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Re: Help, speech parts

Philip — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 20:07:49 GMT

Anonymous wrote:
hello,

I have to look at a bit of language and label or name the parts of speech, for school. Can some one check that this is ok pleae?

"It was pandemonium almost as soon as the roadworks went up."

Subject Pronoun (it) / verb (past simple of be) (was) / noun (pandemonium) / adjective adverb, modifying 'soon'(almost) / preposition (as)/ adjective adverb, telling when (soon)/ preposition (as)/ article definitive (the) / noun (plural) (roadworks)/ verb + partical (phrasal verb) )went up.

It is about a man talking about a traffic jam. I hope the spelling is correct, if not I am sorry.

Thank you in advance.

Edit: Could the "as soon as" be classed as a complex preposition?

I hope this helps.

Help, speech parts

Anonymous — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 19:39:35 GMT

hello,

I have to look at a bit of language and label or name the parts of speech, for school. Can some one check that this is ok pleae?

"It was pandemonium almost as soon as the roadworks went up."

Subject Pronoun (it) / verb (past simple of be) (was) / noun (pandemonium) / adjective (almost) / preposition (as)/ adjective (soon)/ preposition (as)/ article definitive (the) / noun (plural) (roadworks)/ verb + partical (phrasal verb) )went up.

It is about a man talking about a traffic jam. I hope the spelling is correct, if not I am sorry.

Thank you in advance.

Edit: Could the "as soon as" be classed as a complex preposition?

Re: Correcting English mistakes, Approaches to Teaching and Learning English

Novalee — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:54:01 GMT

1. "I`d like some informations about your courses."
"Certainly, here`s our brochure."

Correction: some information
Explanation in in simple terms: information is an uncountable noun. It can't be used in the plural form.

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2. âHave you got any money?â
âYes, Iâve been to the bank yesterdayâ

Correction: I went to the bank yesterday
Explanation in in simple terms: The Present Perfect needs a connection with the present, but the sentence refers to a past action (yesterday). If you want to make a connection with the present, then you must rephrase: "I've been to the bank today"
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3. âWhy donât you give up smoking?â
âIâve tried, but I just canât give up it.â

Correction: give it up
Explanation in in simple terms: give up is a phrasal verb, so if the object is a pronoun it must be used between the verb and the particle.
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4. âWhy didnât you answer the phone?â
âBecause I had a bath.â

Correction: I was having a bath
Explanation in in simple terms: It is a continuous action that started in the past and continued for a time, so a progressive tense is preferred. "As the phone was ringing, I was having a bath"
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I hope this helps. Maybe someone can help you with the second part of your question.