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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: Questions for non-native speakers of English.

WaÃ¯ti — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 11:50:17 GMT

Hiya YC,
It sure feels good that a native shows interest in how we perceive english... Let me try to understand the best I can...

Specific elements of language posing problem :
I'm comfortable with tenses and conjugation. I find myself sometimes troubled with vocabulary and spelling ; whenever the word is close to one in my mother tongue with a different meaning or spelling (faux-ami).
A main difference I've found compared to my native language is the extensive use of phrasal verbs. It took me some time to start thinking in terms of phrasal verbs rather than trying to find a corresponding latin-derived verb that often exists but makes you sound a little bit 'off-key' if not pretentious.
Written vs spoken english :
I definitely find spoken english more difficult. Too much difference b/w the various accents (US vs UK, even within UK or within US. Also I have difficulties with relaxed speech forms of spoken english (contractions, elisions and so forth...).
Pronunciation and stressing the right syllable of the word is another thing I'm still struggling with : it's kind of frustrating when you know the word and how to spell it but still nobody understands you because you don't emphasize the right syllable.
How english sounds :
To my ear, it does not sound like or compare to anything else. Or I should say it's hard to remember my early stages in learning english where it may have sounded weird or where I may have mistaken it for something else. Definitely not a harsh language. I'd say 'mellow' is what comes to my mind. Also 'efficient' (or is it 'effective') as I find it a powerful tool to express thoughts in a concise way.

Hope this answers the questions from your survey.
WaÃ¯ti.

Re: Calm down

hanuman_2000 — Thu, 10 Feb 2005 04:43:10 GMT

Sir,

Phrasal verb= verb+adverb

Prepositional verb=verb+preposition.

I remember this one was teached by you.

I am very glad that you have answered all my question.

One thing more, please always coorect me if wrong.(spelling and anything else)

Your comments always keep me alert.

Thanks.