GRAMMARGROOVE

EXERCISES

PREPOSITIONS ( at,in,on,after,before,during,within,by,on ....)
Examples:
-I can only relay on myself to achieve my goals
-After my Pre-sessional course i will be doing a Master degree in Finance
-Before coming to the UK i use to live in France/I use to live in France before
-During my time as a Treasurer asked me to forecast the expenses for the week
-the self-study blog Should be submitted by Friday
-the self-study blog should be submitted within 6 days
-you must have finished your homework by know

Collocations
http://http//www.eslgold.com/grammar/verb_preposition_collocations.html

Example:
This e-mail is an invitation to a special event on the 12/05/05
as a lecturer you will be deciding on the topic and discuss your point of view with
your audience before the press conference at 2pm.

look forward to seeing you.

Tenses
Present simple: she cooks the best cake in the all town
present perfect: she has worked for this firm until now
present continuous: are you doing your homework right now
past simple: it was requested by the director
past continuous: there were begining to look suspicious
past perfect: she bought her cooking book in Tesco's

OR
Present Simple:kiss/kisses
Past Simple:kissed
Future Simple:will kiss
Present Perfect:has/have kissed
Past Perfect:had kissed
Future Perfect:will have kissed
Present Continuous (Progressive):is/am/are kissing
Past Continuous (Progressive):was kissing
Future Continuous (Progressive)will be kissing
Present Perfect Continuous (Progressive):has/have been kissing
Past Perfect Continuous (Progressive):had been kissing
Future Perfect Continuous (Progressive):will have been kissing

PREFIX-AFFIX-SUFFIX
prefix cahnge the meaning and suffix can change the world class
Exemple of prefix: unusual,undevelopp,unacceptable,unbielivable
Exemple of suffix: Economically etc.....

reminder:
" US doesn't use present perfect as much as british"
state verbs: like, hear, think, love don't use "ing"
state verb: express a fact
action verb: express what is happening ......

RELATIVE CLAUSE
which, who,whose (pluriel),when,where.

relative clause can be defining or non defining
Example:
_I hate a sandwich which i had brought with me ( defining)
_ I have a friend who liked jazz music
_you can take it away ( non defining )

CONJONCTION

reminder: use to connect phases
it can coordinate or subordinate
Coordinate: and, but,or,for,either,neither,therefore,moreover......
_My house is outside london but i enjoy the counrty side
subordinate: who, which, that.....( like some relative clause)

SEQUENCE

use to put the idea or phraseetc... in order
Exemple: then, fisrtly, secondly,while etc.......

Reminder: in grammar we got 4 types of links
-reference: used to avoid repetition( mostly used for subject)
-substitution/ellipsis: to replace/to disappear,to leave out
-conjunction: connect with........
-lexacal cohesion: vocabulary with definition......( like in books) to help the reader to understand the vocabulary


Tentative expressions

Appear to /Example: My Father appears to be a very strict men.
seems to be/ Example: my english course seems to have improved my english
indicate /Example: The graph indicate an increased of poverty from 1980-1999
on the whole/ Example: on the whole my essay was discussing the impact of globalisation
maybe /Example: Reaseach online may be a good way to start your essay
Generally/ Example: I generally don't take is words as guaranted
suggest /Example: i will suggest to take your umbrella because of the weather forecast
sometimes/ Example: i sometimes need to shut my mouth

ABSTARCT NOUN
no articles,no plural
VERBS PATTERNS(ing or infinitive(to be))
Examples:
Appear+infinitive(to be)
Allow+object+infinitive(i allow them to hand....)
Remember+ing( for memory in the past+to (don't forget))
Dilek gave 10 ways to improve your listening
1-Finding area of interest
2-Maintain eye contact
3-Judge the content
4-don't listen defensively
5-listen for idea ( main, central fact)
6-be fl6exible in note taking
7-work at listening
8-resist distraction
9-exercise your mind
10-keep the mind up