NOUNS Nouns * We call nouns naming-words. They are the names of people‚ animals‚ places and things. Each person‚ animal‚ place and thing has a name. E.g. – woman‚ baby‚ cow‚ dog‚ sea‚ beach‚ table‚ cupboard etc. Countable and Uncountable nouns * Nouns which can be counted are called countable nouns. We use a‚ an‚ a few‚ several‚ many‚ some‚ plenty of‚ a lot of‚ a large number of with countable nouns. E.g. – many birds‚ a few cars‚ a lot of flowers‚ a large number of books‚ some
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org/elt English Language Teaching Vol. 4‚ No. 2; June 2011 A Contrastive Study of Grammar Translation Method and Communicative Approach in Teaching English Grammar Shih-Chuan Chang Department of Foreign Languages‚ Cheng Shiu University Chengcing Rd. Niaosong Township‚ Kaohsiung County‚ 833‚ Taiwan Tel: 886-07-731-0606-6212 Received: October 21‚ 2010 Accepted: January 11‚ 2011 E-mail: llc724@csu.edu.tw doi:10.5539/elt.v4n2p13 Abstract The Grammar Translation Method and the
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FUNCTIONS AND CHALLENGES OF STUDYING LITERATURE PROLOGUE We are as the first group would like to explain about Functions and Challenges of Studying Literature. May be many people ask‚ what the literature means. So‚ by this paper we will explain to reader some materials that are related with literature in this paper. Functions and Chellenges of Studying Literature is the big topic that we will inform to the reader in this paper‚ the explanation of this paper we devide into
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Grammar Final: Study Guide Noun: A person‚ place‚ or thing (or an idea or activity) Common Nouns – general‚ not specific‚ not capitalized Proper Nouns – specific‚ capitalized Gerund Nouns – a verb that‚ having added‚ ‘ing’ is a noun i.e running: a noun‚ but ‘to run’ is a verb EXAMPLE SENTENCES The boy is in love. boy: common noun‚ functioning as the subject of the sentence love: common noun Skipping through Central Park is energizing. Skipping: gerund noun‚ functioning as
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| AdjectivesWords that are used to modify nouns.small‚ quick‚ annoying‚ beautiful‘Modifying’ words | Using adjectives Placed before a noun: I have brown hair. It was an interesting book. Placed after a link verb: This cake is delicious. The snow feels cold. | VerbsWords that express the actions of a person or thing.run‚ breathe‚ grow‚ have‚ be ‘Doing’ words | Using verbs to describe… Actions: She is laughing. Events: It rained for days. Situations: We had a lovely
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& SWAGPro TSL 3083 Teaching Grammar in Primary School Descriptive grammar Descriptive grammar refers to the structure of a language as it is actually used by speakers and writers of the native speaker. Descriptive grammars describe how people use spoken and written language and the knowledge that they use to decide whether something is grammatically correct. Specialists in descriptive grammar (linguists) study the rules or patterns that underlie our use of words‚ phrases
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Teaching is a challenging job‚ whether you are in charge of a traditional public school classroom or tutoring a single child in a language. Fortunately‚ there are many aids and accessories available to make the job easier. Though some cost money‚ others are available for free or easily manufactured from household items or on your computer. Worksheets * Worksheets are handouts the students complete to practice their skills. They give the students a chance to get further repetition without taking
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Unit 1 Parts of Speech Every word has a function in every sentence. There are 8 different functions in English usage. Thus‚ all English words are grammatically divided into 8 different parts‚ which are called parts of speech. Sometimes they are called “word classes.” They are: 1. Noun A noun is a word or group of words used for referring to a person‚ thing‚ place‚ or quality. Ex. Birds fly. She is a pretty girl. The man works in the factory. The
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1. Our union representative _____ members that our rights would be defended. a. assured b. ensure c. specify d. specific 2. If you ____ your reservation 48 hours in advance‚ you will not be billed. a. cancel b. engage c. provide d. determine 3. I don’t feel any ____ to give my boss more than two weeks notice when I leave. a. obligatory b. obligation c. agreement d. contract 4. The contract contains a provision to …. how payments are made if John loses his job. a. deal with b. detect
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Grade 9 Grammar Skills Resource Page Written June 2005 V. Burdette and R. Nazarko |Students will be able to: |Resources: | |identify the eight basic parts of speech in a sentence (noun‚ pronoun‚ verb‚ |MCAS #1 Reviewing the parts of speech worksheets and quiz | |adverb‚ adjective
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