Converse English

Monday, 16 February 2015

Section 597 - Touchstone - Sunday 15th

There is/are

There can be used to show where something is.

i.e My house is there. (Show with hand)

There also shows a statement of fact.

i.e. There are thirty people in my class.


Any/some

Both some and any show there are more than one but the number is not know or not important.

Any is used in questions and negative sentences whereas some is used in positive sentences.

i.e. Do you have any apples?
No, I don't have any apples.
Yes, I have some apples.




Punctuation

Comma = ,
Full stop = .
Question mark = ?
Exclamation mark !

A full stop goes at the end of every sentence. It finishes the idea/subject.

A comma goes in the middle of a sentence to separate two ideas or parts of a sentence.

A question mark goes at the end of a question.

An exclamation mark goes at the end of a sentence to show shock or surprise.   



Hyphen

1) Compound Adjectives

A hyphen is used to join two words together to make one idea.

i.e. I have a stainless-steel knife

These two words describe the third word, i.e. The knife is made of stainless steel.

2) Compound Nouns

A hyphen is used for new or unusual compound nouns. It joins two nouns to make a new one.


i.e. The man-hole cover is heavy.





Shall and let's

Shall is used to suggest an idea or ask for opinion.

i.e. Shall I make some coffee?

Let's is used to motivate someone to do something.


i.e. Let's go to the park



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