Directory (2) Grammar for Presentations
Grammar for Presentations (1): Good VS Well + Complex Sentences
Summary: This post is about how to make sentences with linking verbs (i.e. is). Yet, instead of using some difficult, if not dry, grammar terms, the post offers you a funny and interesting way to learn how to make long sentences (if you like, complex sentences). In other words, you will learn the differences between ‘good’ and ‘well’, and then move on to a new method of sentence making: NAP (taking a small rest). Yes, read my lips: take a nap to learn English.
Grammar for Presentations (2): Presentations & If You Don’t Mind
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Summary: This post is about how to make your presentation more powerful (and impressive) by using complex sentences. It discusses how to change your simple sentences into complex ones, and one of the big concepts in English: big things come last in a sentence.
Grammar for Presentations (3): Presentations & Complex Sentences
Summary: This post is about how to make complex sentences, a must if you wish to speak and write good English. In other words, you will learn how to make complex sentences by joining two simple ones together. The post also offers an easy way to do it: starting a sentence with ‘Wh’ words such as ‘What I want is (exactly) what you want’.
Grammar for Presentations (4): Baby Verb (1)
Summary: This post is about making sentences in English. You will learn that once you group verbs into two kinds: Baby Verbs (linking verbs) and Non-Baby Verbs (action verbs), things become easier. In other words, this post helps you to improve both your written and spoken English by drawing your attention to the center of a sentence: verbs*. You will also learn that westerners usually do not put Baby
Verbs and Non-Baby Verbs together in a sentence, for example, ‘I am come from my hometown’.
*Why do I claim that the verb is the center of a sentence? The idea is not ‘invented’ by me, but from three books, English Grammar for Dummies by Woods (2010, P.17), Grammar for Teachers by DeCapua (2008, P.121), and The English Verb by Palmer (1987, P.1).
Grammar for Presentations (5): Baby Verb (2)
Summary: This post is about how to agree with someone in English. You will learn that once you group verbs into two kinds: Baby Verbs (linking verbs) and Non-Baby Verbs (action verbs), things become easier. In other words, this post helps you to improve both your written and spoken English by drawing your attention to the center of a sentence: the verb.
Grammar for Presentations (6): Baby Verb (3)
Summary: This post is about how to make sentences in English. You will learn that there is always a ‘gap‘ between your English and English used by westerners (native speakers of English). To bridge the gap, you will learn two ‘new’ terms: Baby Verbs (linking verbs) and the NAP way, a funny way of making sentences in English. By reading the post, your levels of English, both spoken and written, will be enhanced.
