A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or noun phrase. Below is a list of the primary types of pronouns and examples of each.
Demonstrative Pronouns: this, that, these, those
Indefinite Pronouns: each, anybody, everyone, few
Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns: myself, yourself, herself, themselves
Interrogative Pronouns: who, what, which
Personal Pronouns: I, you, her, our
Relative Pronouns: that, which, who, whom, whose
Pronouns are used to avoid excessive repetition of the noun they replace. Substituting some nouns with pronouns can improve the readability of a sentence.
Without pronouns: Heinrich asked Patty to give Heinrich Patty’s phone number.
With pronouns: Heinrich asked Patty to give him her phone number.
A pronoun’s antecedent is the noun or phrase to which the pronoun refers. A pronoun and its antecedent should agree in number, person, and gender.
See also Gender; Number; and Person.
jueves, 30 de julio de 2009
miércoles, 29 de julio de 2009
The verbs
The verbs are every actions or facts that say something about the noun.
Example: think, know, play...
There are verbs that are called action verbs these verbs say what is doing the noun.
Example: play, cook...
And there are verbs called facts verbs that don tell about an action it tell about a fact.
Example: to be...
martes, 28 de julio de 2009
There are two diferent class of verbs in english:
Regular : these verbs are caracterized because they all finish in ed in the past simple and in the past participle.
Example:
Infinitive | Past simple | Past participle |
add | added | added |
acept | acepted | acepted |
play | played | played |
Irregular: these verbs are caracterized because they are totaly diferent in all the times infinitive, past simple, and past participle:
List:
Present | Past | Past Participle |
---|---|---|
be | was, were | been |
become | became | become |
begin | began | begun |
blow | blew | blown |
break | broke | broken |
bring | brought | brought |
build | built | built |
burst | burst | burst |
buy | bought | bought |
burst | burst | burst |
catch | caught | caught |
choose | chose | chosen |
come | came | come |
cut | cut | cut |
deal | dealt | dealt |
do | did | done |
drink | drank | drunk |
drive | drove | driven |
eat | ate | eaten |
fall | fell | fallen |
feed | fed | fed |
feel | felt | felt |
fight | fought | fought |
find | found | found |
fly | flew | flown |
forbid | forbade | forbidden |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
forgive | forgave | forgiven |
freeze | froze | frozen |
get | got | gotten |
give | gave | given |
go | went | gone |
grow | grew | grown |
have | had | had |
hear | heard | heard |
hide | hid | hidden |
hold | held | held |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
keep | kept | kept |
know | knew | known |
lay | laid | laid |
lead | led | led |
leave | left | left |
let | let | let |
lie | lay | lain |
lose | lost | lost |
make | made | made |
meet | met | met |
pay | paid | paid |
quit | quit | quit |
read | read | read |
ride | rode | ridden |
run | ran | run |
say | said | said |
see | saw | seen |
seek | sought | sought |
sell | sold | sold |
send | sent | sent |
shake | shook | shaken |
shine | shone | shone |
sing | sang | sung |
sit | sat | sat |
sleep | slept | slept |
speak | spoke | spoken |
spend | spent | spent |
spring | sprang | sprung |
stand | stood | stood |
steal | stole | stolen |
swim | swam | swum |
swing | swung | swung |
take | took | taken |
teach | taught | taught |
tear | tore | torn |
tell | told | told |
think | thought | thought |
throw | threw | thrown |
understand | understood | understood |
wake | woke (waked) | woken (waked) |
wear | wore | worn |
win | won | won |
write | wrote | written |
lunes, 27 de julio de 2009
The adjetives
An adjective describes or limits a noun or pronoun. A word, phrase, or even a clause can serve as an adjective.
The boy wore a striped cap to the circus.
The boy wearing the cap went to the circus.
The boy who wore the cap went to the circus.
The boy wearing the cap went to the circus.
The boy who wore the cap went to the circus.
Most adjectives are always singular in form.
Incorrect: browns shoes; cheerfuls women
Correct: brown shoes; cheerful women
Correct: brown shoes; cheerful women
Exceptions are the demonstrative adjectives that and this , which have the plural forms those and these. These adjectives and the nouns they modify should agree in number.
Incorrect: that cars; these boy
Correct: those cars; this boy
Correct: those cars; this boy
Adjectives should be placed as close as possible to the words they modify. However, to avoid an awkward phrase, you may insert words between an adjective and its noun as long their relationship to one another is still clear.
Awkward: Swimming was fun in the pool.
Better: Swimming in the pool was fun.
Better: Swimming in the pool was fun.
Several adjectives can be used to modify the same word, but avoid listing more than three adjectives in a row.
Awkward: a big round red wooden sign
Better: a big, round sign that was painted red and made of wood
Better: a big, round sign that was painted red and made of wood
domingo, 26 de julio de 2009
adverbs
An adverb is a word that describes or limits a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Speak loudly.
I love a beautifully decorated room.
Ginny ran the marathon incredibly quickly.
Speak loudly.
I love a beautifully decorated room.
Ginny ran the marathon incredibly quickly.
sábado, 25 de julio de 2009
Sentenses that are helpful when you travel.
1-Buenos dias.
-good morning.
2-Buenas tardes.
-good afternoon.
3-Buenas noches.
-good evening, good night.
4-Que hora es.
-what time is it.
5-Cuanto vale eso.
-how much it.
6-De que color es eso.
-what color is this.
-good morning.
2-Buenas tardes.
-good afternoon.
3-Buenas noches.
-good evening, good night.
4-Que hora es.
-what time is it.
5-Cuanto vale eso.
-how much it.
6-De que color es eso.
-what color is this.
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