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Thursday, August 26, 2021
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
DIRECT VS INDIRECT SPEECH
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIRECT AND INDIRECT (REPORTED) SPEECH
https://www.eurocentres.com/blog/direct-and-indirect-speech-whats-the-difference
Tips on using Direct /Indirect Speech - HOW TO CHANGE
Exercises
https://www.englishpractice.com/grammar/direct-indirect-speech-exercise/
CONDITIONALS : ZERO, FIRST , SECOND, UNLESS & IF (UNIT 8 - FORM 5)
COnditions… If/When
If clause
(subordinate or dependent clause)
Main Clause
Zero conditional
If you go,
, they ask you questions.
First conditional
If they hire you,
, you will earn a great salary.
Second conditional
If I were you,
, I would hire him.
COnditions… If/When | If clause (subordinate or dependent clause) | Main Clause |
Zero conditional | If you go, | , they ask you questions. |
First conditional | If they hire you, | , you will earn a great salary. |
Second conditional | If I were you, | , I would hire him. |
Further examples,
Conditions… If/When | If clause | Main Clause | Usage |
Zero conditional | If you go, | , they ask you questions. | Talk about things that are always or generally true. |
First conditional | If they hire you, | , you will earn a great salary. | Talk about something that is possible now or in the future. |
Second conditional | If I were you, | , I would hire him. | Talk about something that is impossible or unlikely in the present or the future. To give advice |
Third conditional | I I had known about the job, I hadn’t been late every morning, | I could have told you about it. I wouldn’t have lost my job. | Talk about things in the past that were possible, but did not happen. |
Conditions… If/When | Forms | If clause | Main Clause |
Zero conditional | (If + present simple) + present simple | If you go, | , they ask you questions. |
First conditional | (if + present simple) + future simple/ imperative/can/ must/ should | If they hire you, | , you will earn a great salary. |
Second conditional | (if + past simple) + would / could/ might + bare infinitive | If I were you, | , I would hire him. |
Third conditional | (if + past perfect) + would/could/might + have + past participle | I I had known about the job, I hadn’t been late every morning, | I could have told you about it. I wouldn’t have lost my job. |
More exercise/ explanation
What Is a Subordinate Clause? (with Examples)
A subordinate clause (or dependent clause) is a clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it does not express a complete thought.
if you go,
if I were you,
Like all clauses, a subordinate clause has a subject and verb.
Examples of Subordinate Clauses
Here are some examples of subordinate clauses (shaded). You will notice that none of the shaded clauses could stand alone as a sentence. This is how a subordinate clause (or a dependent clause) is different from an independent clause.
- She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit. (W Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965)
- A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it. (Sir Thomas Beecham, 1879-1961)
Monday, August 23, 2021
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Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Unit 2 : Form 3 : Reading Text - Olive Oil
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