Summary: The post is about how to make sentences with reference to finite and Non-finite Verbs, which in the funny terms of this post are named Big Verbs (finite) and Small Verbs (non-finite). As in some languages such as Asian ones the ideas (or concepts) of finite verbs do not exist, this post attempts to explain […]
Do you want to stand out at a meeting? Do you want to impress your coworkers? So you probably have to make suggestions, right? Now read the following suggestions. I suggest to enter the China Market. or Our department planned expanded the market share. If you say something like the above, your co-workers will laugh […]
Well, how tall are you? Not a real question! My point is: At a meeting, what can you do if you want to stand out from the rest of your co-workers, or outshine others? How? Make yourself eye catching? Maybe. But if you want to do it with your English, I think there are […]
Summary: This post is about how to make sentences with reference to finite and Non-finite Verbs. As the idea of finite verbs do not exist in some languages (for example, Asian Languages), I attempt to explain it in a funny way: a crash of two cars (verbs). In a way, this post attempts to change the way you think about verbs, sentences, […]
If you watch TV or movies to learn spoken English, you must have come across the following: Give me five. However, there was time I heard someone say ‘Give five.’ Is it correct? Are there any differences between Give five and Give me five. In terms of meaning, there is not much difference between the two. […]
Summary: This post is about how to group verbs into different folders so that it is easier, if not funnier, for you to learn verbs in English, Business English in special. In a word, it is also a simplified version of verb groupings from the Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English (p.361-364). […]
Summary: This post is about how to speak better English with regard to the verb ‘suggest‘, one of the most common words that is used incorrectly. Instead of meeting the difficult term ‘gerund’, you will ‘encounter’ the concept, the idea behind ‘suggest + verb + ing‘. In a way, this post attempts to change the way you think about verbs, sentences, […]
Summary: This post is about how to group verbs into different folders so that it iseasier, if not funnier, for you to learn verbs in English, Business English in special. In a word, it is also a simplified version of verb groupings from the Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English (p.361-364). Verbs (2): How many verbs are there (Part I)? […]
Summary: You are busy writing an email so that your boss Mr Big will get your reply soon. But do you know that ‘I will reply your email soon’ is not English. Simply put, it is wrong. A. What is wrong? Really? Why? In English, it is weird, if not grammatically incorrect, to reply […]
Summary: This post is about how to make sentences with regard to verbs that are intransitive. You will learn that ‘I wait you‘ is incorrect and understand the reason behind. In a sense, this post attempts to explain transitivity in terms of sentence structures, which makes English different from other languages, especially Asian ones. Why […]
