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English Business 2 Lecture 1
Dea Adlina
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Subject, Verb, Complement & Modifier
Review Subject, Verb, Complement & Modifier
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Subject, Verb, Complement & Modifier
Subject: a person or a noun or an adjective that is being discussed, described, or dealt with. Verb: a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence. Complement: a word, phrase or clause that is necessary to complete the meaning of a given expression Modifier: an optional element in phrase or clause structure used to modify (change the meaning of) another element in the structure, on which it is dependent.
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Subject Noun (phrase) or pronoun
The tiny cat jumped outside our house. A gerund (phrase) Her excessive bragging was annoying. A to-infinitive (phrase) To sing is easier than to act. A full that-clause That he had won the war was known to everyone. A free relative clause Wherever he went was always a disaster. A direct quotation I love you is often heard these days. Zero (but implied) subject Open the door! An expletive it It is raining. A cataphor it It was known by everyone that he had won the war.
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Examples Tress grow She opened her book
Subject Verb She opened her book Subject Verb Complement Henry and Marcia have visited the president Subject Verb Phrase Complement George is cooking dinner tonight Subject Verb Phrase Complement Modifier of Time She opened a checking account at the bank last week Subject Verb Complement Modifier of Place Modifier of Time
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Review Verb Phrases Two word verbs
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Two word verbs Phrasal verbs
A verb and a preposition wivh together have a special meaning. It is especially common in informal English Separable phrasal verbs I handed in my paper yesterday. I handed it in yesterday. Nonseparable phrasal verbs I ran into an old friend yesterday.
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Two word verbs Phrasal verbs
Meaning Put off Drop by Look up Turn down Take over Hang up Postpone Visit informally Look for information Decrease volume or intensity OR Reject OR Refuse Take control Conclude a telephone conversation and many more
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Review Tenses Past, Present, Future
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Present
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Present Subject + Auxiliary Verb + V-ing Subject + V1
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Present Subject + have been Subject + have + V3 + V-ing
(Past Participle Form)
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Past
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Past Subject + was/were + V-ing Subject + V2
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Past Subject + had been Subject + had + V3 + V-ing
(Past Participle Form)
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Future
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Future Subject + will / be going to + V1
Subject + will / (aux) going to + be + V-ing
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Future Subject + will have been + V-ing Subject + will have + V3
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Will or be going to? Prediction Prior plan Willingness
According to the weather report, it will be / is going to be cloudy tomorrow. Be careful! You’ll hurt yourself! Watch out! You’re going to hurt yourself! Prior plan Willingness A: The phone’s ringing. B: I’ll get it A: I don’t understand this problem. B: Ask your teacher about it. She’ll help you. A: Why did you buy this paint? B: I’m going to paint my bedroom tomorrow. I talked to Bob yesterday. He is tired of taking the bus to work. He’s going to buy a car. That’s what he told me.
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End of Lecture 1
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English Business 2 Lecture 2
Dea Adlina
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ADJECTIVEs and adverbs
Review ADJECTIVEs and adverbs
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Adjectives Used to modify/describe nouns.
Miriam is an intelligent student. The children saw some beautiful pictures. Grandma loves her fat old cat. An adjective is neither singular nor plural. Final –s is never added.
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Adjectives Number is an adjective She has two cars.
This is a five-star hotel. Claude won the one-billion-dollar lottery.
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Adverbs Used to modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs or the whole sentence and to express time or frequency. To modify verbs: He walks quickly. She opened the door quietly.
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Adverbs To modify adjectives: I am very happy. She is quite elegant.
To modify other adverbs The soccer team played extremely badly last weekend. Adverbs of manner
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Adverbs To modify the whole sentence Usually, Tom is never late.
Bridgett is always on time. Ann will come tomorrow. Let’s go outside Adverbs of frequency Adverbs of time Adverbs of place
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Adverbs commonly have a form of adjective + ly Some do not adjective
dangerous dangerously careful carefully nice nicely horrible horribly easy easily electronic electronically adjective adverb good well fast hard
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Soft skill uploads Commonly misused words
Than, Then: Than is used to compare; Then tells when; That pizza is more than I can eat. Tom laughed, and then we recognized him.
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Soft skill uploads Confusingly Related Words
Emigrate from, Immigrate to: Emigrate means to leave one country or region to settle in another. Immigrate means to enter another country and reside there. In 1900, my grandfather emigrated from Russia. Many Mexicans immigrate to the U.S. to find work.
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End of Lecture 2
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