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another grammar check!

Ellisa — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:15:27 GMT

Hello teachers!
I have more here to be grammar checked.
Even I was sure about the grammar, there used to be the wrong grammar.
Thanks in advance!

B. Discovering grammar

Example 5 and 6 shows that students are encouraged to work out for themselves how language forms are constructed and used. The language should be familiar to them, however, not being properly taught them yet.

Ex5) First, play a dialogue in which people have been comparing things. Then teacher show the way that we make adjectives comparatives. Giving rules, ignoring technical information and showing the grammar rules on the board is all possible. Showing the comparative adjectives examples and its variations, make questions which can confirm what they are taught. Then practice the grammar doing comparison exercise.

Ex6) Start with asking students what signs they would see in many different places. Show them a number of different signs and ask where they would be and what they mean. After warming up, get the students to do a fill-in exercise where they have to distinguish between have to, don't have to, should, shouldn't and are/aren't allowed. Make them guess where the signs should be. Also the students can exercise crossing out the wrong usage or dividing sentences in the correct categories.

C. Practising grammar

Ex7) This activity is teaching students present continuous and past simple. The teacher tells the student think of a place where you want to be without talking where it is. Tell them again that imagine you are there. Then make students create sentences using the present continuous. Let each of the students present their sentences in front of the class. The others try to guess. One of the advantages of doing this activity is that students can have time to think what grammar they are studying, specially here, present continuous.

Ex8) First, make students read the text. The text should contains what the teacher is going to teach, here the past tenses. Then tell them underline all the past tenses in the text and classify them into three categories. Before checking the answers with the teacher, let the students have partners and check themselves first. Then ask students tell the story about the text without looking the text. Make them doing this repeatedly which helps in increasing students' fluency.

Ex9) Matching sentence halves is one of the best ways of making students think of sentence construction and sentence meaning. It can be done by giving the students two lists but much more enjoyable and interactive way is giving the cards written half of the sentence. Without showing their cards, students read out their own sentences and discuss which pair is possible or not.

Ex10) It's 'find someone who.....' activity. By going around the class, students ask questions and find someone who answers "yes". This activity can be adapted to suit any structure and structures. Also it's an excellent way to students to get to know each other. Mini-surveys are useful for grammar practice in any grammar constructs.

Ex11) This activity is forcing students to make sentences using a particular verb tense. Divide students in small groups. They need to create a sentence as an answer of what teacher mentioned. Questions might be requiring imaginations or sense of humour such as 'Can you explain why you bit my dog?' Award a point it their answers are correct or appropriate. Adding the element of humour, it can provoke great enjoyment.

A myriad of grammar problems :(

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:10:23 GMT

A Myriad of Grammar Problems... :(

I have absolutely no idea how to do these, can someone tell me what's going on here, Ive looked up many pages on the web but still am stumped on these:

Exercise 9
Rewrite the following in the PASSIVE voice.

E.g. 1. My wife wrote the letter. --> The letter was written by my wife.

2. My father painted the house. --> The house was painted by my father.

3. The storm will destroy the harvest. --> The harvest will be destroyed by the storm.

4. He has knocked the fence over. --> The fence was knocked over by him.

5. The man in the black hat found the child. --> The child was found by the man in the black hat.

Exercise 10
Rewrite the following in the ACTIVE voice.

E.g. 1. This task can be done by small children. --> Small children can do this task.

2. The supermarket will be opened by the mayor. --> The mayor will open the supermarket.

3. The charge was made by the police. --> The police made the charge.

4. The drawings were done by a famous artist. --> A famous artist did the drawings.

5. The company has been taken over by the Government. --> The government was taken over the company.

Are these right, I have to get them 100% word correct...but I'm really not sure if their right.

For example, we can use the present continuous (also used to refer to the future when we make arrangements) to talk about what is happening now. The simple present is commonly used to refer to routines or habits and it can also be used to refer past and future events.

Exercise 1
Look at this example taken from a newspaper: 'Prime Minister unveils new policies'. Although it is written in the present tense, it refers to past time.

Look at the following sentences using present simple tense verbs and decide what time reference they have - PRESENT, PAST, or FUTURE.

E.g. 1. When you see her, will you say hello from me.	Future
2. Cantona passes to Giggs, who passes to Sharp.
3. She walks in, comes right up to me and says...
4. The train leaves at 10.30.
5. We'll phone as soon as we get there.

Number 2,3 I said was Present, and Number,4,5 I said was Future.
Exercise 2
Look through the following sentences and select the TENSE and the time reference used.

E.g. 1. If I won a lot of money, I'd travel the world.	Past Simple	Future
2. I wish I had more time to finish this exercise.
3. When you have finished, you can go home.
4. 'Major calls for peace summit' (headline).
5. I'm meeting some friends at the pub tonight.
6. We've got the next lesson in the language library.
7. I am to give a speech at the conference next week.

I have NO IDEA how to do the above 2 exercises, I can't even attempt them very well...can anyone relieve me of the stress I'm having with these?

Re: Grade 1 Teacher Grammar ?

Avangi — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:55:11 GMT

tailtunz
1. You've make great choices.         This was written by the teacher on some homework. incorrect. You've made great choices, or You make great choices.

2. Today we make a number line.     The students were to write this in thier agenda. Correct. (simple present) "will make" (simple future), or "are making" (present continuous) would be more common, but perhaps she had her reasons, dealing with first graders.

3, Today we make cookies. (same as number two)

4. Today we go to the zoo.   (same as number two)

If this is future tense shouldnt the phrase read " Today we will make cookies." I read this as, "This is our schedule for today," as opposed to "This will be our schedule for today." Today we walk; tomorrow we run. By the same token, it's not necessary to say, "Tomorrow we shall run."

"First you shower, then you dry off." We're describing a routine, rather than writing a narrative. (Future would work as well, for both steps.)

Hi, tailtunz. Welcome to English Forums. Thanks for joining us. I hope this was of some use.

Best wishes, - A.

Re: Condtitional tense

Yankee — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:07:01 GMT

Avangi
Hi Amy,
So this will yield to the same analysis?: If I'm on vacation, the last thing I'll worry about is whether I've closed the fridge! What tense do you call, "I'll worry"? Do I need will be whether?
Thanks, - A.

Hi Avangi

To me, the word 'if' is used like 'whenever' in your sentence, and the word 'will' is used to indicate a habitual or repeated action (i.e. in that sentence, you are saying it is not your habit to wonder about things such as closed doors while you are on vacation). No, as I'm sure you know, the word 'will' is not necessary in your sentence. Removing 'will' would simply present what you (don't) do as a fact.

Do you actually like the present perfect in your sentence? Is that a wording you would actually choose? I can see using the simple past tense (i.e. whether I closed the door), but the present perfect still rubs me the wrong way. I can also see rewording it to "whether the door is closed" -- i.e. the simple present tense of 'be' followed by the adjective 'closed' (the current state of the door).

Using 'will' to build a future tense is often called "the will-future". However, the word 'will' is used in a number of ways in English, and we also have other ways of of referring to the future (e.g. the simple present tense, the present continuous, be going to).

The word 'if' can be used instead of 'whether'. I used 'whether' in Anon's sentence so that the conditional IF part of the sentence would be more obvious.

Re: simple present tense exercise

Yankee — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:55:13 GMT

Hi Anon

I'm glad that someone finally decided to try to do this test. I assume that in this test you are supposed to decide whether to use the present continuous or the simple present tense . (A few of the sentences will also work with a tense other than a present tense).

The words in pink letters are my corrections. Sentence number 12 can use either the present continuous or the simple present tense.

Anonymous wrote:
Yileililly wrote:

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of words given:

1.                 I __am reading__(read) a very interesting book now.

2.                 Joanne __works__ (work) eight hours a day.

3.                 Tonight we ___are seeing____ (see) a play at the theatre.

4.                 Who __are __ you __speaking___(speak) to just now?

5.                 I __don't know ___ (not know) him very well.

6.                 What will you do if she __comes___ (come) late?

7.                 My wife __likes___ (like) coffee for breakfast.

8.                 What ___does___ Tom usually __have___(have) for breakfast?

9.                 Your train ___leaves____ (leave) at 17.25 from platform 3.

10.             What ___does___ Mary ___do___(do) ? She's a student.

11.             My whole family ___goes___(go) to church once a week.

12.             My wife and I ___are going/go___(go) to the beach in the summer.

13.             Listen! The phone ____is ringing____(ring) in the other room.

14.             Rain seldom ___falls___(fall) in the Sahara.

15.             He is thirteen years old now, and his voice ___is changing___(change).

16.             Let's change the conversation. It ___is getting___(get) too serious.

17.             Leap year ___comes___(come) every four years.

18.             My grandfather ____is growing____(grow) tomatoes in his garden this summer.

19.             He ___grows ____(grow) them every summer .

20.             The children ____are leaving___(leave) for school right now.

21.             The children ____leave____(leave) at 8:30 every morning of the week.

22.             Shu! The baby _____is taking____(take) her nap.

23.             In the north the season ___changes____(change) four times a year .

24.             Unfortunately, the patient ____is dying____(die).

25.             The monsoon season ____comes____(come) once or twice a year.

26.             It's spring and the days ___are getting___(get) longer.

27.             The weather ___gets___(get) very cold in Moscow in the winter.

28.             It ___is raining___(rain) hard, and I don't have an umbrella.

29.             It's November and the birds ____are flying____(fly) south.
30.     Many birds of Europe ___fly___(fly) south to Africa every winter.

Re: Present Continuous or Infinitive?

goldmund — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:01:45 GMT

Dear wwwdotcom,

It is a most interesting question.

It is my opinion that it is possible to conclude from the question in number 1 and in number 2 that it is a question about a habit. It is possible therefore to comprehend each answer as an answer about habit.

It is further my opinion that it is not possible to conclude from the question in number 3 that it is a question about a habit. It is not possible therefore to give the answer 3B. The answer 3B pertains to a habit only.

It is only my opinion however.

Kind regards,

Goldmund

Re: Sweet Life of Celebrities. Would you please glance over it?

anon1 — Mon, 22 Nov 2004 00:30:55 GMT

mishau,

You have raised a couple points, so let's go through them.

Original:

An endless number of stresses are as much a part of this job as paparazzi always trying to research your private life.

Modified:

An endless number of stresses are as much a part of this job as paparazzi [are] always trying to research your private life.

The phrase, "paparazzi always trying to research your private life" doesn't quite make sense. You need to bridge "paparazzi" and "trying to research your private life."

I don't know how to explain this, but you need the word "are" there.

It looks like the paparazzi cause the stresses. Your second "as" I can understand as "because". Besides, you replaced my participle "trying" with "to be trying" - a verb in the present continuous.

Are we referring to what I wrote above? I don't see what you are referring to. I simply added the word "are", where it is necessary.

So, turning back to my statement, I would give my explanation of it in the following way: a continuous chain of stresses is an inalienable attrubite of their job, as well as paparazzi, who won't lose the chance to fish out something sensational from your private life.

The paparazzi, who are always trying discover something personal that embarrasing or sensational, are just one of the many stresses that celebrities must endure.

Original: I don't trust him talking about that.

Modified: I don't trust HIS talking about that.

You might want to put this question in the ESL section.

It's a question of emphasis. You don't trust him. [choose original] Or you don't trust what he is talking about. [choose modified]

It's a subtle point. Most native English speakers would probably choose the original without thinking about it. But the more "strict" writers would choose the modified version.

I hope this information helps to clarify matters. Please write back with any questions you might have.

MountainHiker

Re: Sweet Life of Celebrities. Would you please glance over it?

mishau — Sun, 21 Nov 2004 22:07:52 GMT

Hi, MountainHiker. Thank you for your comments, they have given me some new idea and before I begin a revision of my essay, would you please answer another important for me question?

[1] [2] An endless number of stresses are as much a part of this job as paparazzi [are] always trying to research your private life.

I'm not exclude I can be mistaken. Your correction turns this sentence into a cause-and-effect relation. It looks like the paparazzi cause the stresses. Your second "as" I can understand as "because". Besides, you replaced my participle "trying" with "to be trying" - a verb in the present continuous. I've come across such a grammar misunderstanding at least twice. Once I used a remark "I don't trust him talking about that" and I was corrected that I had to say "I don't trust HIS talking about that". I was said that I had not used the pronoun "he" with a gerund(!) properly. What is the point?

Anyway, it gives me something to ponder over. So, turning back to my statement, I would give my explanation of it in the following way: a continuous chain of stresses is an inalienable attrubite of their job, as well as paparazzi, who won't lose the chance to fish out something sensational from your private life.

Thank you again.

Mike.