hours ago I was waiting for two hours I am still waiting here now 2. Form I (subject pronoun) + have/has ( present simple to have)+ been (past participle of to be) + waiting (base verb+ing ) or subject + present perfect of “to be” + present participle of verb 3 Pronunciation Contraction of I and have /aiv /‚ been has a short i /i/‚ stress on /wei/ ‚ g is almost mute /ƞ/ 4 Eliciting Show picture 1 of a happy man holding a bunch of flowers sitting on a
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cancelled the lecture disappoints me. Noun Clauses as Subject Complements The second grammatical function that noun clauses can perform is the subject complement. Subject complements are defined as words‚ phrases‚ and clauses that follow a copular verb and describe the subject. For example‚ the following italicized noun clauses function as subject complements: * The truth was that the moving company lost all your furniture. * My question is whether you will sue the company for losses.
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VERB TENSES 1. PRESENT TENSE | 2. PAST TENSE | 3. FUTURE TENSE | 1.Simple Present Tense E.g. I eat an apple( A V) An apple is eaten by me (PV) | 1.Simple Past TenseE.g. I ate an apple.(AV)An apple was eaten by me.(PV) | 1.Simple Future TenseE.g. I shall eat an apple(AV)An apple will be eaten by me.(PV) | 2. Present Continuous TenseE.g. I am eating an apple. (A.V)Are/am/is +verb + ingAn apple is being eaten by me.(PV) | 2. Past Continuous TenseE.g. I was eating an apple.(AV)Was/were+verb+ingAn
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NEWS : A COMPLEX SITUATION INSTRUCTION : UNDERLINE SUBJECT AND CIRCLE VERB. 1. A RM100mil sports complex in Setapak that was supposed to have been close to completion by now‚ is nowhere to be seen and residents are questioning the delay. 2. In 2011‚ then Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Fuad Ismail had reportedly said the sports complex would be constructed in Jalan Ayer Jerneh in Setapak and would be ready in about three years. 3. The complex was to be named Kompleks Sukan 1Malaysia
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EMPLOYING CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS HYPOTHESIS IN TEACHING ENGLISH PASSIVE VOICE By: Connie Tanone‚ S.Pd.‚ M.Pd. Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Abstract The passive voice is taught by providing pattern of the sentences. Still students have difficulties to master passive voice. To overcome the problem‚ the writer applies the hypothesis of Contrastive Analysis in teaching passive voice. The writer presented the similarities and the differences between English and Indonesian‚ and treated the
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Parts Of Speech: Pronouns * PRONOUN: a word that replaces a noun without specifying a name. * He was tired. In this sentence‚ he is the pronoun‚ replacing the name of the person who was tired (Jack was tired) or some other identifier (The boy was tired). * ANTECEDENT: the word to which a pronoun refers. * Because Jack left in a hurry‚ he forgot his lunch. In this sentence‚ Jack is the antecedent and he is the pronoun. Types of pronoun * DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS: the
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don’t have enough money saved up to pay for it. Students may put off doing their homework until it’s almost too late. Form Put off (verb+ adverb) is a transitive phrasal verb. Put off is normally followed by an object. In the example above the object is sleeping (verb+ing form‚ acting as a noun) Put off is also separable‚ i.e. you can separate the verb part from the adverb. However‚ if you change the direct object to a pronoun‚ i.e.‚ it‚ it then becomes inseparable (see examples below)
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THE GLAMOUR OF GRAMMAR NOTES Part One ~Words~ • The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) tells you how and when the words came to be used in the English Language • (OED) The earliest examples of a word’s use are included along with the definition • The American Heritage Dictionary (AHD) tells you where English is "headed" • (AED) includes a usage panel‚ marginal photos and other pictorial images‚ obscene/profane words (omitted in OED)‚ names of noteworthy people/places‚ describes interesting
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we don’t wish to do so. CCQs: Is it something we must do? Yes. Can we avoid it? No. Use of examples: We have to use the safety belt. Children have to attend school by law. Form Have to is a non-modal alternative to the modal verb must to talk about obligation. It is interchangeable with have got to‚ this last form being more common in spoken and informal British English. The structure of the have to form is Subject+ Have+ Infinitive (with to). The negative form expresses
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Running head: REVIEW of “ANALYZING ENGLISH GRAMMAR” 7th EDITION 1 The Review of “Analyzing English Grammar” 7th Edition Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines Mammad Rahim Hasanli 999068459 University of Toronto Mississauga REVIEW of “ANALYZING ENGLISH GRAMMAR” 7th EDITION 2 Abstract The grammar textbooks make up the majority of textbook sales. There are many variations of grammar textbooks in the market‚ which makes it harder for a user to decide
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