Rabu, 08 Juni 2011

Lay-Out and Parts of Bussiness Letter


Parts of Bussiness Letter above :

1. The Heading
2. The Date
3. The Inside Address
4. The Salutation
5. The Body of the Letter
6. The Complimentary Close
7. The Signature

Tenses: Simple Past, Present Perfect, Past Perfect

A. Simple Past Tense
1. (+) They went to my grandma’s house last week.
(-) They didn’t go to my grandma’s house last week.
(?) Did they go to my grandma’s house last week?
2. (+) Ashley came here a day before yesterday.
(-) Ashley didn’t come here a day before yesterday.
(?) Did Ashley come here a day before yesterday?
3. (+) Kenneth ate sausage for breakfast today.
(-) Kenneth didn’t eat sausage for breakfast today.
(?) Did Kenneth eat sausage for breakfast today?
4. (+) Margie grilled some fish a year ago.
(-) Margie didn’t grill any fish a year ago.
(?) Did Margie grill some fish a year ago?
5. (+) Leon enjoyed the movie last night.
(-) Leon didn’t enjoy the movie last night.
(?) Did Leon enjoy the movie last night?

B. Present Perfect
1. (+) I have learned English since 10 years ago.
(-) I haven’t learned English.
(?) Have I learned English?
2. (+) My parent has lived here for three months.
(-) My parent hasn’t lived here for three months.
(?) Has my parent lived here for three months?
3. (+) They have eaten pizza.
(-) They have not eaten pizza.
(?) Have they eaten pizza?
4. (+) Celine has written a letter already.
(-) Celine hasn’t written a letter.
(?) Has Celine written a letter?
5. (+) Georg has increased his swordsmanship.
(-) Georg has not increased his swordsmanship.
(?)Has Georg increased his swordsmanship?

C. Past Perfect
1. (+) We had been in this city for over two weeks.
(-) We had not been in this city for over two weeks.
(?)Had we been in this city for over two weeks?
2. (+) Philip had finished his essay when Mrs. Jean called him.
(-) Phillip hadn’t finished his essay when Mrs. Jean called him.
(?) Had Phillip finished his essay when Mrs. Jean called him?
3. (+)Joe had studied math before he went to school.
(-) Joe had not studied math before he went to school.
(?) Had Joe studied math before he went to school?
4. (+) Ellie had given me a bandage when I got hurt.
(-) Ellie had not given me a bandage when I got hurt.
(?) Had Ellie given me a bandage when I got hurt?
5. (+) Victoria had missed her husband Nick when he worked in USA.
(-) Victoria had not missed her husband Nick when he worked in USA.
(?) Had Victoria missed her husband Nick when he worked

Selasa, 07 Juni 2011

Let's Learn About Noun Clause

NOUN CLAUSE
A Noun Clause is a group of words which contains a subject and a predicate of its own and does the work of a noun. In other words, a noun clause is used in the same ways as a noun.
A. I wished to go to Chicago.
B. I wished that I would go to Chicago.
Let’s see, ‘go to Chicago’ in sentence A doesn’t have subject and predicate. ‘go to Chicago’ is functioning as a noun only.
In sentence B, the group of words ‘that I would go to Chicago’ has a subject (refer to ‘I’) and predicate (refer to ‘go’). But this group of words also has function as a noun. Since this group used as a noun and a clause (for being an object for verb ‘go’), therefore it is what we calls Noun Clause.
Examples:
- He afraid he would get hit.
- What they said saddened me.
- Nobody knows where she lives.
- I wonder what the package is.
- I think Doug would get surprised.

I just learned it from http://www.english-for-students.com/Noun-Clause.html
Please be free to learn :D