Thursday, November 3
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
Can you see the differences between these two pictures? Can you express them in complete sentences? Save the exercise to your drive. Then start a new Google Docs to write your answers. Share it with your instructor if you'd like to have them checked. |
THERE IS or THERE ARE? (more practice)
Remember that the "real" subject when you use there is / there are is the noun phase which follows. Here is an explanation:
Remember that the "real" subject when you use there is / there are is the noun phase which follows. Here is an explanation:
Try these exercises (one from the text, LAWS-1, page 98) for more practice:
PREPOSITIONS (to indicate geographic locations)
When talking about places, prepositions are a challenge. Here is the explanation from the text (LAWS-1, page 99).
When talking about places, prepositions are a challenge. Here is the explanation from the text (LAWS-1, page 99).
Here's some basic practice from the text (LAWS-1, page 100)
CHOOSE YOUR CITY -- Pre-Writing Assignment #4-A
Review assignment #4-A. Now is the time to decide which city you'll be writing about. Let's look at the pre-writing activities from the text:
Review assignment #4-A. Now is the time to decide which city you'll be writing about. Let's look at the pre-writing activities from the text:
THERE IS / THERE ARE / THERE WAS / THERE WERE
When you describe a space, this construction in English is very important for introducing the things that are found in the space. Study this explanation from the text (LAWS-1, page 97):
When you describe a space, this construction in English is very important for introducing the things that are found in the space. Study this explanation from the text (LAWS-1, page 97):
To start off, it's important not to confuse there, their, and they're. Correct the errors in this common confusion in the sentences below:
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
The textbook (LAWS-2, pp. 123-124) explains different ways to use adjectives, when you are using more than one adjective for a noun (or noun phrase). Study the explanation here:
The textbook (LAWS-2, pp. 123-124) explains different ways to use adjectives, when you are using more than one adjective for a noun (or noun phrase). Study the explanation here: