PITFALLS TO AVOID Common Stumbling Blocks—Peculiar Constructions—Misused Forms. ATTRACTION Very often the verb is separated from its real nominative or subject by several intervening words and in such cases one is liable to make the verb Citeste tot ...
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LETTER WRITING
LETTER WRITING Principles of Letter-Writing—Forms—Notes Many people seem to regard letter-writing as a very simple and easily acquired branch, but on the contrary it is one of the most difficult forms of composition and requires much patienc Citeste tot ...
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Figures of Speech—Definitions and Examples —Use of Figures In Figurative Language we employ words in such a way that they differ somewhat from their ordinary signification in commonplace speech and convey our meaning in a Citeste tot ...
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WRITING FOR NEWSPAPERS
WRITING FOR NEWSPAPERS Qualification—Appropriate Subjects—Directions The newspaper nowadays goes into every home in the land; what was formerly regarded as a luxury is now looked upon as a necessity. No matter how poor the individual, he is Citeste tot ...
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EXISTENCE and QUALITY
EXISTENCE and QUALITY THERE IS + noun (or substitute) IT IS + adjective (or adverb) - If the subject of the verb to be – a noun – represents Citeste tot ...
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FOCUS ON: three-word phrasal verbs
FOCUS ON: three-word phrasal verbs Phrasal verbs are not always composed of two words. Three-word phrasal verbs are composed of a verb and two particles: the first particle is normally an adverb, and the second a preposition. Like two-word phra Citeste tot ...
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FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs with the verb turn
FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs with the verb turn document online, referat sau dezbatere in articol scris Citeste tot ...
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FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs with the particle off and the adverb right
FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs with the particle off and the adverb right The particle off is used in many phrasal verbs to say that something is separated or removed: The cup handle broke. (The handle is broken, but it is still attached to th Citeste tot ...
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FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs used as nouns, 3
FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs used as nouns, 3 document online, referat sau dezbatere in articol scris Citeste tot ...
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The Tenses of the Verb
The Tenses of the Verb document online, referat sau dezbatere in articol scris Citeste tot ...
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FOCUS ON: two-word phrasal verbs with the particle in that require into when used with an object
FOCUS ON: two-word phrasal verbs with the particle in that require into when used with an object document online, referat sau dezbatere in articol scris Citeste tot ...
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FOCUS ON: combinations of get, right, back, and to
FOCUS ON: combinations of get, right, back, and to document online, referat sau dezbatere in articol scris Citeste tot ...
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FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs used as nouns, 2
FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs used as nouns, 2 As we saw in Section 5, two-word phrasal verbs are sometimes accented on the verb and sometimes on the particle. Two-word nouns, however, are always accented on the verb even if it is the particle of the Citeste tot ...
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THE – ing FORM
THE – ing FORM The –ing form may be a noun, an adjective, a verb or a gerund. ü -ing as a noun, e.g.: L Citeste tot ...
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FOCUS ON: particles used without verbs
FOCUS ON: particles used without verbs The particles of many phrasal verbs, especially phrasal verbs that relate to physical movement, are frequently used alone with a form of be. This is very common in conversation when the verb has already b Citeste tot ...
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FOCUS ON: present perfect phrasal verbs
FOCUS ON: present perfect phrasal verbs The present perfect is used to talk about the past and the present at the same time: They have torn down the building. (The building is not there now because they tore it down in the past.) or to Citeste tot ...
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FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs and have to, have got to, and must
FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs and have to, have got to, and must Have to, have got to, and must have two important uses in English. One is familiar to most students, the other is not. But before discussing that, let s pay special attention to hav Citeste tot ...
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FOCUS ON: two-word phrasal verbs that require an additional particle when used with an object, 2
FOCUS ON: two-word phrasal verbs that require an additional particle when used with an object, 2 As we saw in Section 9, many phrasal verbs that can be used both intransitively and transitively require a second particle when they are used tr Citeste tot ...
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FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs used as nouns, 1
FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs used as nouns, 1 Many two-word phrasal verbs can be used as nouns. All the verbs in this section have a noun form. Notice that the two-word noun is sometimes written with a hyphen: verb: go ahead noun: go-ahead Citeste tot ...
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FOCUS ON: the particle up and the adverbs right and all
FOCUS ON: the particle up and the adverbs right and all The particle up is used in many phrasal verbs, and one of its uses is to say that something has been done thoroughly or completely: The building burned. (The building was damaged bu Citeste tot ...
