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hahah...yea...you're right... ^^
however,it's not because it is two...
but because it's using they which is known as plural subject...
subject 'they', should be using 'were' instead of 'was'...
they prefer to plural things...
'was' which is the past tense of 'is', used when it comes to singular subject,anyway... ^^
now i'll tell yu about past perfect tense!!
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Past Perfect Tense
Pattern:
S+V2--->after+s+had+v3
s+had+v3----> before+s+v2
when
as
Examples:
1. Luisa had got a job when he decided to marry Intermu
2. When Luisa decided to marry Intermu, She had got a job
3. We had settled the payment when he contacted me yesterday
4. The first train had left before I arrived at the station this morning
HI everyone i'm having trouble with " Conditional Clause " ... can you help me ??
Conditional sentences?
Like these below?
What's your problem,then?Quote:
Conditional Sentence Type 1
→ It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.
Form: if + Simple Present, will-Future
Example: If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation.
Conditional Sentence Type 2
→ It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled.
Form: if + Simple Past, Conditional I (= would + Infinitive)
Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.
Conditional Sentence Type 3
→ It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past.
Form: if + Past Perfect, Conditional II (= would + have + Past Participle)
Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.
I'm dunnow exactly when i must use the Conditional sentence type 1 , 2 or 3 ...
You must know when it should be used,then... :p
conditional 1 - used when you want to tell that : You will do something if the condition is fulfilled...
conditional 2 - used when you want to tell that : You would do something at the moment,if the condition was fulfilled...
conditional 3 - used when you want to tell that : You would have done such a thing, if the condition had been fulfilled...
Got what I mean?Uh..I hope you do... T__T
btw...CMIIW... ^^
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Originally Posted by MimiHitam
ummm uhhhh . . . ivan's sentence makes more sense to me :P
altho its a weird sentence too . . . in an effort to express enforcement a sentence like "you will be forced to marry blitzzone" would suffice and sounds less arguable grammarlike . . . .
and please refrain from judging one WRONG. you'd look like a ******* when he's proven right . . .
arrrghhh..
just read the book dont ya...
i dont think english can be learned this way..
u have to practice...
i giv ya some tips..
watch anims, watch dvd with english subtitle for beginner, insubtitled for confidence ones..
watch hbo.. speak english in any chance u have, n the most important is DONT BE SHY!!!
just for example, in high school u can't speak english as much as u like, u r affraid to be called smartass rite...
so just chose th rite moment
different turn ons for different ppl man . . .
i want to ask this...
what is the verb III of smoke?..
smoke (v1), smoked(v2), smoked(v3)
hwahah.. i'm too lazy to submit a new lesson of grammar :(
can you help me about noun clause ,what is it ,for what is it ,and how to make it ?? and give me some tips for good pronounciation
I can't do any grammar, ask Potato to teach you so.
But i am pretty good at pronunciation.
I can't think of any tips for a good one, just, watch a movie frequently, or try to open a dictionary with a phonetic thingy.
That should help you. I have made a pronunciation thread btw.
A noun phrase is either a single noun or pronoun or a group of words containing a noun or a pronoun that function together as a noun or pronoun, as the subject or object of a verb.Quote:
Originally Posted by kairi-chan
For Example:
What you did yesterday was great.
What-- --was great is main verb.
You-- --yesterday is noun clause / noun phrase
If I separate it into 2 groups of sentence, it will be:
What did you do? It was great.
'Correct Me If I'm wrong' (CMIIW)
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To have good pronounciation, you must read WITH SOUND a lot, that's my suggestion.
thank you for the lesson potato
You're welcome....
PS:
A good English site: http://www.usingenglish.com/
Glossary: http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary.html
OMG waht is wrong here this is a thread for ENGLISH LESSON plss respect the TS!! u guys are taking the thread as a mean to have ur point taken here!!
btw a little about me
i am a singaporean
educational background
VC attended class 2005
ANY ARGUEMENT ABOUT ENGLISH ?? PM me i would anytime serve u !!
I know you, the one who THINKS you are good at English. Always post in a bit of English and such.
Just a quick tip for you
Singapore is the country which have the WORST English style all over the world. Indonesia is still way better.
I will be watching you.
New day comes with new noobs.Quote:
Originally Posted by jack_ripper85
What's wrong with you? Did I make a mistake? If you want to share your knowledge, post here. Hmm, why did you introduce yourself? This thread is for sharing our knowledges about grammars, if you want to introduce yourself, make a post on thread which was named "Please Introduce yourselves here".
well I'm not good enough in english but I think start to learn is good,hope the best for you all
Rules for Subject-verb Agreement
When the following words are used as subjects, they are always singular. Some of these words are plural in meaning, but they are always require singular verbs.
everyone someone anyone no one each
everybody somebody anybody nobody either
everything something anything nothing neither
Everyone is here
S V
Neither of these books is very new.
S V
When each or every comes before singular subjects joined by and, a singular verb is required.
Every man and woman is eligible to vote.
S S V
Each student and teacher has a locker.
S S V
Introductory it is singular and always followed by a singular verb.
It was the dogs which awakened me.
S V
It is his grades that worry him.
S V
Words that come between a subject and its verb do not change the number of the subject. Prepositional phrases often have this position.
The man together with his ten children is leaving soon.
S V
in addition to
along with
as well as
Everyone except him has a book.
S V
One of the most enjoyable parties was given by Tien.
S V
There, here, and where as are never subjects. When a sentence begins with one of these words, the subject comes after the verbs.
There are no dogs in the neighborhood.
V S
Here are the results of the experiments.
V S
Subjects joined by and or both ... and ... take a plural verb.
A red Honda and a blue Ford are parked outside.
S S V
Both tigers and lions are becoming extinct.
S S V
Several, many, both, few are plural words and always take plural verb.
Both are going to attend the University of Texas.
S V
Only a few have passed the exam.
S V
Some nouns are always plural in form and always take plural verbs.
clothes : trousers, pants, jeans, sunglasses
tools : scissors, pliers, tweezers
abstract: riches, thanks, means
However, some of them are followed by a singular verb when used in expressions such as a pair of ....., a word of......
His pants are still at the cleaners. but; That pair of pants is dirty.
S V S V
Your thanks are enough for me. but; A word of thanks is enough.
S V S V
When subjects are joined by the following structures, the verbs must agree with the closer subject.
Neither the students nor the teacher is allowed to smoke.
S S V
Either the teacher or the students have your books.
S S V
Not only the nurses but also the doctor is coming
S S V
soon.
Many words may be singular or plural depending on what they refer to: None, all, some, any, majority, most, half. etc. When these words are fallowed by a prepositional phrase, the number of the object of the preposition will determine whether the words are singular or plural.
All of the book has been destroyed.
S V
All of the books have been thrown away.
S V
All of the money is in the bank.
S V
The expression a number of is plural, and the number of is singular.
A number of students were missing from class.
S V
The number of conversation students is small.
S V
Expression stating one amount of time, money, weight, volume etc. are plural in form but take singular verb.
Two weeks is enough time for a nice vacation.
S V
Five hundred dollars is required as a down payment.
S V
Twenty gallons of gasoline costs a lot of money.
S V
Some words are always plural in form but singular in meaning. These words require singular verbs.
academic subjects: mathematics, physics, economics, statistics, civics ....
disease: measles, mumps, herpes .....
abstract nouns: news, ethics, politics .....
Mathematics is a difficult subject.
V
The news was very good.
S V
Titles of books and movies, even if plural in form, take singular verbs.
The New York Times is a good newspaper.
S V
Star Wars was a good movie
S V
Collective nouns are usually singular, but may be plural if the members are functioning independently. Watch the pronouns for clues to the singular or plural nature of the subject. Some of these words are class, team, police, committee, audience, family, faculty, etc
That class has its final test on Friday.
S V
The class are working on their individual projects today.
S V
Some nouns use the same form for both singular and plural meanings. The pronouns and modifiers with these words will indicate whether they are singular or plural in meaning.
That species is rare. Those species are common.
S V S V
That dear is young. Those dear are old.
S V S V
Nouns for nationality that end with -ese, -ch, or -sh may be singular or plural depending on their meaning. Some of these words are, Chinese, French, English, etc. When the word refers to a language, it takes a singular verb. When the word refers to the people of the country, it takes plural verb and is preceded by the article the.
French is a Romance language. The French are romantic.
S V S V
English is spoken in Australia. The English love tea.
S V S V
English has borrowed words from other languages. Some of these words have unusual singular and plural forms.
origin singular plural singular (plural) examples
Greek -is -es basis (bases), crisis (crises)
-on -a criterion (criteria), phenomenon (phenomena)
Latin (m) -us -i radius (radii), alumnus (alumni)
(f) -a -ae alga (algae), vita (vitae)
(n) -um -a datum (data), medium (media)
-ix/-ex -ices index (indicies), appendix (appendicies)
The algae in the pool are hard to remove.
S V
The radius of the circle is two inches.
S V
this one made by kingb00ker, thanks to him for a grammarQuote:
Originally Posted by KingB00ker
hmm.. nice... i`m sure it`ll be very useful to all of us ^_^
Are you sure you need to try hard to shove this grammar stuff up your brain?
Frankly, I can't even name a single tense and its syntax and I can't be arsed to remember any of them.
I don't have enough free space on my drive B (Brain =P) to remember them. Yeah, an excuse. Well... actually, I'm crap at remembering stuff. <.<
VileTooth has pointed out several good points.
Instead of reading a bunch of articles of what you will only need when you're facing tests.
Watch TV, read books, use dictionary as your trusty side-kick.
This method should be more efficient to people who have a smelly brain, or at least to me.
Eventually, you'll be able to just think 'It sounds weird. It should be bla bla bla.'
And no, my english is far from good. But, oh well. =P
My 50 rupiah. ^^
well, grammar is important for formally thingy
actually grammar is important only for your TOEFL and to get high score / grade in your school or college..
but for daily talking with your friends or other people, it is not so important..
for daily talking, the important thing is he/she can understand what are you talking about and you can understand what is he/she talking about..
even my grammar is not so good, but other people can understand me if I talk to that person..
the most important thing is understanding (not grammar)..
corrected by donoQuote:
Originally Posted by MimiHitam
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Originally Posted by h_e_L_p_m_e
yaoooo,........ im agree to mr helpme??
understand and understood is the first thing when you to try to talk by english language,...... ^^
there's no need requirement, exepct both of these two,...... if you begin to talk by english language right?? mr helpme,........ hehehheeh,....
please correct my spelling, if you find any wrong character of words
^^ heheh,.......
nice helpme
mimihitam????????????
when you can help me about grammer's?
but i think>>.for "banjar only"
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i don't think that understanding is just more important than grammar, well you can say that because you were not using your english in the formal way. Me for example, more than 50% of my business partner is using english and i have to pay attention to my grammar very very carefully. why? they said that they could determine how polite and how smart are you from the way you use your english.
i don't judge whether grammar is more important than understanding, i try to master them and learn when to use my understanding more and when to use my grammar more
just my 50 cent
Question !!
what is different between will - would and can - could?
why is everyone use "what would you do" rather than "what will you do"
It is rather impolite to use the "will" and "can" form. Therefore, would and could are used instead. Though I'm sure there are different things which come from English-American/English-British. Also there's another reason that I forget >_< (pheraew It tookl a wjhile to write this, since I hurt myl fingeres)Quote:
Question !!
what is different between will - would and can - could?
why is everyone use "what would you do" rather than "what will you do"
emm sry i just can say simple word..
i want to ask about do/does, have/has, will/ going to.
and this tread 4 study gramar.. right but how about people who can't speak english??
ok..Quote:
Originally Posted by DaN_182
good..
just try ur best..!
good luck..!
hehehe..
Try to use English often, and you will be fluent at it eventually. However, do note that posting in English on a forum doesn't help your active English. Passive yes, active no.
hi im new here and interested in english :D:D
can somebody help me with noun, verb, adjective??
still confused :)
confused about what??
I'll give you little example...
Noun : words which you put in a sentence as subject or object...
Verb : words which you put between subject or object...
Adjective : words which help to tell the sentence clearly...
Example : He likes your body very well
He and your body are nouns
likes is verb
very well is adjective
:psmile:
verb and adverb is same ?Quote:
Originally Posted by itzme-sonz
or not ?