PMA English Notes.
PMA English Notes.
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Active:
The award-winning chef prepares each meal with loving care.
Passive:
Each meal is prepared with loving care by the award-winning chef.
In the above example of an active sentence, the simple subject is "chef" and
"prepares" is the verb: the chef prepares "each meal with loving care." In the
passive sentence, "meal" is the simple subject and "is prepared" is the verb:
each meal is prepared "by the award-winning chef." In effect, the object of the
active sentence becomes the subject in the passive sentence. Although both
sentences have the same basic components, their structure makes them
different from each other. Active sentences are about what people (or things)
do, while passive sentences are about what happens to people (or things).
The passive voice is formed by using a form of the auxiliary verb "be"
(be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been) followed by the past
participle of the main verb.
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Active
He loves me.
We took our children to the circus.
Passive
A thief stole my money,
The following is a summary of active and passive forms of all verb tenses.
Remember that in active forms the subject of the sentence is the person or
thing that does the action. In passive constructions, the verb is performed by
someone or something other than the subject; often, the action is done to the
subject by someone else.
Present Time
Simple Present
Use the simple present tense to make a generalization, to present a
state of being, or to indicate a habitual or repeated action.
Present Progressive
Use the present progressive to describe an ongoing activity or a
temporary action.
Active am/is/are + -ing
The students are learning Spanish.
Passive am/is/are being + -ed/-en
show continuing action: "We have been repeatedly scolded for being
late."
Past Time
Simple Past
Use the simple past to indicate a general or habitual action occurring
in the past or at a specific time in the past.
Active
base+-ed or irregular form
Our family bought all our clothes at Sears when I was young.
Passive
was/were+-ed/-en
The clothes were bought by my mother
On my fifteenth birthday, my uncle gave me one hundred dollars
When I was in high school, my friends and I drove to the mall on
weekends.
The money was given to me to buy new clothes.
We were always driven to the mall by my friend's older brother.
In informal conversation, speakers of English often express habitual
behavior in the past using the modal "would."
Active would + base
Passive would+be+-ed/-en
We would usually eat burgers in the food court.
Most of the french fries would be eaten before we got to the table.
Past Progressive
Use the past progressive to indicate an ongoing action in the past or
an action continuing through a specific past time.
Active was/were+ -ing
Mary and Paul were dating in those days.
Passive was/were being + -ed/-en
One afternoon, Mary was being kissed by Paul when her mother
passed by.
Past Perfect
Use the past perfect to indicate an action completed prior to a
particular time or before another action in the past.
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Quizzes are given regularly. Grades for all students are averaged.
Questions are encouraged.
to keep the focus on the same subject through several sentences or
paragraphs
school before leaving our own country. We were concerned that the
education in this country might not be as good as the one we had
there, and we wanted to improve our English too.
Substitute:
For:
For example:
She said, "Today's lesson is on presentations."
or
"Today's lesson is on presentations", she said.
Tense change
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As a rule when you report something someone has said you go back
a tense: (the tense on the left changes to the tense on the right)
Direct speech
Present simple
She said, "It's cold."
Present continuous
She said, "I'm teaching English online."
Present perfect simple
She said, "I've been on the web since 1999."
Present perfect continuous
She said, "I've been teaching English for seven years."
Past simple
She said, "I taught online yesterday."
Past continuous
She said, "I was teaching earlier."
Past perfect
She said, "The lesson had already started when he arrived."
Past perfect continuous
She said, "I'd already been teaching for five minutes."
Indirect speech
Past simple
She said it was cold.
Past continuous
She said she was teaching English online.
Past perfect simple
She said she had been on the web since 1999.
Past perfect continuous
She said she had been teaching English for seven years.
Past perfect
She said she had taught online yesterday.
Past perfect continuous
She said she had been teaching earlier.
Past perfect
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Direct speech
Will
She said. "I'll teach English online tomorrow."
Can
She said, "I can teach English online."
Must
She said, "I must have a computer to teach English online."
Shall
She said, "What shall we learn today?"
May
She said, "May I open a new browser?"
Indirect speech
Would
She said she would teach English online tomorrow.
Could
She said she could teach English online.
Had to
She said she had to have a computer to teach English online.
Should
She asked what we should learn today.
Might
She asked if she might open a new browser.
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! Note - There is no change to; could, would, should, might and ought to.
Direct speech
"I might go to the cinema", he said.
Indirect speech
He said he might go to the cinema.
You can use the present tense in reported speech if you want to say that
something is still true i.e my name has always been and will always be Lynne
so:-
Direct speech
She said her name was Lynne.
Indirect speech
You can also use the present tense if you are talking about a future event.
Direct speech (exact quote)
"Next week's lesson is on reported
Indirect speech (not exact)
She said next week's lesson will be on reported speech.
Time change
today yesterday
now then
(a week) ago (a week) before
here there
For example:-
At work
"How long have you worked here?"
At home
She asked me how long I'd worked there.
Pronoun change
For example:
Direct Speech
She said, "I teach English online,"
"I teach English online."
Reported Speech
She said she teaches English online.
ог She said she taught English online.
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Reporting Verbs
Said, told and asked are the most common verbs used in indirect speech.
We use asked to report questions:
We use told with an object.
We usually use said without an object.
For example:
I asked Lynne what time the lesson started.
For example:
Lynne told me she felt tired.
For example:
Lynne said she was going to teach online.
If said is used with an object we must include to;
For example:
Lynne said to me that she'd never been to China.
There are many other verbs we can use apart from said, told and asked. These
include:
accused, admitted, advised, alleged, agreed, apologised, begged, boasted,
complained, denied, explained, implied, invited, offered, ordered, promised,
replied, suggested a thought.
Using them properly can make what you say much more interesting and
informative.
For example:
He asked me to come to the party:-
He invited me to the party.
He begged me to come to the party.
He ordered me to come to the party.
He advised me to come to the party.
He suggested I should come to the party.
Prepositions
"The plane flew above the cloud, behind the cloud, around the cloud, below
the cloud, beneath the cloud, beside the cloud, beyond the cloud, into the
cloud, near the cloud, outside the cloud, over the cloud, past the cloud,
through the cloud, toward the cloud, under the cloud, and finally dived
underneath the cloud."
Some prepositions consist of more than one word. Here is a list of the most
common multiword prepositions
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Time
Place
Near, by, next to, between, among, opposite - when the object is close to a
point.
She lives near the school.
There is an ice cream shop by the store.
An oak tree grows next to my house
The house is between Elm Street and Maple Street.
I found my pen lying among the books. The bathroom is opposite the kitchen.
WHAT IS A CONJUNCTION?
A conjunction is a word that connects elements of a sentence, such as words,
phrases, or clauses. The three types of conjunctions are: subordinating
conjunctions, coordinating conjunctions, and correlative conjunctions.
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
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After
If only
Unless
Although In order that
As
Until
Now that
When
As if
Once
Whenever
As long as
Provided
Where
As though
Rather than
Whereas
Because
Since
Wherever
Before So that
Even if
Whether
That
While
Even though
Though
Within
If
Without
Besides
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Examples
We can go to the beach when it opens in June.
The baby always cries whenever his mother leaves the room.
Even if the movies are closed, we could still go to the mall. We could still go to
the mall even if the movies are closed.
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS
Either...or
Not...but
I like cotton candy as much as I like root beer floats. "The correlative
conjunctions link two nouns, cotton candy and root beer floats.
Both the dog and the cat knocked over the trashcan. "The correlative
conjunctions link two nouns, the dog and the cat.
wants to go to either Rutgers University or James Madison University.
"The correlative conjunctions link two nouns, RU and JMU.
Molly nor Emma want to see the new Batman movie.
"
Neither The correlative conjunctions connect two pronouns, Molly and Emma.
To alleviate stress, you should not only identify the stressors but also find ways
of coping with them. "The correlative conjunctions link two clauses, identify
the stressors and find ways of coping.
"When using correlative conjunctions, be careful about parallel structure.
Notice in the above examples, items of the same part of speech are parallel.
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COMMON ANTONYMS
1. Above = below
2. Absent = present
3. Accident = intent
4. Accomplishment =failure
5. Achieve = fail
6. Add = subtract
7. Adjacent = distant
8. Admire = detest
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9. Admit = reject
10. Adore = hate
11. Advance = retreat
12. Affirm = deny
13. Afraid = confident
14. After = before
15. Aid = hinder
16. Alarm = comfort
17. Alert = asleep
18. Alive = dead
19. Allow = forbid
20. Alone = together
21. Amateur = professional
22. Amuse = bore
23. Ancient = modern
24. Annoy = soothe
25. Answer = question
26. Apparent = obscure
27. Argue = agree
28. Arrive = depart
29. Arrogant = humble
30. Ascend = descend
31. Attack = defend
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SYNONYMS
Abase Degrade, Disgrace, Humiliate, Demean, Dishonor
Abandon Desert, Forsake, Leave, Relinquish
Abhor Hate, Detest, Loathe, Abdominate
Abut Adjoin, Border, Verge on, Join
Abstain Refuse, Renounce, Avoid, Shun
Abbreviate Curtail, Abridge, Compress, Shorten, Truncate
Aberration Deviation, Wandering, Errant, Irrregular , Weird
Abet Aid, Assist, Condone, Favour, Support, Promote
Absurd Ridiculous, Silly, Foolish, Preposterous
Abstruse Recondite, Hidden, Difficult
Assiduous Painstaking, Diligent, Industrious, Laborious
Accomplice
Audacious Bold, Brazen, Impudent, Daring
Astonish Amaze, Surprise, Astound, Flabbergast
Assistance Help, Aid, Succor, Collaboration, Sustenance
Aphorism Maxim, Apothegm, Axiom, Proverb, Motto,
Adage
Apprehend Seize, Know, Fear, Arrest, Understand
Appraise Evaluate, Estimate
Antithesis Contrasting, Revers
Alms Dole, Gratuity, Money, Clothes and food that are
given to poor people
Beg Implore, Solicit, Supplicate, Beseech, Request
Bad Evil, Wicked, Devilish, Naughty, Worthless
Blame Censure, Reprove, Condemn, Reproach
Blessing Benediction, God’s help or
protection
Barbaric Savage, Uncivilized, Primitive Align
Bait Snare, Trap, Decoy
Brittle Frail, Fragile, hard but easily broken
Bizarre Unusual, Grotesque, Fantastic
Bewilder Confound, Perplex, Befuddle, Befog, Baffle,
Belligerent Warlike, Pugnacious, Hostile
Bedlam Pandemonium, Chaos, Mayhem, Clamor,
Bravo Fearless, Intrepid, Dauntless, Valiant, Bold
Burlesque Mock, Imitate, Tease,
Satirize, Ridicule, Jeer,
Browbeat Intimate, Bully, Frighten, Threaten
Backlash Repercussion, Reaction, Recoil
Banal Dull, Trite, Hackneyed, Prosaic
Bigoted Biased, Prejudiced, Dogmatic, Opinionated
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