Vocabulary Around The House

Posted Sabtu, 26 Februari 2011 by NIKI NUR'AFNITA

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• basement
• bathroom
• bathtub
• bed

Finite Verb

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A finite verb is a verb that is inflected for person and for tense according to the rules and categories of the languages in which it occurs. Finite verbs can form independent clauses, which can stand by their own as complete sentences.

Offering

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Definition :
The making available of a new securities issue to the public through an underwriting. It also called public offering.

Asking if Someone Remembers or Not

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Informal expressions :
Ø Remember the old house we used to live in?
Ø Remember that?
Ø I’m sorry I don’t remember

Introductory "It"

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A : To understand this lesson is easy.

B : It is easy to understand this lesson.

In this pattern, “It” has no meaning. It is used only to fill the subject position in the sentence. Well, it is called introductory “It”.

Invitation (Written)

Posted Minggu, 20 Februari 2011 by NIKI NUR'AFNITA


The definition is something or sentences that we can use to invite someone or group to the party or an event.

If we want to invite someone, we can use :
-  Would you like...?
-  Can you come to ...
-  Could you go to my home?

Asking For Information

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There are a number of formulas used when asking for information in English. Here are some examples of Asking For Information :
* Could you tell me...?
* Do you know...?
* Do you happen to know...?

Prepositions : In, On, and At

Posted Rabu, 16 Februari 2011 by NIKI NUR'AFNITA

We are often confused with how to put down : On,,In,,and At… :T
The prepositions in, on, and at can be used to indicate time and place. Notice how they are used in the following situations:

Modals In The Past Form

Posted Selasa, 15 Februari 2011 by NIKI NUR'AFNITA


A modal verb (also modal, modal auxiliary verb, modal auxiliary) is a type of auxiliary verb that is used to indicate modality.
Modals in the past are :
·         Could.
·         Might.
·         Would.
·         Should.

Noun Phrases

Posted Kamis, 10 Februari 2011 by NIKI NUR'AFNITA


Usually we only find out Noun Phrases is simply to declare an adjective,,but now we will study another purpose of Noun Phrases….^^
Nouns including pronouns and noun phrases perform ten main grammatical functions within sentences in the English language. Both native speakers and ESL students must learn the ten functions to fully and correctly use nouns and noun phrases in spoken and written English. The ten functions of nouns and noun phrases are:
  1. Subject
  2. Predicate nominative

Narrative Text

Posted Kamis, 03 Februari 2011 by NIKI NUR'AFNITA


One of my hobbies is reading a story, such as Rapunzel… ^^
Definition of Narrative Text
Narrative text is a kind of text to retell the story that past tense. The purpose of the text is to entertain or to amuse the readers or listeners about the story.

Descriptive Text

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In the daily life, we are often describing something or someone to another people…
The Definition and Purpose of Descriptive Text
Descriptive text is a text which say what a person or a thing is like. The purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.

Simple Future Tense

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"Look at that cloud. I think it's going to rain." That's an example of Future Tense...

Simple Future has two different forms in English: "will" and "be going to." Although the two forms can sometimes be used interchangeably, they often express two very different meanings. These different meanings might seem too abstract at first, but with time and practice, the differences will become clear. Both "will" and "be going to" refer to a specific time in the future.

News Item

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Every morning my father often read the newspaper to see about news of the day...

1. Definition of News Item
News item text is a factual text which inform reader or daily newspaper about events of the day which are regarder as newsworth or important.

Passive Voice

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There are two voices in English, the active and the passive. The active tells us what the subject does, for example: The secretary wrote a letter.
The passive tells us what is done to the subject. For example: The letter was written by the secretary.
Sometimes the term Personal Passive is used in English lessons if the indirect object of an active sentence is to become the subject of the passive sentence.

Direct and Indirect Speech

Posted Rabu, 02 Februari 2011 by NIKI NUR'AFNITA


In a broadcast news, we often hear these two sentence patterns… It is Direct and Indirect Speech.

Direct speech is refers to reproducing another person exact word. We usually used quotation marks (" ").
Example of Direct Speech :
1. Justin said, “I’m very busy.”
2. They said, “We have bought a picture.”
3. She said, “I am learning my lesson.”

Surprises & Disbeliefs

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Surprise or disbeliefs is :
> A feeling that we feel when we heard an amazing news which surprised and amazed us.
> Aan expression that we show/say when we know/hear/see something that rather difficult to believe.
> Used to express something that we can’t or impossible.

Gratitude, Compliment, and Congratulation

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1.      GRATITUDE
After we helped by someone, we certainly express our gratitude…
Gratitude is expression used to say thank you to other people.
-     We can express our gratitude with saying :
·         Thanks.
·         Thank you.
·         Thanks a lot.
·         Thank you so much.