Infinitive or -ing? Sometimes we need to decide whether to use a verb in its: * -ing form (doing‚ singing) or * infinitive form (to do‚ to sing). For example‚ only one of the following sentences is correct. Which one? * I dislike working late. (???) * I dislike to work late. (???) When to use the infinitive The infinitive form is used after certain verbs: - forget*‚ remember*‚ help‚ learn‚ teach‚ train - choose‚ expect‚ hope‚ need‚ offer‚ want‚ would like - agree‚ encourage
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AMERICAN AND BRITISH ENGLISH Lexical and grammatical differences LEXICAL DIFFERENCES • Vocab – most noticeable differences • Differ in: – total meaning OR – in one particular sense of usage OR – totally unknown in some varieties REASONS FOR VOCABULARY DIFFERENCES i) New objects & experiences encountered in N. America - new names – adapt or neulogism (i.e. create new word‚ expression or usage) e.g. corn (US); maize (UK) robin small red-breasted (Eng.) large red-breasted (US)
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function of subject‚ object and predicative. [e.g. They say smoking leads to meditation. (Collins) (SUBJECT) I like making people happy. (Shaw) (OBJECT) The duty of all progressive mankind is fighting for peace.(PREDICATIVE)] | 1. *of transitive verbs can take a direct object.[e.g. I had now made a good progress in understanding and speaking their language. (Swift)] | 2.*can be preceded by a preposition. [e.g. I am very‚ very tired of rowing. (Hemingway)] | 2.* can be modified by an adverb. [e
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don’t have enough money saved up to pay for it. Students may put off doing their homework until it’s almost too late. Form Put off (verb+ adverb) is a transitive phrasal verb. Put off is normally followed by an object. In the example above the object is sleeping (verb+ing form‚ acting as a noun) Put off is also separable‚ i.e. you can separate the verb part from the adverb. However‚ if you change the direct object to a pronoun‚ i.e.‚ it‚ it then becomes inseparable (see examples below)
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Words to avoid in proposals Crutch words – used when writers don’t understand what to say We understand… Never use the word “understand” in a proposal‚ other than in a section heading. To say “we understand your requirements” obfuscates any understanding and is‚ by definition‚ an unsubstantiated claim. On the other hand‚ if you say something insightful about how you will fulfill the requirements‚ the reader will see that the bidder understands the requirements. Understanding should be demonstrated
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2.06 Exploraciones - Práctica | C. Write a short paragraph in Spanish describing your typical day. In your paragraph‚ use 5 of the verbs included in the chart listed below. Make sure that you put these verbs in the yo form‚ as you will be talking about yourself. Remember there are 2 parts to this verb: the pronoun (me) and the verb in the yo form. Included in your paragraph should also be your responses to 3 of the questions listed below. Be sure that your responses are in complete Spanish
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where you summarize your JOB SCOPE. Content can include key responsibilities or projects‚ level of authority‚ size of budget or revenues managed‚ number of staff managed‚ and/or key performance metrics. ACHIEVEMENT #1. No more than 2 lines. Use action verb. Focus on business results‚ quantifiable if possible‚ that make you look desirable to employers in your functional/industry/geographic target. ACHIEVEMENT #2. No more than 2
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to: |Resources: | |identify the eight basic parts of speech in a sentence (noun‚ pronoun‚ verb‚ |MCAS #1 Reviewing the parts of speech worksheets and quiz | |adverb‚ adjective‚ conjunction‚ preposition‚ interjection) and correctly use |Learning the parts of speech by Lisa Kihn
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ENGLISH LESSON PLAN GRADE V I. Use simple present forms of verbs for general truth. II. A. Using Simple Present Forms of Verbs for General Truth B. RBEC – Speaking 8.8.1 C. English Concept: Verbs that tell general truth are in the simple present tense/form. D. Fun in English 5 – Language pp 96- 97 ELSA T2T Lesson Plan in English 5 pp. 181-184 English Expressway – Language 5 pp. 120-123 E. Value Focus: Truthfulness F. English Skills :Reading‚ Speaking and Writing
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word Translation 1. sealde [ea]-breaking of [a] before l consonant‚[e] – palatal mutation of [a]‚ ll- doubling due to loss of [j] sell sold 2. cwæð [æ] – from Common Germanic‚ ð –[ θ] according to Verner’s law the 3d and 4th form of this verb became voiced [θ]-> [ ð] – “consonant gradation” с –[k] obs. quoth quote 3. swā [ā] – from Comm.Germ. [ai] so so 4. eart [ea] - breaking of [æ] before r consonant. are are 5. hwæt [æ] – from PG [a] a->>æ v->w what what 6. hlāf
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