tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44558347871653956382011-04-22T00:35:45.622+02:00Almadreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05191098105782942920noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455834787165395638.post-22573965331616357842008-10-19T21:05:00.002+02:002008-10-19T21:09:17.414+02:00<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">"Verb patterns" play a very important role in the formation of correct sentences in English. Some verbs fit well in a particular sentence structure, but you must not assume that it applies to all verbs. Other verbs cannot be used in the same structure and it is worth taking note of them. Here are some examples: </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br />The verbs TELL and SHOW can be used in the following structure:<br /><br />Please <strong>tell me </strong>the meaning.<br />Please <strong>show me</strong> the way.<br /><br />However, it is not correct to use the verb EXPLAIN in the same structure:<br />Please explain me the meaning. (Incorrect).The correct structure for EXPLAIN is:<br />Please <strong>explain</strong> the meaning <strong>to me</strong>.<br /><br />Other examples:<br />I asked him to come.<br />I told him to come.<br />I wanted him to come.<br />I proposed him to come. (Incorrect). I proposed that he should come. (Correct).<br />I suggested him to come. (Incorrect). I suggested that he should come. (Correct).<br /></span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4455834787165395638-2257396533161635784?l=almadreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Almadreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05191098105782942920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455834787165395638.post-26293242914717278172008-10-19T20:59:00.002+02:002008-10-19T21:04:06.867+02:00<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Often in English the "gh" combination is pronounced "f". Here are some examples:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>ENOUGH</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /><strong>COUGH</strong><br />Rhymes with: OFF<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>ROUGH</strong><br />Rhymes with: CUFF, STUFF<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>TOUGH</strong><br />Rhymes with: ROUGH, STUFF </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4455834787165395638-2629324291471727817?l=almadreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Almadreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05191098105782942920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455834787165395638.post-61037915623656834482008-10-19T20:52:00.003+02:002008-10-19T20:57:14.765+02:00<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">There are a number of words in English which contain the letter "l", but which is not pronounced. Here are a few examples:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>FOLK</strong> </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">The pronunciation is /fouk/.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>Other words with silent L:<br /></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>WALK</strong><br />Rhymes with: SOCK, ROCK<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>TALK</strong><br />Rhymes with: WALK<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>CHALK</strong><br />Rhymes with: WALK, TALK<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>SALMON</strong><br />Rhymes with: FAMINE<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>BALM</strong><br />Rhymes with: TOM, BOMB<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>CALM</strong><br />Rhymes with: BALM<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>YOLK</strong><br />Rhymes with: FOLK, BROKE<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>STOCKHOLM</strong> (capital of Sweden)<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>HOLMES</strong> (Sherlock Holmes) </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4455834787165395638-6103791562365683448?l=almadreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Almadreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05191098105782942920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455834787165395638.post-4510549335089893472008-10-19T20:48:00.002+02:002008-10-19T20:51:29.997+02:00<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">A number of words in English contain a letter "b" which is not pronounced. Here are a few examples:<br /><br /><strong>DEBT</strong>: means financial commitment or amount of money due - as in NATIONAL DEBT; PUBLIC DEBT; FAMILY DEBT.<br />The pronunciaton is /det/.<br /><strong>DEBTOR</strong>: one who owes money.<br /><strong>DEBTLESS</strong>: to be free from debt.<br /><br /><br /><strong>OTHER WORDS WITH A SILENT 'B': </strong><br /><br /><strong>COMB</strong> <br />Rhymes with: DOME, FOAM<br /><br /><strong>DUMB</strong><br />Rhymes with: BUM, GUM<br /><br /><strong>WOMB</strong> </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Rhymes with: TOMB, DOOM<br /><br /><strong>PLUMBER</strong><br />Rhymes with: HUMMER, DRUMMER </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4455834787165395638-451054933508989347?l=almadreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Almadreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05191098105782942920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455834787165395638.post-64137134345380116402008-10-19T18:00:00.009+02:002008-10-19T20:41:37.050+02:00<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Everybody loves a good story and the English language has some of the most thrilling and enjoyable known around the world. Here's a selection of some of the most popular.<br /></span><a name="persistir"></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER</strong><br />by Mark Twain, USA, 1835-1910<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>ALICE IN WONDERLAND</strong><br />by Lewis Carroll, England, 1832-1898<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>ANIMAL FARM</strong><br />by George Orwell, England, 1903-1950<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>DON JUAN</strong><br />by George Gordon, Lord Byron, England, 1788-1824<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE</strong><br />by Robert Louis Stevenson, Scotland, 1850-1894<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>DRACULA</strong><br />by Bram Stoker, Ireland, 1847-1912<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>FRANKENSTEIN</strong><br />by Mary Shelley, England, 1797-1851<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>THE GREAT GATSBY</strong><br />by F.Scott Fitzgerald, USA, 1896-1940<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>GULLIVER'S TRAVELS</strong><br />by Jonathan Swift, Ireland, 1667-1745<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>HARRY POTTER (series of fantasy stories)</strong><br />by JK Rowling, England, 1965-?<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST</strong><br />by Oscar Wilde, Ireland, 1854-1900<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>THE INVISIBLE MAN</strong><br />by H.G.Wells, England, 1866-1946<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>IVANHOE </strong><br />by Walter Scott, Scotland, 1771-1832<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>THE JUNGLE BOOK</strong><br />by Rudyard Kipling, India/England, 1865-1936<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>THE LORD OF THE RINGS (trilogy)</strong><br />by J.R.R. Tolkien, England, 1892-1973<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>MACBETH</strong><br />by William Shakespeare, England, 1564-1616<br />Link to </span><a href="http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Shakespeare Globe Theatre and Museum</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM</strong><br />by William Shakespeare, England, 1564-1616<br />Link to </span><a href="http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Shakespeare Globe Theatre and Museum</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>MOBY DICK</strong><br />by Hermann Melville, USA, 1819-1891<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>OLIVER TWIST</strong><br />by Charles Dickens, England, 1812-1870<br />Link to </span><a href="http://www.dickensmuseum.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Dickens House Museum</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>PETER PAN</strong><br />by J.M.Barrie, Scotland, 1860-1937<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>ROBINSON CRUSOE</strong><br />by Daniel Defoe, England, 1660-1731<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>ROMEO AND JULIET</strong><br />by William Shakespeare, England, 1564-1616<br />Link to </span><a href="http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Shakespeare Globe Theatre and Museum</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>SHERLOCK HOLMES (detective stories)</strong><br />by Arthur Conan Doyle, England, 1859-1930<br />Link to </span><a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Sherlock Holmes Museum</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>TREASURE ISLAND</strong><br />by Robert Louis Stevenson, Scotland, 1850-1894<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>THE WIZARD OF OZ</strong><br />by L.Frank Baum, USA, 1856-1919<br /><p></p></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4455834787165395638-6413713434538011640?l=almadreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Almadreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05191098105782942920noreply@blogger.com0