30 january 2012

I'm not sure about this time.....because I think this time I'm absent because of my backbone was in pain.

CREATE A POEM ABOUT MY BESTFRIEND

Today, Miss Zu asked us to make something different, and really I never do it before.this is something interesting for me. Miss Zu wanted us to make a poem based on my friend's name, and of course, I have chose Masfarah ain because she is my bestfriend, and always be with me, in happy and sad moment. I really appreciate that.
This is made by Raihana.

M - Mystery a lot of secret
A - Angry like a angry bird
S - Satisfy with all you have
F - Friendly like a bird
A - Attractive like a butterfly
R - Rushing as if you want to
A - Amazing like a pumpkin
H - Happy with each other

A - Ambitious with a lot of dream
I - Interesting when you are needed
N - Naughty as if I want to mad with you

MASFARAH AIN, you're the one of my best buddy and I hope our friendship will stay forever.

This is made by me.

R - Rushing is if I am going to chase you
A - Amazing like a volcano
I - Interesting to be approached
H - Helpful when you are needed
A - Attractive with shirt with pink of colour
N - Naughty like a child
A - Ambitious with full of dream

RAIHANA, you are my bestfriend and I hope our friendship will stay forever until die.

DETERMINERS AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE

today we learn about determiner and past tense. These two thing was presented by Rabiatul, Syuhada, Hadayu and Naseha, interesting and the side show that was being presented also clear for me to understand, it is not from what they present but I also do my research in internet to get more clear about determiner, because past tense I have learn since secondary school,so I understand more about past tense than determiner, past tense, something that occur in the past, and we used -ed after the word such as treat+ed
and this some xample about determiners from internet.
de·ter·mine  (d-tûrmn)

v. de·ter·mined, de·ter·min·ing, de·ter·mines

v.tr.

1.

a. To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.

b. To end or decide, as by judicial action.

2. To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation. See Synonyms at discover.

3. To cause (someone) to come to a conclusion or resolution.

4. To be the cause of; regulate: Demand determines production.

5. To give direction to: The management committee determines departmental policy.

6. To limit in scope or extent.

7. Mathematics To fix or define the position, form, or configuration of.

8. Logic To explain or limit by adding differences.

9. Law To put an end to; terminate.

v.intr.

1. To reach a decision; resolve. See Synonyms at decide.

2. Law To come to an end.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/determining

Adjective and Adverb

25 January 2012, today we learn about adjective and adverb. But this time not by a student but by Miss Zu, I think adjective and adverb is quite difficult thats way this time Miss Zu is the one who teach us. Yes I can understand what is adverb and adjective now.

Adjectives and Adverbs

  More Grammar Rules:  Adjectives and Adverbs                     Effective Writing                     Finding Subjects and Verbs  Problems with Prepositions                     Pronouns  Subject and Verb Agreement                     Who and Whom  Who vs. That vs. Which                     Whoever and Whomever 

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Definitions:

Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns. They may come before the word they describe (That is a cute puppy.) or they may follow the word they describe (That puppy is cute.).

Adverbs are words that modify everything but nouns and pronouns. They modify adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs. A word is an adverb if it answers how, when, or where.

The only adverbs that cause grammatical problems are those that answer the question how, so focus on these.

Rule 1

Generally, if a word answers the question how, it is an adverb. If it can have an -ly added to it, place it there.

Examples:
She thinks slow/slowly.
She thinks how? slowly.
She is a slow/slowly thinker.
Slow does not answer how, so no -ly is attached. Slow is an adjective here.
She thinks fast/fastly.
Fast answers the question how, so it is an adverb. But fast never has an -ly attached to it.
We performed bad/badly.
Badly describes how we performed.

Rule 2

A special -ly rule applies when four of the senses - taste, smell, look, feel - are the verbs. Do not ask if these senses answer the question how to determine if -ly should be attached. Instead, ask if the sense verb is being used actively. If so, use the -ly.

Examples:
Roses smell sweet/sweetly.
Do the roses actively smell with noses? No, so no -ly.
The woman looked angry/angrily.
Did the woman actively look with eyes or are we describing her appearance? We are only describing appearance, so no -ly.
The woman looked angry/angrily at the paint splotches.
Here the woman did actively look with eyes, so the -ly is added.
She feels bad/badly about the news.
She is not feeling with fingers, so no -ly.

Good vs. Well

Rule 3

The word good is an adjective, while well is an adverb.

Examples:
You did a good job.
Good describes the job.
You did the job well.
Well answers how.
You smell good today.
Describes your odor, not how you smell with your nose, so follow with the adjective. You smell well for someone with a cold.
You are actively smelling with a nose here, so follow with the adverb.

Rule 4

When referring to health, use well rather than good.

Example:
I do not feel well. You do not look well today.

Note: You may use good with feel when you are not referring to health.

Example:
I feel good about my decision to learn Spanish.

Rule 5

A common error in using adjectives and adverbs arises from using the wrong form for comparison. For instance, to describe one thing we would say poor, as in, "She is poor." To compare two things, we should say poorer, as in, "She is the poorer of the two women." To compare more than two things, we should say poorest, as in, "She is the poorest of them all."

Examples:

One	Two	Three or More
sweet	sweeter	sweetest
bad	worse	worst
efficient*	more efficient*	most efficient*
*Usually with words of three or more syllables, don't add -er or -est. Use more or most in front of the words.

Rule 6

Never drop the -ly from an adverb when using the comparison form.

Correct:
She spoke quickly.
She spoke more quickly than he did.

Incorrect:
She spoke quicker than he did.

Correct:
Talk quietly.
Talk more quietly.

Incorrect:
Talk quieter.

Rule 7

When this, that, these, and those are followed by nouns, they are adjectives. When they appear without a noun following them, they are pronouns.

Examples:
This house is for sale.
This is an adjective here.
This is for sale.
This is a pronoun here.

Rule 8

This and that are singular, whether they are being used as adjectives or as pronouns. Thispoints to something nearby while that points to something "over there."

Examples:

This dog is mine.
That dog is hers.
This is mine.
That is hers.

Rule 9

These and those are plural, whether they are being used as adjectives or as pronouns.These points to something nearby while those points to something "over there."

Examples:
These babies have been smiling for a long time.
These are mine. Those babies have been crying for hours. Those are yours.

Rule 10

Use than to show comparison. Use then to answer the question when.

Examples:
I would rather go skiing than rock climbing.
First we went skiing; then we went rock climbing.

http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/adjAdv.asp

CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION..

Today we learn about conjunction and preposition present by Amer, Fakrul, Haziq and Izzat. Same goes with Ain Nadia's group they also do an exercise after finish with presentation.

Conjunctions

A conjunction is a word that "joins". A conjunction joins two parts of a sentence.

Here are some example conjunctions:

Coordinating Conjunctions	Subordinating Conjunctions
and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so	although, because, since, unless

We can consider conjunctions from three aspects.

Form

Conjunctions have three basic forms:

• Single Word
  for example: and, but, because, although
  
• Compound (often ending with as or that)
  for example: provided that, as long as, in order that
  
• Correlative (surrounding an adverb or adjective)
  for example: so...that

Function

Conjunctions have two basic functions or "jobs":

• Coordinating conjunctions are used to join two parts of a sentence that are grammatically equal. The two parts may be single words or clauses, for example:
  - Jack and Jill went up the hill.
  - The water was warm, but I didn't go swimming.
  
• Subordinating conjunctions are used to join a subordinate dependent clause to a main clause, for example:
  - I went swimming although it was cold.

Position

• Coordinating conjunctions always come between the words or clauses that they join.
  
• Subordinating conjunctions usually come at the beginning of the subordinate clause.

In this lesson we will look in more detail at:

• Coordinating Conjunctions
• Subordinating Conjunctions

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/conjunctions.htm

What Is a Preposition, Anyway?

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know

What is a preposition?
Sometimes it helps to start with examples and pictures.
Think of a preposition as any word that describes the relationship between a caterpillar and an apple. In the picture below, all of the prepositions are underlined.

What is a preposition?
It is any word that describes the relationship between a caterpillar and an apple.

Now it's definition time. Brace yourself. The following definition will sound complicated, but with the help of some examples and a little more of an explanation, you will know exactly what these little babies are.
Prepositions are words that show the relationship between a noun or apronoun and some other word or element in the rest of the sentence.
Now you know exactly what a preposition is, right? Okay, maybe that is a little much to wrap your head around. Let's break that down with a fewexample sentences.


She swam across the lake.

Across connects the noun lake with the verb swam. It tells us where sheswam. Do you see how the preposition tells us the relationship between lakeand swam?
Here's another example.


The cupcake with sprinkles is mine.

In this example, the preposition with is showing the relationship between the noun sprinkles and the noun cupcake. It tells us which cupcake she is referring to.
(It's okay to end a sentence with a preposition. )
http://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/what-is-a-preposition.html

Listening time!!!!

On 18 January, we do an exercise about listening test as preparation before the real test. And this is the night class to replace the cancel class before this.My first expectation when Miss zu said listening is we need to listen what Miss Zu said then we need to write it down, but, yes I'm incorrect, because the fact is we need to listen to the sound that being played by Miss Zu, then Miss Zu will give paper and we need to listen and tick for the correct answer. quite hard, because I never do this before. My mark????terrible...but I hope I can do it more better i the real test. Insyallah...

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT...

On 10 january 2012, for the first time we done our class in the night. It's quite tiring but I can't wait to go Because I wanted to feel how was the night class.. quite scary but enjoy. Miss Zu taught us about subject verb agreement, difficult I think.. Before this I'm not sure but today alhamdulilah I can do it..See the section on Plurals for additional help with subject-verb agreement.

The indefinite pronouns anyone, everyone, someone, no one, nobody are always singular and, therefore, require singular verbs.

• Everyone has done his or her homework.
• Somebody has left her purse.

Some indefinite pronouns — such as all, some — are singular or plural depending on what they're referring to. (Is the thing referred to countable or not?) Be careful choosing a verb to accompany such pronouns.

• Some of the beads are missing.
• Some of the water is gone.

On the other hand, there is one indefinite pronoun, none, that can be either singular or plural; it often doesn't matter whether you use a singular or a plural verb — unless something else in the sentence determines its number. (Writers generally think of none as meaning not any and will choose a plural verb, as in "None of the engines are working," but when something else makes us regard none as meaningnot one, we want a singular verb, as in "None of the food is fresh.")

• None of you claims responsibility for this incident?
• None of you claim responsibility for this incident?
• None of the students have done their homework. (In this last example, the word their precludes the use of the singular verb.

Some indefinite pronouns are particularly troublesome Everyone and everybody (listed above, also) certainly feel like more than one person and, therefore, students are sometimes tempted to use a plural verb with them. They are always singular, though. Each is often followed by a prepositional phrase ending in a plural word (Each of the cars), thus confusing the verb choice. Each,too, is always singular and requires a singular verb.

Everyone has finished his or her homework.

You would always say, "Everybody is here." This means that the word is singular and nothing will change that.

Each of the students is responsible for doing his or her work in the library.

Don't let the word "students" confuse you; the subject is each and each is always singular — Each is responsible.

Phrases such as together with, as well as, and along with are not the same as and. The phrase introduced by as well as or along with will modify the earlier word (mayor in this case), but it does not compound the subjects (as the word and would do).

• The mayor as well as his brothers is going to prison.
• The mayor and his brothers are going to jail.

The pronouns neither and either are singular and require singular verbs even though they seem to be referring, in a sense, to two things.

• Neither of the two traffic lights is working.
• Which shirt do you want for Christmas?
  Either is fine with me.

In informal writing, neither and either sometimes take a plural verb when these pronouns are followed by a prepositional phrase beginning with of. This is particularly true of interrogative constructions: "Haveeither of you two clowns read the assignment?" "Are either of you taking this seriously?" Burchfield calls this "a clash between notional and actual agreement."*

The conjunction or does not conjoin (as and does): when nor or or is used the subject closer to the verb determines the number of the verb. Whether the subject comes before or after the verb doesn't matter; the proximity determines the number.

• Either my father or my brothers are going to sell the house.
• Neither my brothers nor my father is going to sell the house.
• Are either my brothers or my father responsible?
• Is either my father or my brothers responsible?

Because a sentence like "Neither my brothers nor my father is going to sell the house" sounds peculiar, it is probably a good idea to put the plural subject closer to the verb whenever that is possible.

The words there and here are never subjects.

• There are two reasons [plural subject] for this.
• There is no reason for this.
• Here are two apples.

With these constructions (called expletive constructions), the subject follows the verb but still determines the number of the verb.

Verbs in the present tense for third-person, singular subjects (he, she, it and anything those words can stand for) have s-endings. Other verbs do not add s-endings.

He loves and she loves and they love_ and . . . .

Sometimes modifiers will get betwen a subject and its verb, but these modifiers must not confuse the agreement between the subject and its verb.

The mayor, who has been convicted along with his four brothers on four counts of various crimes but who also seems, like a cat, to have several political lives, is finally going to jail.

Sometimes nouns take weird forms and can fool us into thinking they're plural when they're really singular and vice-versa. Consult the section on the Plural Forms of Nouns and the section onCollective Nouns for additional help. Words such as glasses, pants, pliers, and scissors are regarded as plural (and require plural verbs) unless they're preceded the phrase pair of (in which case the word pair becomes the subject).

• My glasses were on the bed.
• My pants were torn.
• A pair of plaid trousers is in the closet.

Some words end in -s and appear to be plural but are really singular and require singular verbs.

• The news from the front is bad.
• Measles is a dangerous disease for pregnant women.

On the other hand, some words ending in -s refer to a single thing but are nonetheless plural and require a plural verb.

• My assets were wiped out in the depression.
• The average worker's earnings have gone up dramatically.
• Our thanks go to the workers who supported the union.

The names of sports teams that do not end in "s" will take a plural verb: the Miami Heat have been looking … , The Connecticut Sun are hoping that new talent … . See the section on plurals for help with this problem.

grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/sv_agr.htm