics. In simple sentences one can hardly go wrong but as the clauses in the sentences increase then the complexity of language increases also. One should also be able to identify the subjects and the verbs in any given sentence be it a simple sentence or a complex one. Every sentence contains verbs which present themselves in varying states depending on the intended meaning within the ...
Grammar Check – Let each sentence have one principal subject of thoug
2009-09-21 01:13:00 Let each sentence have one, and only one, principal subject of thought — Avoid heterogeneous sentences The writing process is not very easy but if you follow the rules regarding grammar, sentence construction, and paragraphing and others, it becomes a lot easier. It is always good to make your sentences easily understandable whether you use simple, compound or complex ones. This means that for you to be more clear on what you want to pass on, you should have one principal thought or idea for every sentence. When you make your sentences heterogeneous, you make it look like your thoughts are not organized and the reader can be easily misled. The main idea of a sentence should always come first too so that it is easier for the reader to follow and identify the main idea with whatever additional information you may be giving. For instance, “It was a beautiful dress with a unique design and adorned with splendid flowers.” The main idea of the sentence is “It was a beautiful...
The principle of Suspense – Check your Grammar
2009-09-19 19:14:00 Language dictates that one of the most effective techniques be used for the delivery of any kind of message is suspense. Suspense being one of the most favored elements of conversation brings about such delivery in a most appealing way. The structure of the narrative in question should therefore be maintained for as long as this element serves its purpose. However, introduction of a component of the story at an inappropriate point makes the use of suspense all too useless. One should learn that with suspense the information that has been withheld all through the statement should be introduced either gradually or suddenly as fits the circumstances. This should however not happen if your audience is totally unprepared for the facts you are about to divulge. One should therefore leave the attention of the audience to fill in the left out details in order to hold their interest for a significant length of time. Introduction of your own opinion or assessment of the circumstance being n...
Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
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Understanding and Using English Grammar
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Essential Grammar in Use Edition With Answers: A Self-Study Reference and P
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Basic English Grammar, Third Editio
2009-08-29 14:18:00 From the Back CoverBlending communicative and interactive approaches with tried-and-true grammar teaching, Basic English Grammar, Third Edition, by Betty Schrampfer Azar and Stacy A. Hagen, offers concise, accurate, level-appropriate grammar information with an abundance of exercises, contexts, and classroom activities.New features of Basic English Grammar, Third Edition: * Increased speaking
Fluent English: Perfect Natural Speech,Sharpen Your Grammar, Master Idioms,
2009-08-29 13:55:00 Product DescriptionESL (English as a Second Language) students who reach an intermediate level of English don’t need endless drills in grammar or tedious vocabulary lists; they need to learn how to make their English sound natural. Fluent English is the ideal course for developing native-like fluency in English. It focuses on the essentials—idiomatic expressions, phrasal verbs, practical
Quality Articles Wanted - Excellent Grammar Skills a Must by smuigal
2009-06-27 01:34:00 Quality Article Writer Wanted who can also submit articles to some of the top article directories like ezinearticles. READ THIS ENTIRE JOB BEFORE BIDDING DO NOT BID IF YOU ARE NOT A FLUENT IN ENGLISH!!!... (Budget: $250-750, Jobs: Copywriting, Proofreading, Research)
GRAMMAR MADE EASY IN 23 STEPS!
2008-06-09 20:28:00 GRAMMAR MADE EASY IN 23 STEPS! My several years in the word game have learnt me several rules: 1.Avoid alliteration. Always. 2.Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. 3.Avoid cliches like the plague. (They're old hat.) 4.Employ the vernacular. 5.Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc. 6.Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary. 7.It is wrong to ever split an infinitive. 8.Contractions aren't necessary 9.Foreign words and phrases are not apropos. 10.One should never generalize. 11.Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: "I hate quotations. Tell me what you know." 12.Comparisons are as bad as cliches. 13.Don't be redundant; don't use more words than necessary; it's highly superfluous. 14.Profanity sucks. 15.Be more or less specific. 16.Understatement is always best. 17.Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement. 18.One-word sentences? Eliminate. 19.Analogies in writing are...
English Grammar 101: Introduction to the English Verb
2008-06-08 00:00:00 English has three kinds of Verbs: transitive, intransitive, and incomplete. 1. Transitive Verbs A verb is transitive when the action is carried across to a receiver: The farmer grows potatoes. Elvis sang ballads. The receiver is called the direct object. It answers the question ?What?? or ?Whom? after the verb. Grows what? ...
SMART Boards and Grammar Ninja Update
2008-05-27 16:17:00 A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about The Grammar Ninja flash application that you can download and use with your Smartboard interactive whiteboard. Click here to read about this wonderful application. The developer of the application KWarp (Greg) recently sent me an update to Grammar Ninja with the following comment:
Prentice Hall Reference Guide (Prentice Hall Reference Guide to Grammar &am
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English Grammar 101: Articles
2008-05-21 00:00:00 The words a, an, and the are generally called articles and sometimes classed as a separate part of speech. In function, however, they can be grouped with the demonstrative adjectives that are used to point things out rather than describe them. Definite Article The is called the definite article because it ...
Grammar Humor
2008-05-15 22:21:00 courtesy, of course, of ToothpasteForDinner.com
By: Some Go Softly
10 flagrant English grammar mistakes that make you look stupid
2008-05-15 18:17:00 #1: Loose for lose No: I always loose the product key. Yes: I always lose the product key. #2: It's for its (or god forbid, its') No: Download the HTA, along with it's readme file. Yes:... Visit http://jokesrfunny.blogspot.com- for more....
English Grammar 101: Adjectives
2008-05-14 00:00:00 An adjective is a word that describes a noun. There are two kinds: attributive and predicative. An adjective is used attributively when it stands next to a noun and describes it: The black cat climbed a tree. NOTE: The verb participle forms can be used as adjectives: The man felt a paralyzing fear. ...
7 Continents - 7 l?c ??a trong ti?ng Anh
2008-05-08 09:12:00 There are 7 continents. The word “continent” comes from the Latin “terra continens”, meaning “continuous land”. T? “l?c ??a” c xu?t x? t? La tinh c ngh?a l vng ??t lin t?c.
The University of Victoria's Hypertext Writer's Guide
2008-05-07 17:13:00 The University of Victoria's Hypertext Writer's Guide is a comprehensive handbook of writing and literature that can be used for regular reference by both university students and professional writers. Features: ? Systematic introduction to all levels of writing: choosing and using words; writing clear sentences; developing and ordering paragraphs; planning, organizing, and presenting essays ? Assistance with writers' frequent tasks: acknowledging sources, preparing summaries, presenting arguments logically ? Review of the basics of grammar ? Glossary of literary terms (alphabetical and by category) ? Guide to marking symbols and grades Site URL: http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/welco-me.html
Chalk and Talk: The Old Fashioned Way to Teach!
2008-05-02 10:02:00 Chalk and Talk: The Old Fashioned Way to Teach! is the online reproduction of Brian Rhodes' in-class lectures on English grammar. It contains video lessons in which the teacher explains grammatical points using the traditional 'chalk and talk' method. Features: ? Highly interactive video lessons, allowing learners to listen to explanations, read lesson summaries, see extra examples, and access exercises at the same time ? Diverse types of exercises: cloze, matching, multiple choice, mixed words ? Clarification of many problematic points of English grammar: verb tenses, the gerund, the passive voice, the causative, sense verbs (perception verbs), reduced clauses, the conditionals, the subjunctive, sentence connectors Site URL: http://international.ouc.bc.ca/-chalkntalk/
ELSA Activities from Vancouver Community College
2008-05-01 08:18:00 This collection of ESL activities was prepared by instructors from Vancouver Community College for students participating in the English Language Services for Adults (ELSA) programs, which teach basic English to adult newcomers to Canada. The exercises take a variety of forms: multiple-choice, short-answer, gap-filling, matching, and crossword. Features: ? Vocabulary exercises (literacy & level 1/2): aches and pains, action verbs, Canada's provinces & territories, Canada's provincial capitals, Canadian money, classroom objects, colours, everyday clothes, family & people, feelings & emotions, parts of the body, vegetables, fruits, fast food, seafood, places in the community ? Vocabulary exercises (level 2/3): collective nouns, jobs, job adjectives, job applications ? Grammar exercises (level 1/2/3): grammar review, hope/wish, make/do, used to/be used to/get used to, either/neither/both, either...or/neither...nor/both.-..and/not only...but also ? Gambits (idiomatic ex...
Grammar in Visual Language: A Visual Linguist Podcast
2008-04-27 21:19:00 I've just watched this Vizthink podcast which I found on Neil Cohn's blog 'The Visual Linguist':What qualifies as visual language anyway?As usual if you click on the podcast when running it will fill the screen. In addition to the discussion and slides there are many other sources to explore. The news map example had me thinking about Hodges' model and problems within the four care domains. If in addition to clinical staff, managers and policy makers really do want to see evidence of person-centred care and carer's views being taken into account; then how fine-grained should the care map be?(Or is it just a tick in box!)News is one thing, but is there an optimum level for care? Plus of course problems are not the only fruit - there are strengths too...
An Introduction to English Morphology
2008-04-27 09:06:00 # Author:Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy # Format:PDF 1.6MB # Page Count: 160 pages # Publisher: Edinburgh University Press (March 15, 2002) # Language: English # ISBN-10: 0748613269 # ISBN-13: 978-0748613267 What exactly are words? Are they the things that get listed in dictionaries, or are they the basic units of sentence structure? Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy explores the implications of these different approaches to words in ...
English Grammar in Use Supplementary Exercises 3rd edition (NEW)
2008-04-22 05:35:00 English Grammar in Use Supplementary Exercises 3rd edition (New) | Louise Hashemi & Raymond Murphy | Cambridge University | PDF | 144 pages | 17.7 MB To the student English Grammar in Use Supplementary Exercises is for intermediate and advanced students who want extra practice in grammar, without help from a teacher. There arc 200 exercises in this ...
Inside Out Intermediate Resource Pack
2008-04-22 05:00:00 Inside Out Intermediate Resource Pack | Miguel Angel Almarza | MacMillan | PDF | 95 pages | 5.2 MB A classroom-tested English course for adults and young adults, “Inside Out” has been designed to develop real-life communicative skills and powers of self-expression, Creative grammar work - learners organise and develop their knowledge of grammar. easy-to-use exercises ...
Some Differences between Malay and English Grammar
2008-04-18 18:31:00 1 Position of Adjectives In Malay, the adjectives are placed after nouns instead of in front of them as in English. e.g. Rumah besar (Big house) 2 Countable nouns in Malay must be preceded by numerical coefficients (penjodoh bilangan) after counting words (kata bilangan) such as dua (two), kedua-dua (both), beberapa (several), and berpuluh-puluh (tens of) but there are no numerical coefficients in English. e.g. a) Dia membeli dua buah buku. (He bought two books.) b) Kedua-dua biji buah epal ini sudah masak. (Both apples are ripe.) c) Beberapa orang pelajar sedang dimarahi oleh guru mereka. (Several students are being told off by their teacher.) ) Berpuluh-puluh pucuk surat permohonan jawatan sudah ditulisnya. (Tens of application letters for jobs have been written by him.) In the above four sentences the words in bold are penjodoh bilangan which must be used in front of countable nouns which appear in italic. 3 There are no pronoun...
Nigeria: Hausa online grammar
2008-04-16 12:49:00 Source: http://sociolingolinguistics.wo-rdpress.com/2008/04/16/nigeria--hausa-online-grammar/ Source: Hausa online grammar (UCLA) This online grammar provides basic information about the structure of the Hausa language explained in a relatively non-technical way. http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humn-et/aflang/Hausa/Hausa_online_gr-ammar/grammar_frame.html
Funbrain.com's Grammar Gorillas
2008-04-16 11:06:00 With Funbrain.com's Grammar Gorillas, it is really fun for ESL students, especially children, to learn the parts of speech used in English. If they identify the correct part of speech in a sentence, they will win the gorillas a banana. Features: ? Two levels of games: beginner level, which only tests nouns and verbs, and advanced level, which tests nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, interjections, prepositions, conjunctions, and pronouns ? Brief guide to all parts of speech ? Explanations provided for wrong answers Site URL: http://www.funbrain.com/grammar-/index.html
Bad Grammar Alert: Khia Puts Wendy Williams On Blast
2008-04-10 22:56:00 Rapper Khia has launched a scathing attack on radio personality Wendy Williams, after receiving criticism for accepting a role on VH1’s Miss Rap Supreme. Here’s her latest MySpace blog entry: Now you know what????? I have to be the baddest, realest, smartest bitch ever?.. Because all these dumb silly Drag Queens love to promote me?.. I ...
By: The.DERRTY Truth
Longman ELT Adults Resource Library
2008-04-07 19:05:00 This online library is home to a large collection of free materials for students and teachers of English, prepared by the renowned publisher Pearson Longman. Most of the materials have been adapted from Longman course books and are downloadable as PDFs. Features: ? Students' quizzes, exercises, activities, and worksheets designed to practice vocabulary (including idioms), grammar, and reading ? Teachers' resources sorted by level: beginner, elementary, pre-intermediate, mid intermediate - high intermediate, intermediate, upper-intermediate ? Tips to help teachers enhance the quality of their teaching ? Links to ELT sites and organizations worldwide Site URL: http://www.pearsonlongman.com/a-dult/
Definitions in Grammar (part 4)
2008-04-06 04:56:00 Conjunctions A conjunction is a word like AND, BUT, OR, SO, WHEN, etc., which connects words, phrases or clauses. Conjuncts A conjunct relates what is said in a sentence to another sentence. As such, it is not part of the structure of the sentence in which it is used. EG: However, things turned out much worse than expected. ('However' relates what is said to contrast it with previous information about the speaker's expectations.) All told, we did very well. ('All told' connects information that has already been given to produce a final conclusion that connects everything. In both examples it is possible to remove the conjunct without making the sentence ungrammatical.) Coordinating Conjunctions Coordinating conjunctions join two items of equal importance. For, and, nor, but, or, yet and so are the coordinating conjunctions in English, forming the mnemonic FANBOYS. They contrast with subordinating conjunctions, like if and whether, that introduce a dependent clause . Th...
By: English2share
Christopher Hitchens Corrects Andrew Sullivan's Grammar: Different From
2008-04-06 04:17:00 One of my biggest pet peeves is when people use the phrase "different than" rather than "different from." Well, on Tim Russert's show today, Christopher Hitchens corrected Andrew Sullivan's grammar. It made me love Christopher Hitchens even more. Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.
Bad Grammar Alert: Khia Reviews Trina’s Bad Album
2008-04-04 02:42:00 Rapper Trina has recently released a new album, “Still Da Baddest,” and her arch-rival Khia was nice enough to review it for us. Check it out: FIRST OFF!!!! LETS START WIT DA ALBUM COVER!!!!! LIKE I SAID B4….. DAT BULLET AINT DA ONLY THANG DATS BEEN IN HER YUCK MOUTH.. AND FROM DA LOOKS OF THANGS HER HEAD IS BIGGER DAN HER BODY NOW!!!! SHE LOOK JUST LIKE DAT BOBBLE HEAD ON HER PAGE!!!!!!! NOW DATS ONE THANG DA BITCH GOT RIGHT!!!!!! DAT BLACK DRESS IS A HOT MESS……. SHE LOOKED LIKE A BURNT THIN-IN DINNER!!! ALL I SEE IS RIBS AND BONES…..SINCE DAT PEDIALITE AND ENSURE AINT WORKING. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND…..STEROIDS AND DONKEY MILK!!!! CUZ HO YOU LOOK LIKE U ON UR LAST TRIMESTER.. AND BITCH PLEASE DONT BLAME DAT RAPID WEIGHT LOSS ON DA LEMON JUICE DIET!!! CUZ WE ALL KNOW AINT NO BITCH OUT DA HOOD WILLINGLY LOOSE ALL DAT WEIGHT!!!!! YESSSSSSSS!!!!! HO U AINT PARIS NOR NICOLE AND IN DA HOOD, THE BOYS ARE SCARED OF U POINTING AND WHISPERING&hellip...
By: The.DERRTY Truth
Bad Grammar Alert: Khia Has No Love For Ms. Jackson
2008-04-01 22:37:00 Khia of My Neck, My Back fame recently issued an attack upon Janet Jackson aka Ms. Jackson (if you?re nasty), who cut the self-proclaimed “Queen of the South” out of her So Excited music video. The Thug Misses wrote on her MySpace blog: LET’S TALK BOUT JANET!!!!!!!!!!MS. JACKSON IF U NASTI!!! BEIN A KHIA HATA. U ...
By: The.DERRTY Truth
Definitions in Grammar (part 3)
2008-03-30 16:08:00 Conditionals Apodosis Apodosis is a term for the main clause in a conditional sentence: If you tried it, you'd probably love it. The apodosis is you'd probably love it and if you tried it is the protasis (if clause). Protasis Protasis is a term for the if clause in a conditional sentence: If you go there, you'll enjoy it. If you go there is the protasis and you'll enjoy it is the apodosis. Conditionals The conditionals are used to talk about possible or imaginary situations. Follow the links below for further information: 1/ 1st Conditional 2/ 2nd Conditional 3/ 3rd Conditional 4/ Zero Conditional 5/ Mixed Conditionals 6/ Other Conditionals First Conditional The first conditional (or 1st Conditional) is for future actions dependent on the result of another future action or event, where there is a reasonable possibility of the conditions for the action being satisfied. eg: If he gets here soon, I'll speak to him about it. (The s...
By: English2share
Definitions in Grammar (part 2)
2008-03-30 15:10:00 Articles Articles A, AN, and THE are called articles. THE is the Definite Article A and AN are both used for the Indefinite Article "The boy" refers to a definite, particular boy, but "A boy" refers to no particular boy; it could be any boy. When no article is used, it is sometimes referred to as the Zero Article. Articles belong to a group of words which are known as Determiners; they restrict or specify a noun in some way. Definite Article 'The' is the definite article is English. It is used to restrict the meaning of a noun to make it refer to something that is known by both the speaker or writer and the listener or reader: He's gone to the shops. (Here the listener knows which shops I mean) It can also be used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned: There's a word for that. Now, what is the word? It can be used to refer forwards to something that is coming: The key to the front door is under the mat. It can be used to r...
By: English2share
Definitions in Grammar (part 1)
2008-03-30 09:19:00 Adjectives and Adverbs Adjectival Noun An Adjective can sometimes function as a Noun; the young, the rich, etc. These are Adjectival Nouns, meaning the people who are young, the people who are rich, etc. Adjective An adjective modifies a noun. It describes the quality, state or action that a noun refers to. ADJECTIVE RULES: i) Adjectives can come before nouns: a new car ii) Adjectives can come after verbs such as be, become, seem, look, etc.: that car looks fast iii) They can be modified by adverbs: a very expensive car iv) They can be used as complements to a noun: the extras make the car expensive Adjuncts An adjunct is part of a Sentence and modifies the Verb to show time, manner, place, frequency and degree. Eg: It is nearly done. ('Nearly' describes the degree to which the action has be en done.) Eg: I go there twice a week. ('Twice a week' describes the frequency with which the action is done.) Adverbials An adverbial is a group ...
By: English2share
The English Professor: An English as a Second Language Site
2008-03-26 16:24:00 The English Professor: An English as a Second Language Site contains a collection of original ESL exercises and activities as well as selected links to other online ESL resources. Features: ? Grammar worksheets, with a total of 30 lessons on basic English grammar complete with answers ? Listening activities, with interviews, jokes, stories, exercises focusing on the alphabet, numbers, verbs, pronouns, basic vocabulary, as well as exercises using flashcards ? ESL/TESL links, sorted by level and subject Site URL: http://www.csdraveurs.qc.ca/the-englishprofessor/
Isabel's ESL Site: English as a Foreign/Second Language in Secondary Educat
2008-03-25 15:29:00 This ESL site is maintained by Isabel Prez Torres and provides various useful ESL resources for use in primary and secondary education. Teachers and students will appreciate both the exercises prepared by the author and the directories of links she provides to other ESL sites. Features: ? Exercises on grammar (parts of speech, present tenses, past tenses, future tenses, conditionals, passive voice), vocabulary (with topics for elementary, pre-intermediate, and intermediate students), pronunciation (English sounds, past simple endings), and communication and culture (dialogues, celebrities and entertainment, festivities and special celebrations) ? Online and downloadable reading comprehension and writing activities ? Special section for learning the forms and uses of English verb tenses, illustrated with funny characters ? Teaching materials, including CALL methodology resources ? Selected links to other ESL sites, categorized by topic Site URL: http://www.isabelperez.com/
Tag questions - ESL English
2008-03-24 16:47:00 What are tag questions and what do we use it for?A question added to a declarative sentence, usually at the end, to engage the listener, verify that something has been understood, or confirm than an action is agreed. Common tags include won't you? wasn't it? don't you? haven't you? okay? and right? (www.about.com)Example: You are American, aren't you? Los "question tags" son preguntas que se aaden al final de una oracin para verificar o confirmar algun dato o informacion. You smoke, dont you ? T fumas, verdad ? I cant drink beer, can I ? No puedo beber cerveza, cierto? Rules of question tagsThe English tag question is composed by an auxiliary verb (did, does, do, will, has, have etc) and a subjective pronoun. The auxiliary has to agree with the tense of the sentence. If the verb was in the present tense, for example, the tag question uses do or does; if the verb was in a present continuous form, the tag is formed with am, are, is; and if the sentence has a modal verb,...
Sex and grammar at World of Butterflies
2008-03-24 08:18:00 My wife and I have been living in Marikina since 2005. But it was only last March 9 (Sunday) that we, together with a couple of in-laws, had the time to go to the World of Butterflies which is just a few blocks away from our house. I won’t discuss the features of this particular ...
By: Rising Sun
Reported speech or Indirect Speech
2008-03-18 17:15:00 What is Reported speech?Reported speech is speech relayed by the narrator. That is, it is indirect speech, words attributed to but not actually (directly) spoken by a character. It is a grammatical construction in which reports are made of something that was said, written, or thought (eg, She said she was going home)El estilo indirecto (REPORTED SPEECH) lo utilizamos para contar lo que una persona ha dicho pero sin citar exactamente sus palabras.Why is Reported Speech important?It is important because it is a great tool to transmit information from a third person or people. We use this all the time. Let us use an example:Suppose Juan (your friend) says this to you : ' I am going to quit my job'Now, you want to inform Alice (another friend) what Juan told you. What do we use? YES! We use reported speech. We would say: Juan told me he was going to quit his job.Why don't we just use the same tense?This is a great question. In our example used above, we could just say:Juan is...
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
2008-03-18 09:44:00 Jane Straus, author of The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation, has put the entire contents of her book along with some other resources online for public use at GrammarBook.com. Features: ? Confusing words, grammar rules, punctuation rules, capitalization rules, and rules for writing numbers ? Interactive quizzes and tests on grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and writing numbers ? Videos on common usage problems ? Newsletter and grammar blog Site URL: http://www.grammarbook.com/
A grammar lesson.
2008-03-14 06:55:00 Hey y’all, Okay. You know what? I’ve reluctantly come to accept that a lot of snaps posted on YoMomma.tv aren’t going to be what people in the academic pursuits would refer to as “at all, in any way, funny.” That’s fine. Mediocre battlers make the great ones shine all the brighter. There couldn’t have been a ...
By: YoMomma Blog
Top 10 Grammar Myths [Digg]
2008-03-07 17:44:00 Grammar Girl's list of top 10 language myths. Think you can't split an infinitive? Think again!
The Passive Voice
2008-03-06 17:04:00 THE PASSIVE VOICEUseWe use the passive when we don?t know, or it isn?t important, who does the action. The passive is much more frequently used in English than in Spanish.El passive voice se usa cuando quieras enfatizar que se ha hecho una accin en vez de quien realiza o hace una accin.To understand the Passive Voice we need to fully understand the Active VoiceActive Voice:In sentences written in active voice, the subject performs the action expressed in the verb; the subject acts. Most of our sentences are in active voice.En el active voice el sujeto hace la accinActive voice example:Carlos writes a letter.(We know who the subject is - the subject is: the noun, noun phrase, or pronoun in a sentence or clause that denotes the doer of the action or what is described by the predicate- it is WHO does the action in this case CARLOS)In what tense is this sentence? Yes, it is present simple.What are the to be forms of the present simple? Yes, am is and areThe passive voiceTo form the p...
Resources from Sussex Language Institute, University of Sussex
2008-03-06 15:28:00 The Sussex Language Institute, University of Sussex prepares many English learning resources for use by students who are participating in its courses. Independent students, however, can also access these materials for free. Features: ? Online grammar and vocabulary activities in multiple formats for pre-intermediate, intermediate and advanced students ? Study skills section, providing assistance with various matters related to reading, writing and presentation, as well as essay and dissertation samples ? Collection of downloadable 'how-to' study guides in PDF format Site URL: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/languag-es/1-6-7-1.html
Bullshattuck Is Wishing You a Happy Grammar Day
2008-03-04 20:00:00 According to Mental Floss, today are National Grammar Day! I never knowed that the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar even existed - let alone have their own National Grammar Day - so I'm going out to celebrate! How does somebody celebrates National Grammar Day, you may be asking? Their website have a few suggestions: How can I participate? Speak well! Write well! And on March 4, march forth and spread the word. If you see a sign with a catastrophic apostrophe, send a kind note to the storekeeper. If your local newscaster says "Between you and I," set him straight with a friendly e-mail. You might also enjoy the SPOGG Awards, which will be given annually to the city and celebrity most guilty of grammar and language offenses. This year, Columbia, S.C. and President George W. Bush took top honors. Read more here. Some of our members are planning Good-Grammar Potlucks at their offices. What do you serve at good-grammar potlucks? High-fiber foods, of course. They're good f...
March 4th Holidays - Don?t yammer; use proper grammar! Learn at Tutor.com D
2008-03-04 05:00:00 International Scrapbooking Industry Day - Scrapbooking can be pretty fun, but man is it time consuming! You can’t help but get wrapped up in the stickers, glue-on details and background papers. I’m only half-way finished my Europe scrapbook… and I went there almost 2 years ago! But my scrapbook looks pretty lame compared all the ...
By: Fabu Daily
More spelling and grammar information from Word
2008-02-29 13:30:00 I doubt many people do not make use the spellchecking facility in MS Word. Most people probably run a grammar check too. Nevertheless, few people will use Word's readability statistics report.To switch this report on, open the 'Tools' menu in Word and ... |
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