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Rose is a flower, that stays for an hour, but friendship has the power, that will stays forever.. =)
Monday, 29 August 2011
Friday, 26 August 2011
The Last Day before Eid
even we know that today was the last day that we have in UiTM Segamat before leaving for our holiday..
but..we are still focusing on our lesson and not even forget of it..
the lesson today continue on the writing conclusion..
the last part that we have to know in writing essay..
a concluding paragraph ends with a summary of the point written in the introduction
and body of the essay..
a concluding paragraph is important as it gives an ending to an essay..
the concluding paragraph may be written in the following ways:
1) a question
2) a call for an action
3) summary
to enhance our understanding,,Miss Zu held a game..
you know what..i think that Miss Zu can also be a motivator..
because..as i know..motivator loves to make a game in their speech..
ya..in order to avoid people from falling asleep..
at the end of the class..
we all have a photography session..
but..the unofficial one..haha..
with our new DIBA clothes..
haa..it is really suitable time..
Grammar Test
today was the Grammar Test day..
everyone was freaking out..i bet..
i know..because i felt it too..
the questions??
only the God knows how difficult was is..
i just wanna raise my hand and pray..
' O Allah, let miracle occurs..let my pen moves by its own'
Strive for Success
Grammar : Present Perfect Tense & Past Perfect Tense
what??more rules to be remember??
calm down..it is for the sake of our destiny..so..have fun learning BEL..
Present Perfect Tense
J to show an action took place in the past. The time of the action is unknown.
E.g : The student has received a favourable reply from the science boarding school.
J to show an action which started in the past, but its effect has continued until the present and probably continue to the future.
E.g : The consultant has trained many successful businessmen.
J repeated actions in the past.
E.g : I have regularly participated in the Malaysian Halal Exhibition for the past five years.
Time expression that is regularly used with present perfect tense:
Ø Since
Ø For
Ø Yet
Ø Already
Ø Just
Ø Until now
Ø Up to now
Ø Ever
Ø Never
Ø Still
Clue:
Has/Have + Past Participle
Past Perfect Tense
F past perfect tense is used to show a past action which occurred before another past action.
E.g : The society had prepared the report before the student left for a academic seminar.
After the manager had read the report, the secretary walked into his room.
The time expression used with the past perfect tense are :
v Before
v After
v As soon as
v By the time
Clue to easy remember :
Had + Past Participle of the Verb
at last..we finished already
..now..what we have to is to revise all the thing that ever taught to us..yaa..tomorrow we will sit for our grammar test..
pray for our success
Grammar : Present simple & Present Continuous
new thing to be absorb??tension isn't it..here,,i'm trying to release your tension
by explaining this two tenses in the simplest way..hope that ur brain won't overloaded..
Simple Present Tense
J simple present tense is used to express :
· Habitual action
· Facts
· General statement
E.g : Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali goes to the university on Mondays and Wednesday.
(habitual action)
Datuk Nicol David and her parents live in United Kingdom. (fact)
Miss Zu is a lecturer of BEL 120. (general statement)
Time expression that is usually use to show simple present tense
Ø Every day
Ø Every week
Ø Every month
Ø Every year
Ø Daily
Ø Weekly
Ø Monthly
Ø Annually
Adverb of frequency used with simple present tense
Ø Always
Ø Regularly
Ø Frequently
Ø Often
Ø Usually
Ø Never
Ø Rarely
Ø Sometimes
Present Continuous Tense
F present continuous tense is used to describe an action that is happening at the moment of speaking.
E.g : The singer is signing the contract now.
The members of the group are talking to the manager at the moment.
F present continuous tense is also when two or more actions happen simultaneously
E.g: While Amirul is watching the television, her sister is ironing the clothes.
The crew is working hard to prepare the stage, while the performers are rehearsing.
The time expression used with the present continuous tense are :
v At the moment
v Currently
v At present
v Presently
v Simultaneously
v At the same time
v Now
Clue to easy remember :
‘Be’ verb + base form of verb + ‘ing’
if you feel too tired..or you feel very tension..
just takes a rest..sleep or vacation maybe..
hey..one thing to know..even machine needs rest..
grammar : Past Simple & Past Continuous
hye guys..i bet that u guys are confuse with this two thing..
here..i'll explain you the differences between this two tenses..
Simple past tense
J simple past tense is used to describe an action or an event which occurred at a specific time in the past
An action done in the past
Usual time expression used to show past simple
A long time ago
Just now
Last month
Several minutes ago
Yesterday
2005
J simpe past tense also used to refer an action which took place regularly in the past
Regular action done in the past
J simple past tense is also used to report past event or situation in newspapers, reports and magazines.
Reporting action in the past
Past Continuous Tense
F past continuous tense is used to show that two actions were going on at the same time in the past.
Two action taking place continuously at the same time
F past continuous tense is also used to show that something happen while longer action was going on
Longer action shorter action
Usual time expression to identify past continuous tense are :
While
As
When
still
what about now??much better right??see..you guys can even smile again..
Monday, 15 August 2011
Grammar : Adverb, Preposition & Conjunction
ADVERB
1) Adverbs are used to describe verbs. Generally, adverbs tell :
Ø tell how an action takes place:
· quickly, slowly, lazily, higher, lower, nicely, patiently
Ø describe when something happens:
· soon, yesterday, now, today, always, never often
Ø describe where something happens:
· here, there, inside, outside, around, through, beneath
2)Adverbs are also used to describe adjectives :
· That ice cream is extremely delicious
· The politician’s speech was terribly obnoxious
3)The other use of adverbs is to describe another adverbs
· The guards checks our student cards meticulously carefully
· We jumped frantically happily because the class was cancelled
TYPES ADVERB
1)Adverbs of manner – answer the question HOW
· He laughed hysterically at me
How did he laugh? (hysterically)
· Kim drives her new Bentley recklessly
How does she drive? (recklessly)
*Other examples :happily, readily, tidily, cautiously, funnily, irritatingly, nervously, foolishly, beautifully, justly
2)Adverbs of place – answer the question WHERE
· Willy Wonka lives there
Where does Willy Wonka live? (there)
· Charlie found Willy Wonka chocolate bar here
Where did Charlie find Willy Wonka chocolate bar? (here)
*Other examples: anywhere, around, behind, elsewhere, everywhere, hereabout, inside, outside, somewhere
3) Adverbs of time – answer the question WHEN
· I went to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory yesterday
when did I go to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory? (yesterday)
· Willy Wonka will hand over the golden ticket immediately
When will Willy Wonka hand over the golden ticket? (immediately)
*Other examples :instantly, nowadays, tonight, now, lately, hereafter, tomorrow, temporarily, soon, recently, presently
4) Adverbs of degree – answer the question TO WHAT EXTENT
· The class was almost empty when I came
· I can hardly wait for her
To what extent can I wait for her? (hardly)
Other examples : nearly, absolutely, greatly, enough, partly, totally, altogether, extensively
5) Adverbs of frequency – answer the question HOW OFTEN
· Willy Wonka rarely goes out of his chocolate factory
How often does Willy Wonka go out? (rarely)
·
Willy Wonka never shaves his moustache
How often does Willy Wonka shave his moustache? (never)
*Other examples : usually, frequently, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, never, generally, ever, hardly ever, regularly, hourly, annually, monthly
PREPOSITION
o Preposition are a class of words that indicate relationships between nouns, pronouns and other words in a sentence.
o They usually located before a noun.
TYPES OF PREPOSITION
1)Simple Prepositions
Simple prepositions are single word prepositions.
e.g : The book is on the table.
2) Compound Prepositions
Compound prepositions are more than one word such as in between, because of, in front of and on behalf of.
e.g : The book is in front of the clock.
3)
3 Preposition of time
PREPOSITION | USAGE |
On | Days of the week |
In | · Month · Time of day · Year |
Since | From a certain point of time |
To | Telling the time |
Ago | Certain time in the past |
4) Preposition of place
PREPOSITION | USAGE |
In | · room,building,street · book, paper |
At | · meaning next to, by an object · for events · place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, work) |
On | · attached · being on a surface · for a certain side |
Under | · on the ground, lower than / covered by something else |
Above | · Higher than something else, but not directly over it |
From | · In the sense of where from |
Into | · Enter a room / building |
Toward | · Movement in the direction of something (but not directly to it) |
Onto | · Movement to the top of something |
CONJUNCTION
~ Conjunctions connect words or groups of words.
~ Unlike prepositions, conjunctions don’t have objects. Rather, they serve as a way to show a relationship between two words.
TYPES OF CONJUNCTION
1)
Coordinating Conjunction
Connect words of the same kind, such as nouns, pronouns, verbs, prepositional phrases, or sentence
n And
n But
n For
n Nor
n Or
n So
n Yet
2)
Correlative Conjunction
Similar to coordinating conjunctions in that they connect the same type of words, but work in pairs.
a. both…and
b. either/neither….or
c. not only…..but also
d. whether.....or
3 Subordinating Conjunction
Connect things which are not equal. One is less important (subordinate) than the other.
E.g:
1 - Because it rained all day, our basement filled up with water.
2 - did the planning after he made reservations.
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