Showing posts with label semester 2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label semester 2. Show all posts
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Introductory it
When the subject is an infinitive phrase, the sentence often begins with it. Instead of saying ‘To find fault with others is easy’, we say, ‘It is easy to find fault with others’. More examples are given below :
Asking Information
Asking Information There are a number of formulas used when asking for information in English.
The use of 5W 1H-Questions
What
When
Where
Why
Who
How
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
descriptive text
descriptive text is the text that is always in around us when we want to describe something or someone. Descriptive text is a text which say what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.
offering
Have you heard the waiter in the restaurant said "would you like some dessert?". That's an example of offering.Definition of Offering :
* The act of making an offer.
* Something, such as stock, that is offered.
* A presentation made to a deity as an act of religious worship or sacrifice; an oblation.
* A contribution or gift, especially one made at a religious service.
asking if someone remembers or not
if you want to asking someone remembers or not,there are some way to do it and the respond. ;)
Formal expressions
* I wonder if you remember ….
* You remember ...., don’t you?
* You haven’t forgotten ...., have you?
* Don’t you remember ....?
* Do you happen to remember it now?
Formal expressions
* I wonder if you remember ….
* You remember ...., don’t you?
* You haven’t forgotten ...., have you?
* Don’t you remember ....?
* Do you happen to remember it now?
finite verb
Definition of finite verb :
a verb that has a subject, this means that it can be the main verbs in a sentences. It shows tense (past/present, etc) or number (singular/plural), A finite verb makes an assertion or expresses a state of being and can stand by itself as the main verb of a sentence.
a verb that has a subject, this means that it can be the main verbs in a sentences. It shows tense (past/present, etc) or number (singular/plural), A finite verb makes an assertion or expresses a state of being and can stand by itself as the main verb of a sentence.
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