Your vigor or enthusiasm in learning English can easily slip away when you learn that it takes up lots of money to buy books. You can tell how much they would cost you just by looking around the book prices at nearby bookstores. It's real madness.
Today when internet comes into existence and gains its fame on earth, lots of people say that you can do almost anything you want or get almost anything you need, including getting free English books. All it takes is internet connection and a little bit of patience when surfing the web. It takes a bit of work though, but I'll make it much easier for you. Just click on the book title and have the book downloaded straight into your personal computer. All for FREE.
Here are several English grammar books you can download.
1. GRAMMAR WITH LAUGHTER
2. ENGLISH GRAMMAR WORKBOOK FOR DUMMIES
3. GRAMMAR PRACTICE ACTIVITIES: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR TEACHERS
4. ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE: WITH ANSWERS
5. OXFORD GUIDE TO ENGLISH GRAMMAR
6. LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR: FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS
7. UNDERSTANDING AND USING ENGLISH GRAMMAR
8. BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES
9. JUST ENOUGH ENGLISH GRAMMAR: ILLUSTRATED
10. OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR WITH ANSWERS
Check them out now. I'll later update you with a lot more free English books.
Good luck.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Count & Non-Count Nouns
Nouns in almost all languages fall into two categories: count and non-count noun--some grammar books call them countable and uncountable noun.
Countable nouns are individual nouns (objects) which can be counted like computer, campus, country, house, etc. They can be both singular (a computer, a campus, a country, a house, etc.) or plural (a few computers, some campuses, many countries, two houses, etc.).
Uncountable nouns are are not individual objects and cannot be counted like information, water, rice, sand, etc. They are always singular (NOT lots of informations, two waters, a lot of rices, some sands, etc.).
Some countable nouns in your language(s) are uncountable in English. They include: accommodation, advice, baggage, bread, equipment, furniture, garbage, information, knowledge, luggage, money, news, pasta, progress, research, travel, work.
Actually, you can express the plurality of certain uncountable nouns by adding some measurements, for example:
water - a glass of water
equipment - a piece of equipment
bread - a slice (loaf) of bread
accommodation - a place to stay
advice - a piece of advice
baggage - a piece of baggage
furniture - a piece of furniture
garbage - a piece of garbage
information - a piece of information
luggage - a piece of luggage,
pasta - a plate of pasta, a serving of pasta
water - a glass, a bottle, a jug of water
meat - a piece, a slice, a pound of meat
butter - a bar of butter
ketchup - a bottle of, a tube of ketchup, etc.
Now, what you have to do is decide whether each of the following words is countable or uncountable.
1. blog
2. internet
3. e-mail
4. laptop
5. intelligence
6. chatroom
7. letter
8. layout
9. setting
10. podcast
As always, send your answers to me and I'll get back to you ASAP.
Good luck.
Countable nouns are individual nouns (objects) which can be counted like computer, campus, country, house, etc. They can be both singular (a computer, a campus, a country, a house, etc.) or plural (a few computers, some campuses, many countries, two houses, etc.).
Uncountable nouns are are not individual objects and cannot be counted like information, water, rice, sand, etc. They are always singular (NOT lots of informations, two waters, a lot of rices, some sands, etc.).
Some countable nouns in your language(s) are uncountable in English. They include: accommodation, advice, baggage, bread, equipment, furniture, garbage, information, knowledge, luggage, money, news, pasta, progress, research, travel, work.
Actually, you can express the plurality of certain uncountable nouns by adding some measurements, for example:
water - a glass of water
equipment - a piece of equipment
bread - a slice (loaf) of bread
accommodation - a place to stay
advice - a piece of advice
baggage - a piece of baggage
furniture - a piece of furniture
garbage - a piece of garbage
information - a piece of information
luggage - a piece of luggage,
pasta - a plate of pasta, a serving of pasta
water - a glass, a bottle, a jug of water
meat - a piece, a slice, a pound of meat
butter - a bar of butter
ketchup - a bottle of, a tube of ketchup, etc.
Now, what you have to do is decide whether each of the following words is countable or uncountable.
1. blog
2. internet
3. e-mail
4. laptop
5. intelligence
6. chatroom
7. letter
8. layout
9. setting
10. podcast
As always, send your answers to me and I'll get back to you ASAP.
Good luck.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Word Types
Grammar is important in any language, including English though some people think of it as an obstacle. They argue that languages are all about communication, not about grammar. They, however, overlook the fact that grammar is inherent part of the language. It deals with rules or patterns of words or sentences. It helps us convey messages in an organized or patterned manner so that misunderstanding can be avoided. One of the basics of grammar in any language is word types. It is important to know this so that you will be able to understand any grammar explanations.
In English, there are eight word types (or some grammar books call them parts of speech): nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions and interjections. Some books add one more type, i.e. articles.
Let's define each of them.
Noun
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, idea, living creature, quality, or action.
Verb
A verb is a word that describes an action (doing something) or a state (being something).
Adjective
An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun.
Adverb
An adverb is a word that usually describes a verb. It tells you how something is done, when and where.
Pronoun
A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun, to avoid repeating the noun.
Conjunction
A conjunction joins two words, phrases or sentences together.
Preposition
A preposition joins the noun to some other part of the sentence. It mostly lies before nouns.
Interjection
An interjection a word that expresses emotion or surprise and is followed by exclamation marks.
Article
An article is used to introduce a noun.
Now, I want you to classify the following words into their types. One word may have more than one type.
1. Oops!
2. Time
3. Above
4. Well
5. We
6. Indonesian
7. Pretty
8. Hardly
9. Seem
10. Exercise
11. The
12. Some
13. Now
14. Or
15. Before
16. However
17. House
18. Study
19. Hi!
20. Ours
Send your answers to me and I'll get back to you right away with responses. You can find out my email in "Contact" menu above. Good luck.
In English, there are eight word types (or some grammar books call them parts of speech): nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions and interjections. Some books add one more type, i.e. articles.
Let's define each of them.
Noun
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, idea, living creature, quality, or action.
Verb
A verb is a word that describes an action (doing something) or a state (being something).
Adjective
An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun.
Adverb
An adverb is a word that usually describes a verb. It tells you how something is done, when and where.
Pronoun
A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun, to avoid repeating the noun.
Conjunction
A conjunction joins two words, phrases or sentences together.
Preposition
A preposition joins the noun to some other part of the sentence. It mostly lies before nouns.
Interjection
An interjection a word that expresses emotion or surprise and is followed by exclamation marks.
Article
An article is used to introduce a noun.
Now, I want you to classify the following words into their types. One word may have more than one type.
1. Oops!
2. Time
3. Above
4. Well
5. We
6. Indonesian
7. Pretty
8. Hardly
9. Seem
10. Exercise
11. The
12. Some
13. Now
14. Or
15. Before
16. However
17. House
18. Study
19. Hi!
20. Ours
Send your answers to me and I'll get back to you right away with responses. You can find out my email in "Contact" menu above. Good luck.
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