The document provides a list of one-word and complex English prepositions beginning with letters A through M, along with examples of how each preposition is used in sentences. Some of the one-word prepositions listed include aboard, about, above, across, after, against, along, amid, among, anti, around, as, astride, at, atop, bar, behind, below, beneath, beside, besides, between, beyond, but, by. Complex prepositions include according to, ahead of, along with, apart from, as for, aside from, as per, as to, as well as, away from, because of, but for, by means of, close to, contrary to,
The document lists and provides examples of one-word and complex prepositions beginning with letters A through M. One-word prepositions include aboard, about, above, across, after, against, along, alongside, amid, among, anti, around, as, astride, at, atop, bar, barring, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, besides, between, beyond, but, by, circa, concerning, considering, counting, cum, despite, down, during, except, excepting, excluding, following, for, from, given, gone, in, including, inside, into, less, like, minus. Complex prepositions include according to, ahead of, à la,
This document provides examples of phrases and expressions used when giving directions in English. It includes sample dialogues where one person asks for directions and the other provides them, such as "Could you tell me how to get to the library?" and the response giving two steps - "Go to the next light and turn right. Go two blocks, it's on the left." It also offers tips for giving clear directions, such as using landmarks instead of time estimates and including prepositions like "to", "on", "at" to indicate location.
The document provides information on different tenses in English including the present simple tense, present continuous tense, present perfect tense, past simple tense, past continuous tense, past perfect tense, future simple tense, future continuous tense, future perfect tense, and future perfect continuous tense. It explains their uses for everyday actions, universal truths, plans, narratives, instructions, and more. It also covers sequence of tenses rules.
The document contains examples of sentences with adjective clauses that describe nouns or pronouns. The adjective clauses provide additional information about the person or thing referred to in the main clause of each sentence.
The document provides a summary of grammar rules for changing direct speech to indirect speech in English. It covers changes to pronouns, tenses, time/place words, question forms, imperatives, and exclamations. Examples are provided for each grammar rule to illustrate the proper way to rewrite direct speech as indirect speech in English. Key areas covered include changing pronouns like "I" to "he/she", adjusting tenses, modifying words like "today" to "that day", using "if/whether" for yes/no questions and wh- words for wh- questions, and rewriting imperatives and exclamations as statements.
A list of phrasal verbs from a to z English lesson. You will learn the meaning of some of the phrasal verbs to help you with the ones you might not understand.
This document provides information and examples about using different tenses in English, including the simple present, present continuous, simple past, simple future, future continuous, and past continuous tenses. It explains that the simple present is used to describe habitual or repeated actions, the present continuous is used for actions happening now, the simple past describes completed past actions, and the past continuous describes interrupted past actions. It also provides examples of how to use each tense correctly in sentences.
The document provides examples of phrasal verbs using "go" with various meanings such as movement, direction, agreement, continuation, completion and more. Some examples include "go along with", "go ahead", "go all out", "go against", "go around", "go back on", "go by", "go down", "go for", "go in", "go into", "go nuts", "go on", "go over", "go through", "go under", "go up", "go with" and others.
The document lists and provides examples of one-word and complex prepositions beginning with letters A through M. One-word prepositions include aboard, about, above, across, after, against, along, alongside, amid, among, anti, around, as, astride, at, atop, bar, barring, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, besides, between, beyond, but, by, circa, concerning, considering, counting, cum, despite, down, during, except, excepting, excluding, following, for, from, given, gone, in, including, inside, into, less, like, minus. Complex prepositions include according to, ahead of, à la,
This document provides examples of phrases and expressions used when giving directions in English. It includes sample dialogues where one person asks for directions and the other provides them, such as "Could you tell me how to get to the library?" and the response giving two steps - "Go to the next light and turn right. Go two blocks, it's on the left." It also offers tips for giving clear directions, such as using landmarks instead of time estimates and including prepositions like "to", "on", "at" to indicate location.
The document provides information on different tenses in English including the present simple tense, present continuous tense, present perfect tense, past simple tense, past continuous tense, past perfect tense, future simple tense, future continuous tense, future perfect tense, and future perfect continuous tense. It explains their uses for everyday actions, universal truths, plans, narratives, instructions, and more. It also covers sequence of tenses rules.
The document contains examples of sentences with adjective clauses that describe nouns or pronouns. The adjective clauses provide additional information about the person or thing referred to in the main clause of each sentence.
The document provides a summary of grammar rules for changing direct speech to indirect speech in English. It covers changes to pronouns, tenses, time/place words, question forms, imperatives, and exclamations. Examples are provided for each grammar rule to illustrate the proper way to rewrite direct speech as indirect speech in English. Key areas covered include changing pronouns like "I" to "he/she", adjusting tenses, modifying words like "today" to "that day", using "if/whether" for yes/no questions and wh- words for wh- questions, and rewriting imperatives and exclamations as statements.
A list of phrasal verbs from a to z English lesson. You will learn the meaning of some of the phrasal verbs to help you with the ones you might not understand.
This document provides information and examples about using different tenses in English, including the simple present, present continuous, simple past, simple future, future continuous, and past continuous tenses. It explains that the simple present is used to describe habitual or repeated actions, the present continuous is used for actions happening now, the simple past describes completed past actions, and the past continuous describes interrupted past actions. It also provides examples of how to use each tense correctly in sentences.
The document provides examples of phrasal verbs using "go" with various meanings such as movement, direction, agreement, continuation, completion and more. Some examples include "go along with", "go ahead", "go all out", "go against", "go around", "go back on", "go by", "go down", "go for", "go in", "go into", "go nuts", "go on", "go over", "go through", "go under", "go up", "go with" and others.
The document provides information on the passive voice in English. It defines the passive voice and gives examples of its use in the present simple, past simple, future simple, present progressive, past progressive, present perfect, past perfect and future perfect tenses. Examples are provided for each tense to illustrate how the passive voice is formed in English.
This document provides information and examples about using different tenses in English, including the simple present, present continuous, simple past, simple future, and future continuous. It explains that the simple present is used to describe habitual or repeated actions, the present continuous is used for actions happening now, the simple past describes completed past actions, the simple future refers to specific future times, and the future continuous can refer to future actions that will be in progress. Examples are given for each tense to illustrate their uses.
The document contains examples of sentences with adjective clauses. The sentences describe people, things, times, places and provide additional identifying information using relative pronouns like who, whom, that, which, when, and where.
This document discusses the use of gerunds and infinitives after certain verbs and expressions in English. It explains that gerunds are verb+ing forms that follow verbs like enjoy and prepositions like after. Infinitives are 'to'+verb forms that follow verbs like decide and adjectives like difficult. Some verbs like remember and try can take either a gerund or infinitive with different meanings. The document provides many examples of verbs that commonly take gerunds or infinitives to clarify their uses.
The document discusses the active and passive voice in English grammar. It provides examples of sentences in the active voice and their equivalent passive transformations. Some key points covered include:
- The passive voice is used when the object is more important than the subject or the subject is unknown.
- To form the passive, the verb is changed to a form of "be" plus the past participle and "by" plus the original subject.
- Adverbs are placed before the verb in the passive form.
- The passive can be used with imperatives by using "let" plus the verb.
- Certain subjects like "we" and "people" don't require "by" in the passive form.
Unit 12 english vi past continuous simple pastKetty Vergara
This document provides examples and explanations of simple past and past continuous verb tenses in English. It demonstrates how to form the past continuous using was/were and the -ing form of the verb, and how to make it negative using wasn't/weren't. Examples of regular and irregular simple past verbs are also given. Sample sentences illustrate using the past continuous and simple past tenses to describe actions happening at the same time or sequentially in the past.
This document contains examples of sentences in different tenses in Spanish including:
- Present simple and continuous
- Past simple and continuous
- Future and present perfect
For each tense, there are 10 example sentences demonstrating how to conjugate verbs in that particular tense. The document is teaching grammar concepts to Spanish language students.
This document provides examples of common idioms related to different topics such as colours, numbers, and animals. Some examples include "in the black" meaning financially sound, "at sixes and sevens" meaning in a state of confusion, and "as innocent as a lamb" meaning having no guilt or being naive. A variety of idioms are explained that involve descriptive phrases associated with different subjects.
This document provides an overview of English grammar, specifically focusing on the present simple tense. It defines the affirmative, interrogative, and negative forms of the present simple. It then explains six common uses of the present simple tense: 1) to talk about facts or things that are always true, 2) to talk about routines and habits, 3) when talking about timetable events in the future, 4) when discussing the plots of films, stories, and plays, 5) in newspaper headlines, and 6) when saying how often an action occurs, using words like always, usually, sometimes, etc. The document concludes with exercises asking the reader to change sentences into interrogative, negative, and other forms using the present simple tense
This document outlines various English grammar tenses and structures including:
1) The present continuous, present simple, past simple, past continuous, present perfect simple, past perfect simple, past perfect continuous, future simple, future continuous and future perfect.
2) Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs.
3) The passive voice and how it differs from the active voice.
4) Common modal verbs like can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would and their uses.
5) Gerunds (verb+ing structures) and verb patterns after prepositions.
6) The four conditional sentences and how they are
The document provides information about teenagers in Mongolia and discusses their habits such as technology use, music preferences, and school attendance. It also includes sample sentences for direct and indirect speech as well as explanations of how to change verb tenses and references to time when converting between direct and indirect speech. Some key points include:
- Most Mongolian teenagers have mobile phones and can use computers, while fewer own video cameras or wear designer clothes.
- Their music tastes range from hip-hop to classic, and some chat online in their free time.
- The document demonstrates how to change quotes into reported speech by altering verb tenses and expressions of time as needed.
This document provides examples and explanations of how to use the simple present tense in English. It discusses four main uses: (1) for repeated or habitual actions, (2) to indicate general facts or truths, (3) for scheduled events in the near future, and (4) with stative verbs to describe present situations. It then provides exercises for learners to practice forming sentences in the simple present tense based on prompts using given words.
The document provides the top 10 songs from a 2013 music menu. It includes the song titles and artists. For some of the songs, it also provides the lyrics and choreography. The document aims to share popular songs and routines for an event.
The document provides a list of the top 10 songs in Spanish for 2013. It includes the song titles and artists. For some of the songs, it also provides lyrics in Spanish. The list includes songs by artists such as Mika, Ricky Martin, Passenger, James Arthur, and Juan Magan.
This document provides an overview of English grammar topics including:
- Present simple tense used to describe habits and repeated actions
- "Do verbs" like drink, eat, play and their past forms
- Formation of the third person singular form with -s, -es, -ies
- Plural nouns typically formed by adding -s
It also includes lists of vocabulary like numbers, days, greetings and an example presentation for self-introductions. The document appears to be notes for an English grammar guide covering basic topics for beginning learners.
This document discusses figurative language techniques used in songs by The Beatles. It provides examples of similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole from songs like "Good Day Sunshine", "It's Been a Hard Day's Night", "Happiness is a Warm Gun", and "Eleanor Rigby". Each song example highlights one figurative language technique used through lyrical excerpts.
This document discusses various poetic devices used in songs including repetition, metaphor, onomatopoeia, simile, hyperbole, and rhyme. It provides examples of each device from popular songs like "Pills n' Potions" by Nicki Minaj which uses repetition of the phrase "I still love", and "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd which employs rhyming words like "grass" and "laughs". The document aims to explain these literary techniques and how artists incorporate them into lyrics.
This document provides examples and explanations of different modal verbs and how they are used to express levels of certainty, ability, preference, and habitual actions in various tenses. It discusses modals like can, could, may, might, must, should to convey probabilities. Examples are given for present, past, future, progressive, and negative forms. Phrasal modal verbs like be able to are also covered. The document aims to help readers understand and properly use modal verbs in English.
This document discusses several factors that can influence an individual's use of language learning strategies. It reports that gender, motivation, proficiency level, language learning experience, and learning style can all impact the strategies employed. Specifically, some studies found that female students and those with higher motivation tended to use a broader range of strategies more frequently. Additionally, proficiency level correlated with increased use of direct and indirect language learning strategies.
This document outlines an e-Education project for Gaza that trained 20 teachers in identifying and teaching children with learning disabilities. These teachers have since taught over 2,400 children, with 670 identified as having learning disabilities. The project aims to expand to provide training and support to teachers across Gaza, the West Bank, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan. The long term goals are to establish an e-Education brand and partnership with the UN to improve learning disability identification and support for children throughout the Middle East.
The document provides information on the passive voice in English. It defines the passive voice and gives examples of its use in the present simple, past simple, future simple, present progressive, past progressive, present perfect, past perfect and future perfect tenses. Examples are provided for each tense to illustrate how the passive voice is formed in English.
This document provides information and examples about using different tenses in English, including the simple present, present continuous, simple past, simple future, and future continuous. It explains that the simple present is used to describe habitual or repeated actions, the present continuous is used for actions happening now, the simple past describes completed past actions, the simple future refers to specific future times, and the future continuous can refer to future actions that will be in progress. Examples are given for each tense to illustrate their uses.
The document contains examples of sentences with adjective clauses. The sentences describe people, things, times, places and provide additional identifying information using relative pronouns like who, whom, that, which, when, and where.
This document discusses the use of gerunds and infinitives after certain verbs and expressions in English. It explains that gerunds are verb+ing forms that follow verbs like enjoy and prepositions like after. Infinitives are 'to'+verb forms that follow verbs like decide and adjectives like difficult. Some verbs like remember and try can take either a gerund or infinitive with different meanings. The document provides many examples of verbs that commonly take gerunds or infinitives to clarify their uses.
The document discusses the active and passive voice in English grammar. It provides examples of sentences in the active voice and their equivalent passive transformations. Some key points covered include:
- The passive voice is used when the object is more important than the subject or the subject is unknown.
- To form the passive, the verb is changed to a form of "be" plus the past participle and "by" plus the original subject.
- Adverbs are placed before the verb in the passive form.
- The passive can be used with imperatives by using "let" plus the verb.
- Certain subjects like "we" and "people" don't require "by" in the passive form.
Unit 12 english vi past continuous simple pastKetty Vergara
This document provides examples and explanations of simple past and past continuous verb tenses in English. It demonstrates how to form the past continuous using was/were and the -ing form of the verb, and how to make it negative using wasn't/weren't. Examples of regular and irregular simple past verbs are also given. Sample sentences illustrate using the past continuous and simple past tenses to describe actions happening at the same time or sequentially in the past.
This document contains examples of sentences in different tenses in Spanish including:
- Present simple and continuous
- Past simple and continuous
- Future and present perfect
For each tense, there are 10 example sentences demonstrating how to conjugate verbs in that particular tense. The document is teaching grammar concepts to Spanish language students.
This document provides examples of common idioms related to different topics such as colours, numbers, and animals. Some examples include "in the black" meaning financially sound, "at sixes and sevens" meaning in a state of confusion, and "as innocent as a lamb" meaning having no guilt or being naive. A variety of idioms are explained that involve descriptive phrases associated with different subjects.
This document provides an overview of English grammar, specifically focusing on the present simple tense. It defines the affirmative, interrogative, and negative forms of the present simple. It then explains six common uses of the present simple tense: 1) to talk about facts or things that are always true, 2) to talk about routines and habits, 3) when talking about timetable events in the future, 4) when discussing the plots of films, stories, and plays, 5) in newspaper headlines, and 6) when saying how often an action occurs, using words like always, usually, sometimes, etc. The document concludes with exercises asking the reader to change sentences into interrogative, negative, and other forms using the present simple tense
This document outlines various English grammar tenses and structures including:
1) The present continuous, present simple, past simple, past continuous, present perfect simple, past perfect simple, past perfect continuous, future simple, future continuous and future perfect.
2) Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs.
3) The passive voice and how it differs from the active voice.
4) Common modal verbs like can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would and their uses.
5) Gerunds (verb+ing structures) and verb patterns after prepositions.
6) The four conditional sentences and how they are
The document provides information about teenagers in Mongolia and discusses their habits such as technology use, music preferences, and school attendance. It also includes sample sentences for direct and indirect speech as well as explanations of how to change verb tenses and references to time when converting between direct and indirect speech. Some key points include:
- Most Mongolian teenagers have mobile phones and can use computers, while fewer own video cameras or wear designer clothes.
- Their music tastes range from hip-hop to classic, and some chat online in their free time.
- The document demonstrates how to change quotes into reported speech by altering verb tenses and expressions of time as needed.
This document provides examples and explanations of how to use the simple present tense in English. It discusses four main uses: (1) for repeated or habitual actions, (2) to indicate general facts or truths, (3) for scheduled events in the near future, and (4) with stative verbs to describe present situations. It then provides exercises for learners to practice forming sentences in the simple present tense based on prompts using given words.
The document provides the top 10 songs from a 2013 music menu. It includes the song titles and artists. For some of the songs, it also provides the lyrics and choreography. The document aims to share popular songs and routines for an event.
The document provides a list of the top 10 songs in Spanish for 2013. It includes the song titles and artists. For some of the songs, it also provides lyrics in Spanish. The list includes songs by artists such as Mika, Ricky Martin, Passenger, James Arthur, and Juan Magan.
This document provides an overview of English grammar topics including:
- Present simple tense used to describe habits and repeated actions
- "Do verbs" like drink, eat, play and their past forms
- Formation of the third person singular form with -s, -es, -ies
- Plural nouns typically formed by adding -s
It also includes lists of vocabulary like numbers, days, greetings and an example presentation for self-introductions. The document appears to be notes for an English grammar guide covering basic topics for beginning learners.
This document discusses figurative language techniques used in songs by The Beatles. It provides examples of similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole from songs like "Good Day Sunshine", "It's Been a Hard Day's Night", "Happiness is a Warm Gun", and "Eleanor Rigby". Each song example highlights one figurative language technique used through lyrical excerpts.
This document discusses various poetic devices used in songs including repetition, metaphor, onomatopoeia, simile, hyperbole, and rhyme. It provides examples of each device from popular songs like "Pills n' Potions" by Nicki Minaj which uses repetition of the phrase "I still love", and "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd which employs rhyming words like "grass" and "laughs". The document aims to explain these literary techniques and how artists incorporate them into lyrics.
This document provides examples and explanations of different modal verbs and how they are used to express levels of certainty, ability, preference, and habitual actions in various tenses. It discusses modals like can, could, may, might, must, should to convey probabilities. Examples are given for present, past, future, progressive, and negative forms. Phrasal modal verbs like be able to are also covered. The document aims to help readers understand and properly use modal verbs in English.
This document discusses several factors that can influence an individual's use of language learning strategies. It reports that gender, motivation, proficiency level, language learning experience, and learning style can all impact the strategies employed. Specifically, some studies found that female students and those with higher motivation tended to use a broader range of strategies more frequently. Additionally, proficiency level correlated with increased use of direct and indirect language learning strategies.
This document outlines an e-Education project for Gaza that trained 20 teachers in identifying and teaching children with learning disabilities. These teachers have since taught over 2,400 children, with 670 identified as having learning disabilities. The project aims to expand to provide training and support to teachers across Gaza, the West Bank, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan. The long term goals are to establish an e-Education brand and partnership with the UN to improve learning disability identification and support for children throughout the Middle East.
This lesson plan teaches students how to compose riddles based on given stimuli like pictures or realia. The lesson begins with motivating students by singing a song about animals in the zoo and showing zoo pictures. Students then read sample riddles and answer questions to demonstrate comprehension. They work in pairs composing riddles about pictures and in groups reading and solving riddles. The lesson analyzes riddle structure and composition guidelines. Students apply their learning by writing original riddles, which are evaluated. For homework, students draw an object and write a riddle about it.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against developing mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
This document provides release notes for ExtendScript Toolkit CS5 (ESTK). It outlines new features such as the ability to change font size in the Console pane, convert tab stops to spaces, and automatically backup documents. It also describes known issues regarding editing read-only scripts, cross-suite script debugging not being supported, and issues with ScriptUI programming. The document provides details on hidden preferences that can be edited, and includes legal notices for third party software.
Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier by skydiving from 128,100 feet above the Earth's surface. He rode a helium balloon to the top of the stratosphere before making a death-defying leap from his capsule. During his four minute free fall, Baumgartner reached speeds of Mach 1.24 and had to regain control after starting to spin uncontrollably. He successfully landed, becoming the first person to break the sound barrier outside of an aircraft.
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The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
Mark wanted to share his message but didn't know how. He tried asking various animals and objects like a cat, rock, and tree, but none could help him communicate. Feeling frustrated, Mark started crying until he saw a soapbox that others were using to share their messages, giving him the idea to use a soapbox to share his own message with others.
Over 300,000 child soldiers are fighting in conflicts around the world. Children are uniquely vulnerable to recruitment due to their immaturity and are easily manipulated into violence. Once recruited, they often face brutal treatment and are forced to commit atrocities. Two testimonials describe children being forced to watch their brothers killed for refusing to join an insurgent group, and a girl being given as a wife to a soldier and facing danger after he died. The document calls for actions like signing a petition to address the serious problem of child soldiers.
A financial plan allocates future income across various expenses like rent, utilities, and savings over different time periods. Financial planning is the process of developing policies and strategies for investing and managing funds to ensure smooth operation of a business. Financial plans can be short term, medium term, or long term. Small businesses require liquidity, rely on borrowing, and are personally managed. Financial needs of organizations include start up costs like facilities, equipment, and materials as well as ongoing operational and personnel expenses.
Corporate class mutual funds provide tax benefits compared to traditional mutual funds. Investments within a corporate class structure are treated as a single entity for tax purposes, allowing investors to rebalance portfolios without immediate tax consequences. Distributions from corporate class funds are more tax-efficient, consisting primarily of capital gains and Canadian dividends taxed at a lower rate than regular income. This tax treatment leaves more money growing in the investor's account compared to traditional mutual funds. Corporate class is suitable for individual investors with non-registered funds who seek tax-efficient rebalancing and cash flow in retirement.
El documento enumera cuatro posiciones clave en la industria hotelera: recepcionista o front desk, botones o bell boy, jefe de recepción y ama de llaves.
This document provides a list of 150 English prepositions compiled by Josef Essberger. It is divided into two sections: 1) 94 one-word prepositions such as "above", "across", "after", etc. along with example sentences, and 2) 56 complex prepositions which are phrases of two or more words that function like single prepositions, such as "according to" and "in spite of". The document also includes brief introductions to prepositions and why 150 were included in the list to provide a comprehensive reference for common English prepositions.
This document discusses prepositional phrases, which begin with a preposition and end with a noun, pronoun, gerund, or clause. It provides examples of basic prepositional phrases like "at home" and "from Richie". Prepositional phrases can function as adjectives or adverbs, answering questions like "which one?" or "how?". The document lists 100 different prepositions and provides examples of phrases using each preposition.
There are several types of word combinations or collocations in the English language. The document provides examples of 7 main types of collocations: 1) adverb + adjective, 2) adjective + noun, 3) noun + noun, 4) noun + verb, 5) verb + noun, 6) verb + prepositional phrase, and 7) verb + adverb. Each type is illustrated through short example sentences that demonstrate how the words are commonly paired together.
The document provides information about O. Henry, an American short story writer whose real name was William Sydney Porter. It discusses his life, works, and writing style which romanticized ordinary life in New York City and featured surprise twist endings. It also summarizes a conversation between two characters, Sue and a doctor, about a patient named Johnsy's condition and prospects for recovery.
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The document provides definitions and examples for various English word connectors and phrases. It defines terms like "even though", "prior to", "while", "afterward", "in the meantime", and "as far as". It also defines idioms that use some of these terms like "as though", "on the spur of the moment", and "compare notes". Each term or idiom is followed by its definition and one or more examples to illustrate its meaning in context.
This document discusses active and passive voice in English grammar. It defines active voice as emphasizing the subject or doer of the action, while passive voice emphasizes the action itself. It provides examples of when to use passive voice, such as to hide responsibility or minimize guilt. It also discusses how to convert sentences from active to passive voice and identifies examples as active or passive. Finally, it includes practice exercises on changing between active and passive voice.
This document provides information about prepositions in English. It discusses the different types of prepositions including prepositions of time, place, and direction. It provides examples of common prepositions and the rules for when to use certain prepositions like "on", "in", "at", etc. It also discusses how some verbs are usually followed by specific prepositions and provides examples. Finally, it includes exercises for learners to practice using prepositions correctly in sentences.
The document provides information about forming plurals of nouns in English. It explains that most nouns form the plural by adding -s, but some take -es if they end in certain letters like s,sh,ch,x. Nouns ending in y change to -ies if preceded by a consonant. Some nouns ending in f or fe take -ves in the plural. A few common nouns like man, woman, child have irregular plural forms. The document also discusses possessive nouns and possessive pronouns.
The document discusses the future continuous tense in English. It provides examples of how the future continuous is used to talk about actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future, including actions that are part of a planned schedule or routine. It also discusses using the future continuous to make requests or ask about someone's plans.
The document discusses the differences between verb + infinitive with "to" and verb + gerund ("-ing") constructions in English. It provides examples of common verbs that take infinitives or gerunds, including verbs like "want", "like", "remember", and "enjoy" that can take either construction depending on meaning. The document also discusses gerunds that can follow prepositions and outlines some exercises to practice using infinitives and gerunds correctly.
The document discusses prepositions and their uses. It provides examples of different types of prepositions including single-word prepositions that indicate spatial and temporal relationships, as well as multi-word prepositions. It describes the specific uses of different prepositions to indicate time, place, or to introduce objects of verbs. It also notes some commonly misused prepositions and provides examples to clarify proper usage.
The document discusses inversion in English grammar. It begins by defining inversion as reversing the normal subject-verb word order, most commonly used with negative adverbs. It then provides numerous examples of inversion used with different adverbs and expressions involving "had", "were", "should", "here/there", "as/than/so", and after prepositional phrases. It concludes by providing sample questions testing the use of inversion.
Irregular verbs do not follow a pattern to form the past simple tense and instead the past form is totally different from the present form. Regular verbs form the past simple by adding "d", "ed", or "ied". There are also rules for pronouncing the "ed" ending depending on how the verb ends. To make the negative past simple, "did not" or "didn't" is used with the base verb form. Common time expressions are used to specify when something occurred in the past, such as "yesterday", "last week", or "last year".
This document provides instructions and questions for an online language learning activity. It begins with a prompt to visit a website for language learning. It then asks questions about relationships between people in an image and where and why they are together. It provides multiple choice answers for selecting adjectives to describe conversations and asks the reader to listen to conversations and identify topics. It continues asking questions about meeting new people, starting conversations, questions to ask others, and provides examples of questions using different verb forms. The document covers a range of grammar and language learning topics in a question and example format.
This document discusses different types of conjunctions in English and provides examples of how to use each conjunction. It defines conjunctions as words that join two nouns, two verbs, two sentences or clauses. Some common conjunctions discussed include and, but, though, yet, although, so, as, therefore, because, since, if, until, unless, still, even, also, while, who, where, when, which, either-or, neither-nor, so...that, hardly...when, no sooner...than, instead of, inspite of, despite, and nevertheless. The document encourages practicing rewriting sentences using different conjunctions and provides the contact information for spoken English classes.
The document provides examples of common mistakes made in English grammar and usage. It lists incorrect phrases and sentences followed by the correct versions. Some examples of mistakes include subject-verb agreement errors like "People is" versus "People are", incorrect verb tenses like "I’m waiting you" versus "I’m waiting for you", and preposition errors like "I came to office by walk" versus "I came to office on foot". The document aims to help improve English skills by highlighting these types of frequent mistakes.
This document provides examples of when to use the definite article "the" in English and when not to use it. Some key points:
- Use "the" with specific singular countable nouns where it is clear which thing is being referred to
- Use "the" with uncountable nouns like weather, time periods, subjects, fields of study
- Do not use "the" with plural countable nouns, proper nouns, or with breakfast/lunch/dinner
- Do not use "the" before a number or with non-specific singular countable nouns
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1. Prepositions beginning with A
One-word prepositions
aboard
• We went aboard the boat.
• Is there a doctor aboard the plane?
about
• What do you think about Mary?
• Let's talk about something different.
• I've just read a book about President Kennedy.
• The lion was pacing about its cage.
above
• We are flying above the clouds.
• We live in the hills, 1,000 metres above sea-level.
• It's only two degrees above freezing point. [+2ºC]
• Who came above you in the test results?
across
• We drove across the desert.
• The dog ran across the road.
• There is a bridge across the river.
• She lives in the house across the street. It's nearly opposite mine.
after (also conjunction)
• We had lunch [1pm] after the meeting [11am].
• Let's meet the day after tomorrow.
against
• Did you vote for or against the suggestion?
• He put his bicycle against the wall.
along
• We walked along the beach for two miles.
• There are trees along the road.
2. • The toilet is along the corridor.
alongside
• Their boat came alongside our boat.
• Team A worked alongside Team B during construction.
amid | amidst (poetic)
• I couldn't hear her amid the noise.
• We were lost amidst the trees.
among | amongst (mainly British English)
• Is there a doctor among us?
• There were secret police among the crowd.
• I was amongst strangers. I didn't know anyone.
anti
• He seems to be anti my idea.
• Some people are anti everything.
around
• We walked around the town for an hour.
• They all sat around the camp fire.
• There is a big fence around the house.
• He was born around 1570.
• Let's meet around 7pm.
as (also conjunction)
• He is working as a waiter.
• The risk is as nothing compared to the profit.
• Ram is as tall as Anthony.
astride
• She sat astride the horse.
at
• He is at school.
• We first met at a party.
• Let's start the meeting at 9 o'clock.
3. • He started work at 17 (years of age).
• We are aiming at sales of $1,000,000.
atop (poetic)
• The church is situated atop a hill.
Complex prepositions
according to
• According to John, Mary was late. I believe John.
ahead of
• Anthony is ahead of Rachel in the race. He'll win.
• We have a long day ahead of us. Let's get going!
à la (from French)
• It's a TV show à la CNN. Same style, similar content.
along with
• Do you want some pork along with the chicken?
apart from
• Nobody objected apart from you, so we did it.
as for
• As for Matt, he will arrive later.
aside from
• I have another car aside from this one. Both are red.
as per
• We must work strictly as per the law.
as to
• As to your behaviour, I think you were wrong.
4. as well as
• You should telephone as well as write, just to be sure.
away from
The cat ran away from the dog and escaped.
Prepositions beginning with B
One-word prepositions
bar
• Everyone came bar Angela.
• He is the best bar none.
barring
• Barring rain, we'll play tennis tomorrow.
before (also conjunction)
• We had lunch [1pm] before the meeting [3pm].
• We met the day before yesterday.
• She was before me in the queue.
• I would rather die before doing that.
behind
• There is a police car behind us. It's following us.
• We have a garden behind our house.
• The child was hiding behind the tree.
• I am behind your project. I will support it.
• Vonica finished behind Shirley in the race.
• She is behind the other children in her class.
below
• Much of Holland is below sea-level.
• There is a family in the flat below us.
• The temperature is 5 degrees below freezing point. [-5ºC]
• I came below Vonica in the test.
• You can buy it if it's below $50.
5. beneath
• Our garage is beneath our house.
• The tunnel runs beneath the sea.
• Laurence is beneath the General Manager.
• It was beneath his dignity to do that.
beside
• The river runs beside our house.
• James was sitting beside Miriam.
besides
• What shall we have besides coffee?
between
• Tara was sitting between Ram and Ati.
• Between you and me, I think she's crazy.
• I can meet you between 1pm and 2pm.
beyond
• Can you see someone in the distance, beyond that house?
• This is too difficult. It's beyond me.
• The meeting continued beyond midnight.
but (also conjunction)
• Everyone came but Andrea.
by
• We came by car.
• Fireworks were invented by the Chinese.
• He was shot by a professional killer.
• It happened by accident.
• He lost the race by five seconds.
• The room is 10 metres by 6 metres.
• We must finish by Tuesday.
• We were sitting by the window.
• By my calculation he must be 73.
Complex prepositions
6. because of
• We can't play tennis because of the rain.
but for
• It's your fault! But for you, I'd have been on time.
by means of
• You open a door by means of its handle
Prepositions beginning with C
One-word prepositions
circa
• He died circa 1270.
concerning
• Your teacher talked to me concerning your homework.
• I have some questions concerning your decision.
considering
• Considering the poor quality, I think the price is too high.
• I think I must be going, considering the time.
counting
• There were four people, or five counting the baby.
• That makes $70, not counting the tax.
cum
• I have a study-cum-bedroom.
• She is a kind of secretary-cum-receptionist.
Complex prepositions
close to
7. • My car is close to your car. About two cars away.
contrary to
• Contrary to expectations, the euro fell in value.
Prepositions beginning with D
One-word prepositions
despite
• We went swimming despite the cold water.
• He passed the test despite being ill.
down
• They ran down the hill.
• The post office is down the road.
• They have had many wars down the years.
during
• He fell asleep during the meeting.
• I want to go swimming during the weekend.
• I was bored during the whole film.
Complex prepositions
depending on
• We'll play tennis tomorrow, depending on the rain.
due to
• The cancellation was due to the rain. There was no other reason.
Prepositions beginning with E
One-word prepositions
except
8. • You can have any colour except blue. There is no more blue.
• They all came except Stephen. He didn't want to come.
excepting
• I can eat anything excepting pork. It makes me sick.
• Excepting Jo, everyone was present. No-one knew where Jo was.
excluding
• It costs $70, excluding $10 for delivery. (Total = $80.)
• We open every day excluding Christmas Day. On Christmas Day we have a
holiday.
Complex prepositions
except for
• Everyone was present, except for Mary. She stayed at home
Prepositions beginning with F
One-word prepositions
following
• We had coffee following lunch.
• He couldn't work following his illness.
for (also conjunction)
• This is for you.
• Do you want to go for a walk?
• You use a corkscrew for opening bottles.
• Cigarettes are bad for you.
• I'm saving for a new car.
• Is this the road for Rome?
• They passed me over for John.
• Is this the train for Cambridge?
• I bought it for $10.
• We worked for three hours.
• Keep walking for two kilometres.
from
9. • Where do you come from?
• This letter is from my wife.
• I bought this car from Henry.
• They prevented me from entering.
• My car is different from yours.
• We worked from Monday to Wednesday.
• Paper is made from wood.
• It can cost anything from $5 to $15.
• The police took my driving licence from me.
• He died from overwork.
Complex prepositions
forward of
• He was sitting forward of me in the plane. I could just see the back of his head.
further to
• Further to your letter, I have spoken to Mr Brown.
Prepositions beginning with G
One-word prepositions
given
• He is in very good health, given his age. He's at least 95.
• Given the time, you ought to leave now.
gone (mainly British English)
• It's certainly gone 11 o'clock. It must be 11.30.
He's gone 50. He must be nearly 60 years
oldPrepositions beginning with I
One-word prepositions
in
10. • Monkeys live in the jungle.
• John is the man with his hand in his pocket.
• I live in an apartment.
• She lives in Bangkok.
• Tara was born in 1977.
• Trains were invented in the nineteenth century.
• I'll come back in two weeks.
• Let's meet in the morning.
• There are 60 seconds in a minute.
including
• The price is $70 including $10 for delivery. (Total = $70.)
• There were four of us, including the baby.
inside
• It was dark inside the tunnel.
• My modem is inside my computer. It's an internal modem.
into
• John went into that shop.
• If you heat ice it turns into water.
• We cut the cake into ten pieces.
• Five into ten makes two.
Complex prepositions
in addition to
• There were two people in addition to me. So that made three of us.
in between
• He is in between the two opinions. He wants to compromise.
in case of
• You can phone me in case of need. Day or night.
in face of
• He reacts bravely in face of danger.
11. in favour of
• I am not in favour of your idea. It won't work.
in front of
• You can park your car in front of my house.
• I couldn't see the film because the woman in front of me was wearing a big hat.
in lieu of
• I don't have any dollars. Can I pay euro in lieu of dollars?
in spite of
• We went swimming in spite of the cold water.
instead of
• We don't have any tea. Would you like coffee instead of tea?
in view of
• In view of your illness, we will wait for a week.
Prepositions beginning with L
One-word prepositions
less
• 10 less 3 = 7.
like
• She is like her sister.
• She sings like a bird.
• It's not like John to complain.
• Do it like this.
• I feel like swimming.
• It looks like rain.
• I want something cold, like iced-coffee.
12. Prepositions beginning with M
One-word prepositions
minus
• 10 minus 3 = 7.
• The temperature is minus 30 degrees centigrade.
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