Tuesday, December 4, 2012

2nd and 3rd conditional sentences


Conditional Clause and Main Clause

If I have enough money,
conditional clause    
I will go to Japan.
    main clause
I will go to Japan,
main clause    
if I have enough money
    conditional clause

First, Second, and Third Conditional

1. First conditional: If I have enough money, I will go to Japan.
2. Second conditional:If I had enough money, I would go to Japan.
3. Third conditional:If I had had enough money, I would have gone to Japan.

Making Suggestion and Requesting Something


Making Suggestion and Requesting Something


Making Suggestions
·         You could (might) join the speech contest.
·         If I were you, I would take care this dog.
·         Why don’t you go to the doctor?
·         Why don’t you come to my house and borrow my umbrella?
·         What/How about going to the veterinarian?

EXPLANATION TEXT

What is Explanation?

  1. 1.      Definition and purposes of Explanation
Explanation is a text which tells processes relating to forming of natural, social, scientific and cultural phenomena. Explanation text is to say ‘why’ and ‘how’ of the forming of the phenomena. It is often found in science, geography and history text books.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Complaining and Giving Instruction


  COMPLAINING
Complaints are expressions of "displeasure or annoyance" in response to an action that is seen by the speaker as unfavorable.

Blaming and Accusing Someone



Blaming
 

Blaming : when someone said that person did a mistake that should be her/his responsibility, like choosing wrong way.
Blaming is an expression that is used to say on somebody the responsibility for something done (badly or wrongly) or not done: He blamed his teacher for his failure.

Direct and Indirect Sentences



Direct Speech / Quoted Speech

Saying exactly what someone has said is called direct speech (sometimes called quoted speech)
Here what a person says appears within quotation marks ("...") and should be word for word.
For example:
She said, "Today's lesson is on presentations."
or
"Today's lesson is on presentations," she said.

Contrastive Conjunction and Modal Perfect


Contrastive Conjunction

Mr. Jack : What is the result of the OSIS meeting?
Edward  : A few members want an indirect election in choosing the new OSIS chairperson, Sir. However, most members want a direct election.
Mr. Jack : OK. I’ll discuss that later, with the other teachers.

The sentences in bold contrasts two ideas. It uses a contrastive conjunction (however). Contrastive conjunctions are used to link two ideas or statements that are considered to be different. The following are some contrastive conjunctions :
1.     But, still, yet, although, though, even though, whereas, while
These conjunctions combine two clauses which are/opposite/contrast one to another. Examples :
·         Donny is short, but he is strong.
·         Although Bella is an artist, she doesn’t ignore her studies.
·         Mr. David is rich, yet he is unhappy.