Thursday, December 20, 2012
Cambridge Dictionary
Here is the link for the online Cambridge dictionary with the US and UK pronunciations of words.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Position of adverbs
Here are the main rules and exceptions on the position of adverbs in sentences:
First rule: if there is only one verb in the sentence, the adverb comes before the verb as in the following example: He usually comes to work on time.
Exception to the first rule: if the only verb in the sentence is 'to be', the adverb comes after the verb as in the following example: He is usually on time.
Second rule: If there is more than one verb in the sentence, the adverb comes after the first verb as in the following example: He has already arrived at work.
First exception to the second rule: if the first verb in the sentence is an auxiliary verb with 'to', i.e., have to, need to, ought to and used to, the adverb comes before the first verb as in the following example: He usually has to start working by 9:30 AM.
Second exception to the second rule: if the first verb in the sentence is a contracted negation, the adverbs 'probably', 'possibly' and 'certainly' come before the first verb as in the following example: He probably won't come to work on time.
These being the main rules and exceptions, there is more to this topic. You can find more information on this webpage, which also provides you with some exercises.
Here is another document with exercises on the same topic. You can find the key for the exercises here.
First rule: if there is only one verb in the sentence, the adverb comes before the verb as in the following example: He usually comes to work on time.
Exception to the first rule: if the only verb in the sentence is 'to be', the adverb comes after the verb as in the following example: He is usually on time.
Second rule: If there is more than one verb in the sentence, the adverb comes after the first verb as in the following example: He has already arrived at work.
First exception to the second rule: if the first verb in the sentence is an auxiliary verb with 'to', i.e., have to, need to, ought to and used to, the adverb comes before the first verb as in the following example: He usually has to start working by 9:30 AM.
Second exception to the second rule: if the first verb in the sentence is a contracted negation, the adverbs 'probably', 'possibly' and 'certainly' come before the first verb as in the following example: He probably won't come to work on time.
These being the main rules and exceptions, there is more to this topic. You can find more information on this webpage, which also provides you with some exercises.
Here is another document with exercises on the same topic. You can find the key for the exercises here.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Gerund vs. Infinitive
Numerous exercises on gerund vs. infinitive along with their key
are hereby made available for you to have access at your
convenience. You can also find the list of verbs used with gerund
and/or infinitive here.
Here you can find more information and exercises on the same topic.
Here you can find more information and exercises on the same topic.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Jazz club in NYC
Here is the link for a jazz club called Small's, where you can participate in the jam session as a musician. Manuel, you may want to check it out if you have not been there yet.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
More tips on PowerPoint presentations
Here you can find list of do's and dont's for PowerPoint presentations.
The dont's for PowerPoint
Here you can find Don McMillan's standup on the dont's of a PowerPoint presentation.
The 10/20/30 Rule for PowerPoint
Lists of three and the rule of 3s: two speeches
Here you can find the first part of Steve Jobs's iPhone product launch speech.
Here you can find Barack Obama's inauguration speech.
In both of them, please pay attention to the usage of the lists of three and the rule of 3s.
Here is a stream where the rule of 3s is explained among other useful tips on making presentations.
Here you can find Barack Obama's inauguration speech.
In both of them, please pay attention to the usage of the lists of three and the rule of 3s.
Here is a stream where the rule of 3s is explained among other useful tips on making presentations.
Modal verbs
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