order of adjectives
Sometimes we use more than one adjective in front of a noun: He was a nice intelligent young man. She had a small round black wooden box. Opinion adjectives: Some adjectives give a general opinion. Some adjectives give a specific opinion. Food: tasty; deliciousFurniture, buildings: comfortable; uncomfortablePeople, animals: clever; intelligent; friendly We usually put a general opinion in front of a specific opinion: Nice tasty soup. Usually we put an adjective that gives an opinion in front of an adjective that is descriptive: a nice red dress; a silly old man; those horrible yellow curtains We often have two adjectives in front of a noun: a handsome young man; a big black car; that horrible big dog Sometimes we have three adjectives, but this is unusual: a nice handsome young man; a big black American car; that horrible big fierce dog It is very unusual to have more than three adjectives. Adjectives usually come in this order: We use some adjectives only after a link verb: We say: Task 1 Task 2
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by Liz Walter Most of us spend a lot of time talking – in fact a recent study showed that the average Brit spends 6 months of their life talking about weather alone! It’s no wonder therefore that we often need to describe that activity. Unfortunately, simple verbs such as speak, say, talk and tell cause a lot of problems for learners of English. We often use say to report what someone else has said, using a that-clause. She said (that) she was thirsty. He says (that) he’s a friend of yours. For more detailed information about reported speech, look at my previous post on the subject: . It’s important to remember that when we use the verb say, we do not use the person being spoken to as an indirect object: He said he was a teacher. He said me he was a teacher. If you want to talk about the person being spoken to, you need to use the preposition to: What did he say to you? Like this: Like Loading...
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Affect vs. effect exercise Quiz-summary 0 of 10 questions completed Questions: Information Fill in the blank with either affect or effect. You have already completed the quiz before. You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz. You have to finish following quiz, to start this quiz: Results 0 of 10 questions answered correctly Your time: Time has elapsed You have reached 0 of 0 points, (0) Articles exercise 0 of 20 questions completed Complete the following sentences using appropriate articles. 0 of 20 questions answered correctly Passive voice exercise Complete the following sentences using appropriate passive verb forms. Tense exercise Complete the following sentences using appropriate verb forms. Spelling exercise
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Regular + irregular verbs exercises Regular verbs: past simple and past participle 1. The regular past simple tense in the English language is usually formed by -ed ending (work - worked, stay - stayed). It is the same for all persons, singular and plural: I started, you started, he started, we played, they played. The spelling rules a) We add -d (not -ed) to the word that ends in -e. b) If it ends in a consonant and -y, we change -y into -i. c) If the regular verb has only one syllable and ends in a single vowel and a consonant, we double the consonant to keep the same pronunciation. The same rule applies to expressions with more syllables if the stress falls on the last syllable: ad'mit - admitted, pre'fer - preferred.But: 'enter - entered (the stress is not on the last syllable). 2. Regular verbs list (pdf) As you see below, there are a lot of cases in the English language when you must change the spelling if you add the -ed ending: Regular forms with different spelling Our tips top
Irregular verbs in context - Teacher story
Teaching irregular verbs in context is not only useful, but rewarding too. A short story attracts the attention of students and can be used in many communicative activities. Unfortunately, there are not many short stories which can be easily used for teaching the past tense. Advert: Luckily, my friend Lynne Blackburn sent me a nice short story to use here. Irregular verbs in context – the story Here is the story. Once, you think the students have had enough of guessing, play the following video. Irregular verbs in context – the worksheet After watching the video, it is time to start using the worksheet. Past simple story – worksheet Ask the students to translate the words in exercise one. Then ask the students to read the story again and answer the comprehension questions. In the third exercise students should complete the text with the correct verbs in the past tense. The fourth exercise is called Grammar Up. In the sixth exercise students should match the opposites.
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Verbet är det viktigaste ordet i en mening. Det är själva händelsen, det man gör, som är verbet. (work, call, sing, jump). Formen av verbet som talar om när händelsen äger rum kallas för tempusformerna (tense). De tre vanligaste tempus är: Presens (Present tense) Det som sker nu eller vanligtvis. När du använder han/hon/den/det i en mening i nutid måste du alltid lägga till ett -s på verbet. - he plays, she plays, it plays. Imperfekt (Past tense) Uttrycker en händelse som ägde rum och avslutades någon gång i det förflutna. Perfekt (Perfect tense) Uttrycker en händelse som ägde rum vid någon obestämd tidpunkt i det förflutna eller när en händelse upprepas flera gånger i det förflutna. Perfektformen kan man känna igen på att man alltid måste ha Har (Has eller have) före verbet. Futurum (The Future Tense) På engelska finns det flera sätt att tala om framtiden, men WILL och GOING TO är de två vanligaste sätten. Använd will ('ll) när du beslutar att göra någonting precis vid det tillfället du talar.
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When we want to talk about future facts or things we believe to be true about the future, we use 'will'. The President will serve for four years. The boss won't be very happy. I'm sure you'll like her. I'm certain he'll do a good job. If we are not so certain about the future, we use 'will' with expressions such as 'probably', 'possibly', 'I think', 'I hope'. I hope you'll visit me in my home one day. If you are making a future prediction based on evidence in the present situation, use 'going to'. Not a cloud in the sky. At the moment of making a decision, use 'will'. I'll call Jenny to let her know. Return to List of Grammar Lessons
