Mobisud English Course
Saturday, May 10, 2014
All and whole
Here you can find some information with some exercises on 'all' and 'whole'. Here is the key for the exercises.
Plans
Here are the four different functions we can use to talk about plans:
1. I will/shall call you in 10 minutes. (spontaneous)
2. I am going to spend the evening at home. (premeditated in spoken English)
I will/shall be spending the evening at home. (premeditated in written English with an action verb)
I will be in New York during Easter. (premeditated in written English with a state verb)
3. I am flying to New York at 8:00AM tomorrow. (premeditated and arranged with an action verb)
I am in New York during Easter. (premeditated and arranged with a state verb)
4. My Flight departs at 8:00AM tomorrow. (time-tabled event)
Here are some links to some exercises on this topic:
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/goingtoorwill/menu.php
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentformsforfuture/menu.php
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/willbedoing/menu.php
1. I will/shall call you in 10 minutes. (spontaneous)
2. I am going to spend the evening at home. (premeditated in spoken English)
I will/shall be spending the evening at home. (premeditated in written English with an action verb)
I will be in New York during Easter. (premeditated in written English with a state verb)
3. I am flying to New York at 8:00AM tomorrow. (premeditated and arranged with an action verb)
I am in New York during Easter. (premeditated and arranged with a state verb)
4. My Flight departs at 8:00AM tomorrow. (time-tabled event)
Here are some links to some exercises on this topic:
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/goingtoorwill/menu.php
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentformsforfuture/menu.php
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/willbedoing/menu.php
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Linkers
The first and second parts of the documents on linkers are hereby available. You can also find the key for the exercises here. As you do the exercises, please remember the following three types of linkers we have identified:
In all these examples, please pay special attention to the punctuation.
- Linkers that connect two parts of the same sentence as in the following example: We only have one week off for Easter, so we will be staying in Brussels.
- Linkers that connect two separate sentences as in the following four examples, which are different ways of saying the same thing:
- We only have one week off for Easter. Therefore, we will be staying in Brussels.
- We only have one week off for Easter; therefore, we will be staying in Brussels.
- We only have one week off for Easter. We will, therefore, be staying in Brussels.
- We only have one week off for Easter; we will, therefore, be staying in Brussels.
- Linkers that are covered under both the first and second types as in the four following examples:
- Besides giving his friend a lift after work, he helped her with her grocery shopping.
- He helped his friend with her grocery shopping, besides giving her a lift after work.
- I am afraid I am not allowed to help you with that question. Besides, I do not know the answer myself.
- I am afraid I am not allowed to help you with that question; besides, I do not know the answer myself.
In all these examples, please pay special attention to the punctuation.
Monday, January 13, 2014
State vs. action verbs
Here is a document where you can find information and exercises on state vs. action verbs, along with key for the exercises. (Source: English Grammar in Use: Intermediate by Raymond Murphy)
Here is a link for a webpage where you can find some exercises on the same topic.
Here you can find the list of verbs we have looked at. (Source: LONGMAN Advanced Learners’ Grammar by Mark Foley & Diane Hall)
Here is a link for a webpage where you can find some exercises on the same topic.
Here you can find the list of verbs we have looked at. (Source: LONGMAN Advanced Learners’ Grammar by Mark Foley & Diane Hall)
Position of adverbs
Here are the main rules and exceptions on the position of adverbs in sentences:
First rule: if there is only one verb in the sentence, the adverb comes before the verb as in the following example: He usually comes to work on time.
Exception to the first rule: if the only verb in the sentence is 'to be', the adverb comes after the verb as in the following example: He is usually on time.
Second rule: If there is more than one verb in the sentence, the adverb comes after the first verb as in the following example: He has already arrived at work.
First exception to the second rule: if the first verb in the sentence is an auxiliary verb with 'to', i.e., have to, need to, ought to and used to, the adverb comes before the first verb as in the following example: He usually has to start working by 9:30 AM.
Second exception to the second rule: if the first verb in the sentence is a contracted negation, the adverbs 'probably', 'possibly' and 'certainly' come before the first verb as in the following example: He probably won't come to work on time.
These being the main rules and exceptions, there is more to this topic. You can find more information on this webpage, which also provides you with some exercises.
Here is another document with exercises on the same topic. You can find the key for the exercises here.
First rule: if there is only one verb in the sentence, the adverb comes before the verb as in the following example: He usually comes to work on time.
Exception to the first rule: if the only verb in the sentence is 'to be', the adverb comes after the verb as in the following example: He is usually on time.
Second rule: If there is more than one verb in the sentence, the adverb comes after the first verb as in the following example: He has already arrived at work.
First exception to the second rule: if the first verb in the sentence is an auxiliary verb with 'to', i.e., have to, need to, ought to and used to, the adverb comes before the first verb as in the following example: He usually has to start working by 9:30 AM.
Second exception to the second rule: if the first verb in the sentence is a contracted negation, the adverbs 'probably', 'possibly' and 'certainly' come before the first verb as in the following example: He probably won't come to work on time.
These being the main rules and exceptions, there is more to this topic. You can find more information on this webpage, which also provides you with some exercises.
Here is another document with exercises on the same topic. You can find the key for the exercises here.
Subject-Verb agreement
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