Friday, February 25, 2011

my fwen 4eva

FarahaNida Nyda
hurmm,,,who is she????

F     -      Fierce in some condition
A     -      Anxious in curtain condition
R     -      Resolute is one of her characters
A     -      Affectionate when needed
H     -      Helpful in needed
A     -      Alert in her life
N     -      Nice person
I       -      Irresolute for guys
D     -      Detailed when something
A     -      Angry when people do thing that she dislike.
copy from nyda

Thursday, February 24, 2011

ADJECTIVES

An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An adjective usually procedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies.



ADJECTIVE BEFORE NOUNS
Ø  Adjective describe a noun
Example: Mark went to an expensive restaurant for dinner. 
(Expensive is an adjective, restaurant is noun)

ADJECTIVE PAIRS
Ø  Adjectives ending in -ing, describe a situation or a thing
Example: Malaysia Fest attracted many tourists. The events were exciting.

Ø  Adjectives ending in-ed, describe how a person feels
Example: Sally was excited to receive so many presents on her birthday. 

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
Ø  used when one noun is compared to another noun
Ø  can be form in 2 ways:
·         adding -er to an adjectives (older, younger, taller)
·         adding more in front of an adjectives
      (more expensive, more beautiful)
!! NOTE - DO NOT use -er and more together!!
Example: Erna's watch is more cheaper than mine.
               Erna's watch is cheaper than mine.

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
Ø  used to compare three or more nouns
Ø  can be form in 2 ways :
·         adding -est to an adjectives 
      (longest, eldest, biggest) 
·         adding most in front of an adjectives 
      (most intelligent, most loving, most expensive )
!! NOTE - DO NOT use -est and most together!!
Example: Erna's watch is the most cheapest
               Erna's watch is the cheapest

VERBS



don't know???


A verb is a word that expresses what someone or something does, what they are or what happens to them.
1.      ACTION VERB
v Expresses what someone or something does
v Classified into two groups :
ü Transitive : requires an object (O), and the object comes after the verb.
ü Intransitive : does not require an object. A sentence with an intransitive verb is complete without an object.
 
2.    NON ACTION VERB
v Do not express any action
v Used to refer to physical characteristics and conditions.
v Categorized into two groups :
ü be verbs : usually comes immediately after the subject in statements.
ü Linking verbs : used to link the subject of the sentence with a complement. The complement gives more information about the subject.

Expression feeling and thought
Expressing possession
Expressing sensory perception
appear
believe
know
understand
like
own
owe
have
possess
belong
feel
hear
look
see
smell

3.     AUXILIARY VERBS
v Support and give meaning to the main verbs.
v Functions of auxiliary verbs :
ü To express ability
ü To express possibility
ü To express permission
ü To express advice
ü To express necessity

irregular verb...


Wednesday, February 23, 2011

FACT & OPINION

A FACT

J Objective information that can be checked or proved to be true
J Information that does not change
J Not a statement about the future

Clues to identify fact:
A  the use of dates and year 
~ Example: Walt Disney was born on 5th December 1901, and died on 15th December 1966.
A  the use of  statistics/ figures/ precise numbers or quantities
~ Example: Since Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 more than 1000 climbers from 20 countries have also conquered the 8848 metre mountain.
A  the use of definition
~ Example: Adolescence can be defined as the stage in a person's life when one develops from a child  into an adult.
A  when stating a geographical or scientific fact
~ Example: The earth is round.


AN OPINION

J Is a statement that cannot be proved to be true or false
J Is one's personal belief, idea or feeling about a subject
J Can be a statement about the future

Clues to identify opinions:
A  The use of adjectives which show your point of view or emotions
(exciting, fun, excellent, worst, ugly, pretty) 
~ Example: The climb up Gunung Ledang was exciting.

A  the use of comparison words which show a comparison between two or more things 
(more, most, better, best, worst, least)
~ Example: Siti Nurhaliza is the most talented singer in Malaysia.

A  the use of other words which show frequency, possibility, advisability and necessity 
(probably, perhaps, may, should, must, always)
~ Example: Sheela is probably still angry with her boyfriend for not remembering her birthday.

A  the use of phrases which show a belief, a suggestion, a feeling or an opinion
(it appears that, in my opinion, I believe, I suggest, I feel, I think)
~ Example: It appears that, Jasmine and Mary are both interested in the same.

 


Thursday, February 17, 2011

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY tell us how often something is done.
These include; always, constantly, continually, frequently, infrequently, intermittently, normally, occasionally, often, periodically, rarely, regularly, seldom, sometimes, .............
For example:
I always do my homework on time. - In this sentence always shows us the frequency.
She goes out occasionally. - In this sentence occasionally shows us the frequency.

Most frequent
always
constantly
nearly always
almost always
usually
generally
normally
regularly
often
frequently
sometimes
periodically
occasionally
now and then
once in a while
rarely
seldom
infrequently
hardly ever
scarcely ever
almost never

Least frequent
never

When something happens regularly at a fixed time we can use the following as adverbs:-

Every day
=
Daily
Every week
=
Weekly
Ever fortnight (two weeks)
=
Fortnightly
Every month
=
Monthly
Every year
=
Yearly/Annually

For example:
I get a newspaper every day. = I get the newspaper daily. 
I pay my rent every month. = I pay my rent monthly.