Sunday, October 16, 2022

Topics: Ask about an article.

Sub-topics: Noun clauses, Embedded questions.

For this section I will make a review of the topics learned through on a exercise using all the structures, vocabulary and more to show my improvement at these topics.

Noun Clauses: Embedded Questions

Noun clauses: Embedded questions

Sub-topics: Ask about an article

A question can be include in a noun clause. At the beginning of a noun clause, some expresions are used as an introducction to the embedded question:

- Tell me...

- I'd like to know...

- Could you tell me...?

- I can't remember...

- I don't understand...

- I wonder...

- I'm not sure...

- I don't know...

- Do you know...?

There are two ways of questions that can be embedded:

Yes/No questions ➡ Embedded Yes/No questions

Structure: Expression + IF + Subject + (Auxiliary) + Verb + complement

Examples:

Is that magazine interesting ➡ Tell me IF that magazine is interesting.
Did he like the article? ➡ I'd like to know IF he liked the article.
Have you finished that newspaper? ➡ Could you tell me IF you've finished that newspaper?

2. Information questions ➡ Embedded information questions

Structure: Expression + Wh question + Subject + (Auxiliary) + Verb + Complement

Examples:

What's the article about? ➡ I can't remember WHAT the article's about.
Why have you decided to read it? ➡ I don't understand WHY you've decided to read it.
Who's the writer? ➡ I wonder WHO the writer is.
Whose magazine is it? ➡ I'm not sure WHOSE magazine it is.
When was it written? ➡ I don't know WHEN it was written.
Where is the writer from? ➡ Do you know WHERE the writer is from?

MGMS 🌈🌸🌸🌸

Sunday, October 9, 2022

Topics: Reading for pleasure, Noun clauses.

Sub-topics: Recommend a book, Ways to describe a book.

For this section I will make a review of the topics learned through on a exercise using all the structures, vocabulary and more to show my improvement at these topics.

Noun Clauses

We use "NOUN CLAUSES" for giving information about something. A noun clause is introduced by the word "THAT", a noun cluse it's a sentence inside another sentence.

Structure:

Subject + Verb + Complement + THAT + Subject + Verb + Complement.

Noun clauses often follow these verbs and adjecives:

Agree Hear Disappointed
Think See Happy
Believe Understand Sad
Feel Hope Sorry
Suppose Forget Sure
Doubt Remember Surprised
Guess Know

Examples:

I didn't know THAT he wrote this book.
I think THAT Junot Diaz's novels are fantastic.
Did you forget THAT her biography was 500 pages long?

When we speak or when the noun clause functions as a direct object, the word "THAT" may be omitted.

Examples:

I didn't know he wrote this book.
I think Junot Diaz's novels are fantastic.
Did you forget her biography was 500 pages long?

When we use short answers, we can use "SO" to replace a noun clause after the verbs THINK, BELIEVE, GUESS and HOPE.
Examples:

A: Does Stephen King have a new book out?
B: I THINK SO/ I BELIEVE SO/ I GUESS SO/ I HOPE SO.

(SO = I THINK Stephen King have a new book out)

Note: "SO" is only used for affirmative in all the verbs, but in negative we use:

I DON'T THINK SO/ I DON'T BELIEVE SO/ I GUESS NOT/ I HOPE NOT.

(I ~~don't guess so~~/ I ~~don't hope so~~)

Finally, a noun clause can also be an adjective complement.

Examples:

It's interesting (THAT) she wrote a new book.
I'm surprised (THAT) he hasn't written a new novel yet.

At speaking, the stress in the sentence is pronunced in the verb.

There's a lot of words that can be used as a NOUN CLAUSE:

MGMS 🌈🌸🌸🌸

Friday, October 7, 2022

Recommend a book and ways to describe a book

Recommend a book

Sub-topic: Genres of books.

When we enjoy something, we share our passions with friends or family and we can have a dicuss about it. Reading is the perfect example of these situations.

Example:

Yui: Oh, hey Reiji, I didn't know you are here at the manor library. What are you searching for?

Reiji: Oh, dear Yui. I'm not here for something special, just my daily dracula biography reading. You know I just can't put it down.

Yui: Oh yeah, I know, it's a real page turner.

Reiji: How about you? It's a surprise to see you here.

Yui: Oh don't mind me, I'm juuust ehm I'll just browse something interesting here. You know, it's a big library so I'm just keep going hehe. See you later.

Reiji: Wait! I know you're on something, I know you very well... Confess.

Yui: Waaaa, I'm sorry, I didn't want to hide something for you but you caught me. I just can't seem to get into the thriller books you said the other day, they just aren't my thing, so I came to give them back at their bookshelves. And I had shame to tell you, I know you enjoy reading and you can't get enough of books. Sniff*

Reiji: Oh Yui, you don't need to cry, it's fine dear. Here, what about search for something you like and we read it together? Sorry if I didn't ask you before.

Yui: Don't worry, I understand, I'm better now, thanks. Spending time with you always makes me happy.

Reiji: I'm glad, so what would you like to read?

Yui: Hmmmm let's see... What about... romance books?

Reiji: (Oh no, those put me to sleep, they're my only weakness in my passion for reading, but I'll do it for her)

Yui: Reiji?

Reiji: Oh hahaha well if it's what your heart desires, I will gladly do it.

Yui: u/////w/////u

Genres of books

The books we read contain a lot of topics, information and more for all people's tastes, that's why we have them separated by genres. Let's see some of them.