Causative form is used to talk about what/who causes what.
We use:
Make when there is force involved, there is no choice.
I made my child go to bed early yesterday.
Have when you request someone to do something.
The teacher has the students do exercise A.
Get when you persuade someone to do something for you.
I usually get my sister to cook for me.
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jueves, 17 de marzo de 2011
martes, 15 de marzo de 2011
PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES
Adding the suffixes ED or ING we form adjectives.
VERB + ED
ING = ADJECTIVES
surprise
excite
fascinate
depress
shock
confuse
embarrass
bore
frighten
ED.- describes how a person feels. I am interested in English.
adjective
ING.-describes the CAUSE of the feeling. English is interesting.
adjective
VERB + ED
ING = ADJECTIVES
surprise
excite
fascinate
depress
shock
confuse
embarrass
bore
frighten
ED.- describes how a person feels. I am interested in English.
adjective
ING.-describes the CAUSE of the feeling. English is interesting.
adjective
USING PAST PARTICIPLES AS ADJECTIVES
REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS
MARRY MARRIED
TIRE TIRED
FRIGHTEN FRIGHTENED
DRINK DRUNK
BREAK BROKEN
DO DONE
EXAMPLES:
He is married. Tom is drunk.
The children were frightened. The mirror was broken.
WHO and WHAT as subjects or objects in a question.
Who came? Someone came.
subject
Who did you talk to? I talked to someone.
object
What happened? Something happened.
subject
What did you buy? I bought something.
object
Remember: no form of "DO" is used in questions asking for the subject.
subject
Who did you talk to? I talked to someone.
object
What happened? Something happened.
subject
What did you buy? I bought something.
object
Remember: no form of "DO" is used in questions asking for the subject.
lunes, 14 de marzo de 2011
Why is this question "Who came to the party? correct?
Well, let me explain it to you .
WHO asks for the subject and object of a question.Look at the following examples.
Someone called my mother. Who called my mother?
subject
My mother called someone. Who did my mother call?
object
Do not use the form of DO when asking for a subject.
WHO asks for the subject and object of a question.Look at the following examples.
Someone called my mother. Who called my mother?
subject
My mother called someone. Who did my mother call?
object
Do not use the form of DO when asking for a subject.
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