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English 1

English 1. Phsycology 1PA. noun clauses, conditional sentences, psychology text and comparison. noun clauses. A  noun clause  is a dependent clause that acts as a noun. Noun clauses begin with words such as  :   Noun clauses can be used to name something when a single word isn't enough. 

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English 1

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  1. English 1 Phsycology 1PA

  2. noun clauses, conditional sentences, psychology text and comparison

  3. noun clauses

  4. A noun clause is a dependent clause that acts as a noun. Noun clauses begin with words such as :   • Noun clauses can be used to name something when a single word isn't enough.  • Noun clauses can act as subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nominatives, or objects of a preposition. • How • That • What • Whatever • When • Where • Whether • Which • Whichever • Who • Whoever • Whom • Whomever • Why

  5. Examples • Subject • What Alicia said made her friends cry. • Whoever thought of that idea is a genius. • Whichever restaurant you pick is fine with me. • Object • I’m packing extra snacks for when we get hungry. • He knows all about art, but he doesn't know what he likes • Be sure to send whoever interviewed you a thank-you note. • Adjective complement • I'm excited that my best friend is coming to visit.

  6. Conditional sentences

  7. SUMMARY

  8. First Conditional TRUE IN THE PRESENT OR FUTURE

  9. EXAMPLES sentence function (a) Simple present in ‘result’ to express habitual activity or situation (b) Simple present or simple future in ‘result’ to express an established, predictable fact (c) and (d) Simple future in ‘result’ when the sentence concerns a particular activity or situation in the future • If I don’t eat breakfast, I always get hungry during class. • Water freezes (will freeze) if the temperature goes below 0⁰C. • If I don’t eat breakfast tomorrow morning, I will get hungry during class. • If the weather is nice tomorrow, we will go on a picnic

  10. Second Conditional UNTRUE IN THE PRESENT OR FUTURE

  11. EXAMPLES sentence function (a) In truth, I don’t teach that class (b) In truth, he is not here right now. (c) In truth, I am not you. Note: Wereis used for both singular and plural. Was is used in informal speech but considered grammatically unacceptable • If I taught the international class, I wouldn’t get many local students. • If he were here right now, he would help us. • If I were you, I would accept their invitation.

  12. exercise • If I have enough apples, I (bake) an apple pie this afternoon. • If I had enough apples, I (bake) an apple pie this afternoon. • Jack would shave today if he (have) a sharp razor. • Jack will shave today if he (have) a sharp razor. • I (not be) a teacher in this class if English (be) the students native language. • Jim isn’t home right now. If he (be) at home right now, I (visit) him. • If Sally (be) at home tomorrow, I am going to visit her.

  13. Understanding Psychology Articles 1

  14. degrees of comparison

  15. comparative • Comparative is the name for the grammar used when comparing two things. The two basic ways to compare are using as .. asor than. • He's not as stupid ashe looks! • This book is not as exciting asthe last one. • It's much colder today than it was yesterday. • Our car is bigger thanyour car.

  16. comparative • When comparing with than, some changes on adjectives are necessary • 1-syllable adjectives: add -erto the adjective • My sister is much taller than me. • 2-syllable adjectives ending in -y: change the -y to -ier • She's looking happier today. • Other 2 syllable adjectives and adjectives with 3 or more syllables use more with the unchanged adjective • The shops are always more crowdedjust before Christmas. • French grammar is more difficultthan English grammar.

  17. Superlative • 1-syllable adjectives: add -estto the adjective (plus the) • My sister is the tallestin our family. • 2-syllable adjectives ending in -y: change the -y to -iest(plus the) • Which do you think is the easiestlanguage to learn? • Other 2 syllable adjectives and adjectives with 3 or more syllables use the mostwith the unchanged adjective • The most boringthing about English class is doing grammar exercises. • You are the most irritating person I have ever met!

  18. Comparative and superlative • adverbs: • 1-syllable adverbs: add -er/-est • I can run faster than you. • I can run the fastest in my class. • She works harder than me. • She works the hardest of all students. • Other adverbs: use more / the most • She ran more quickly than me. • Of all the students she ran the most quickly. • Informal: • She ran quicker than me. • She ran the quickest.

  19. Exercise Choices Comparative / Superlative Sentence A Ferrari is one of the ..... ..... cars you can buy. The weather in Africa is ..... than the weather in Europe. The mobile phone must be one of the ..... ..... inventions of all time. A camel is not as ..... as a giraffe. She is the ..... singer I have ever heard. Her voice is like a cat wailing in the night. American food is not as ..... as Indonesian food. This grammar quiz was even ..... ..... than usual. John did ….. in the test, Sally did ……., but Miho got the ..... grade. • delicious • easy • good • hot • tall   • expensive • bad • usefull

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