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Hi! I don't know how to explain what the parts of speech are. There are many different parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, junctions, participles, gerunds, infinitives and some others. If fact, English grammar is very easy. Its main part is a grammar of the verb because it is the only one changable part of speech. The rest have some features and should be placed right in any sentence. Only personal pronouns have two forms but it is very easy to understand which one to use. You should ask me more particular questions, OK?
Don't_for_get_Hello said:
Hi Tanya, How are you? what is parts of speech and how learn it easy?
Hi, people! Trai Pham asks what the difference is between "sight" and "view".
OK. "Sight" as a noun means:
1) the faculty or power of seeing Joseph lost his sight as a baby
■ the action or fact of seeing someone or something I've always been scared of the sight of blood
■ the area or distance within which someone can see or something can be seen He now refused to let Rose out of his sight
■ dated a person's view or consideration We are all equal in the sight of God
2) a thing that one sees or that can be seen John was a familiar sight in the bar for many years
He was getting used to seeing unpleasant sights
■ (sights) places of interest to tourists and visitors in a city, town, or other place She offered to show me the sights
■ (a sight) a person or thing having a ridiculous, repulsive, or dishevelled appearance ‘I must look a frightful sight,’ she said
3) (usu. sights) a device on a gun or optical instrument used for assisting a person's precise aim or observation
"View" as a noun means:
1)the ability to see something or to be seen from a particular place The end of the tunnel came into view
They stood on the bar to get a better view
■ an inspection of things for sale by prospective purchasers, especially of works of art at an exhibition
2) a sight or prospect, typically of attractive natural scenery, that can be taken in by the eye from a particular place a fine view of the castle
■ a work of art depicting a sight of natural scenery
■ the visual appearance or an image of something when looked at in a particular way an aerial view of the military earthworks
3) a particular way of considering or regarding something; an attitude or opinion strong political views
This information is from Oxford glossary. I recommend you all to use it when you have problems with vocabulary.
Hello Tanya, My name's hoang. I come from Vietnam. I'm a new member of this club. I'm appreciate your willingness to help everyone. It's very kind of you. may i become your friend and student? I want also to learn and practise Enghlish as someone else.
Hi, Andrey! The verb is of no matter. It most of sentences we can interchange objects. For example:
She bought her son a new bike or She bought a new bike to her son.
Like in your example, there is no difference between those sentences. However, if both objects are simple (not complex) and at least one of them is not a pronoun the order of the first sentence, i.e.
predicate + indirect object + direct object
is better.
You should remember, that if both objects are pronouns we can use only the following word order:
predicate + direct object + indirect object
For example:
Bring them to me
Andrey said:
Dear Tanya, Today I want you to explain the place of direct and indirect objects after the verbs like these: give, show, tell, etc. What is the difference (if any) between the expressions:1) Give me the book and 2) Give the book to me. Thanks
Dear Tanya,
Today I want you to explain the place of direct and indirect objects after the verbs like these: give, show, tell, etc. What is the difference (if any) between the expressions:1) Give me the book and 2) Give the book to me.
Thanks
Dear Senthil! I am glad to answer to your questions.
1. We use the Future Progressive Tense when we speak about intentions while we use the Future Simple to describe a desirable action as a fact. So, "I will be coming" is almost the same as "I intend to come" and "I will come" is almost the same as "I want to come". Both are right. Which one to use depends on what you want to express.
2. "I am not done" means that you haven't finished to do something.
"It is not done" means that some work or action hasn't been finished yet.
The sense is almost the same. Again, it depends on situation which one to use.
senthil said:
Hi Mam, im Back, i have been hearing that most peoples are using "I will be verb+ing " instead "I will +verb".. for example: i will be coming instead i will come.. is that right one..? could you please explain exact meaning of both?, and next one: are "i am not done" and "it is not done" equal?
Thank you so much about your explanation as how tenses are emotional. As explanation no.2, I really understood it..But no. 1 ( I study/ I am studying ) a little bit confuse as to why it can be a negative to the one hearing it....But it's my fault mam, because it is just only now that I begin to grasp the emotional being of the tenses...
Maybe mam for me to begin with to grasp, would you agree to me if I, for example speak tenses thinking first what would be the listener will felt if I said it..
Your explanation mam made me conclude that speaking tenses is not all about correct grammar but how you express them with feelings.."You can express what is in your mind by feeling it as you thinking what would your listener can feel/ understand about what you really want to express.. I don't know mam if I express my thoughts correctly on this.
And yes mam you are so correct..I'm bad when it comes to tenses...So please mam bear me as I brought again some questions in tenses in my future queries...
Dear Mayumi! You have got everything right. I have to add that speaking in the Simple Present Tense we don't emphasize the possible end of an action because we describe it as something regular or habitual. On the other hand, speaking in the Present Progressive Tense we say at once that an action is finite because we describe it as unfinished at the moment. (If any process is unfinished at the moment, it means that it has the end). Here are a few examples where using different tenses changes speaker's attitude to the action.
1. Imagine, that someone is the first - third year university student. He has to study for 5 years to get his diploma. If this guy says "I study at the university", it means that he accepts studying as a habitual natural process. Listening to him I may conclude that he likes studying. At least, his attitude to it is positive. However, if the same student says "I am studying at the university" (and he has to study for at least two years more) I will conclude that he is a bad student and doesn't like what he does because he is already waiting for the end of the process.
But if the same guy is a graduate student, it is natural for him to say "I am studying" because he will graduate in a few months.
2. Imagine, that one of my friends hasn't called me for some time and I say "He hasn't been calling me for a week!". It means that I am longing for his call, I am missing him or worrying about him because I emphasize the duration of the process (although it is not a long term). But if I say "He hasn't called me for a week" I just convey a fact, nothing more. Then, my listener will decide that I am rather indifferent to that man, especially if it is known that he usually calls me every day or so.
As you see, the tenses are emotional and I am sincerely sorry that many people have no idea about that!
mayumi garcia said:
Hello again Mam Tanya, Mam, please correct me as I rephrase your explanation in my own understanding...
1. Do - use when asking something that is happening in a regular basis
2. Are- use when asking something happening right at this very moment or as state of being in that moment or will just end in the near future
3. Present perfect progressive- use to say that an action has been happening for sometime up to the time that I asked
4. Present perfect simple tense- use to say that an action is has already happened in the past but still the effect of that action is felt when the moment I asked
Mam, It is the first time that I learned that Tenses are emotional..I'm thankful that you brought it to my attention as I have no clue about it before..It is most clear mam to me..But I'll be very grateful Mam if you would give another examples that shows how tenses can be emotional or emphasize emotions...
Mam, please correct me as I rephrase your explanation in my own understanding...
1. Do - use when asking something that is happening in a regular basis
2. Are- use when asking something happening right at this very moment or as state of being in that moment or will just end in the near future
3. Present perfect progressive- use to say that an action has been happening for sometime up to the time that I asked
4. Present perfect simple tense- use to say that an action is has already happened in the past but still the effect of that action is felt when the moment I asked
Mam, It is the first time that I learned that Tenses are emotional..I'm thankful that you brought it to my attention as I have no clue about it before..It is most clear mam to me..But I'll be very grateful Mam if you would give another examples that shows how tenses can be emotional or emphasize emotions...
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It was raining heavily. However, I had to go out.
"But" is a conjunction, i.e., we place it at the beginning of a subordinate clause before its subject. For example:
It was raining heavily but I had to go out
adam smith said:
Don't_for_get_Hello said:
OK. "Sight" as a noun means:
1) the faculty or power of seeing
Joseph lost his sight as a baby
■ the action or fact of seeing someone or something
I've always been scared of the sight of blood
■ the area or distance within which someone can see or something can be seen
He now refused to let Rose out of his sight
■ dated a person's view or consideration
We are all equal in the sight of God
2) a thing that one sees or that can be seen
John was a familiar sight in the bar for many years
He was getting used to seeing unpleasant sights
■ (sights) places of interest to tourists and visitors in a city, town, or other place
She offered to show me the sights
■ (a sight) a person or thing having a ridiculous, repulsive, or dishevelled appearance
‘I must look a frightful sight,’ she said
3) (usu. sights) a device on a gun or optical instrument used for assisting a person's precise aim or observation
"View" as a noun means:
1)the ability to see something or to be seen from a particular place
The end of the tunnel came into view
They stood on the bar to get a better view
■ an inspection of things for sale by prospective purchasers, especially of works of art at an exhibition
2) a sight or prospect, typically of attractive natural scenery, that can be taken in by the eye from a particular place
a fine view of the castle
■ a work of art depicting a sight of natural scenery
■ the visual appearance or an image of something when looked at in a particular way
an aerial view of the military earthworks
3) a particular way of considering or regarding something; an attitude or opinion
strong political views
This information is from Oxford glossary. I recommend you all to use it when you have problems with vocabulary.
hoang van said:
She bought her son a new bike or
She bought a new bike to her son.
Like in your example, there is no difference between those sentences. However, if both objects are simple (not complex) and at least one of them is not a pronoun the order of the first sentence, i.e.
predicate + indirect object + direct object
is better.
You should remember, that if both objects are pronouns we can use only the following word order:
predicate + direct object + indirect object
For example:
Bring them to me
Andrey said:
Today I want you to explain the place of direct and indirect objects after the verbs like these: give, show, tell, etc. What is the difference (if any) between the expressions:1) Give me the book and 2) Give the book to me.
Thanks
1. We use the Future Progressive Tense when we speak about intentions while we use the Future Simple to describe a desirable action as a fact. So, "I will be coming" is almost the same as "I intend to come" and "I will come" is almost the same as "I want to come". Both are right. Which one to use depends on what you want to express.
2. "I am not done" means that you haven't finished to do something.
"It is not done" means that some work or action hasn't been finished yet.
The sense is almost the same. Again, it depends on situation which one to use.
senthil said:
Thank you so much about your explanation as how tenses are emotional. As explanation no.2, I really understood it..But no. 1 ( I study/ I am studying ) a little bit confuse as to why it can be a negative to the one hearing it....But it's my fault mam, because it is just only now that I begin to grasp the emotional being of the tenses...
Maybe mam for me to begin with to grasp, would you agree to me if I, for example speak tenses thinking first what would be the listener will felt if I said it..
Your explanation mam made me conclude that speaking tenses is not all about correct grammar but how you express them with feelings.."You can express what is in your mind by feeling it as you thinking what would your listener can feel/ understand about what you really want to express.. I don't know mam if I express my thoughts correctly on this.
And yes mam you are so correct..I'm bad when it comes to tenses...So please mam bear me as I brought again some questions in tenses in my future queries...
Thank you so much and God Bless,
mayumee...
1. Imagine, that someone is the first - third year university student. He has to study for 5 years to get his diploma. If this guy says "I study at the university", it means that he accepts studying as a habitual natural process. Listening to him I may conclude that he likes studying. At least, his attitude to it is positive. However, if the same student says "I am studying at the university" (and he has to study for at least two years more) I will conclude that he is a bad student and doesn't like what he does because he is already waiting for the end of the process.
But if the same guy is a graduate student, it is natural for him to say "I am studying" because he will graduate in a few months.
2. Imagine, that one of my friends hasn't called me for some time and I say "He hasn't been calling me for a week!". It means that I am longing for his call, I am missing him or worrying about him because I emphasize the duration of the process (although it is not a long term). But if I say "He hasn't called me for a week" I just convey a fact, nothing more. Then, my listener will decide that I am rather indifferent to that man, especially if it is known that he usually calls me every day or so.
As you see, the tenses are emotional and I am sincerely sorry that many people have no idea about that!
mayumi garcia said:
Mam, please correct me as I rephrase your explanation in my own understanding...
1. Do - use when asking something that is happening in a regular basis
2. Are- use when asking something happening right at this very moment or as state of being in that moment or will just end in the near future
3. Present perfect progressive- use to say that an action has been happening for sometime up to the time that I asked
4. Present perfect simple tense- use to say that an action is has already happened in the past but still the effect of that action is felt when the moment I asked
Mam, It is the first time that I learned that Tenses are emotional..I'm thankful that you brought it to my attention as I have no clue about it before..It is most clear mam to me..But I'll be very grateful Mam if you would give another examples that shows how tenses can be emotional or emphasize emotions...
Thank you so much...Have a great time!
Your student,
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