{"id":97,"date":"2013-02-20T03:54:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T03:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monkeygrammar.org\/index.php\/2013\/02\/20\/grammar-and-ice-cream-apologising\/"},"modified":"2020-04-15T14:52:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T14:52:21","slug":"grammar-and-ice-cream-apologising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindpowerasia.org\/grammar-and-ice-cream-apologising\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammar and Ice Cream: Apologising"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summary: This post is about how to apologize<\/b> using long sentences.  As it is not easy for you to grasp the structure of English sentences<\/b>, I attempt to link it with eating ice-cream<\/b>.  You will learn how to write long sentences in an easy and funny way, <\/span>if you remember the idea of two scoops<\/b> (of ice-cream).<\/span>  Enjoy your reading!<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/a>What will you <\/span>do <\/span>when you have <\/span>done something wrong<\/span>?  <\/span><\/b>Well, there are lots of ways. <\/span><\/span>One of which is <\/span>crying<\/span>? <\/span><\/span><\/span>But does it help? <\/span><\/span>Sometimes, but sometimes not. <\/span><\/span>Well,<\/span> another <\/span>way of doing it is to apologize using <\/span>long sentences<\/b><\/span>.   <\/span><\/div>\n

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Before you learn <\/span>grammar for office English<\/span> (long<\/span><\/span> sentences for making apologies), you have to answer the following questions. <\/span><\/b><\/b>But when you answer them, be honest<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n


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Do<\/span> <\/span>you<\/span> like ice-cream?<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/div>\n

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Do you eat<\/span> <\/span>it<\/span> at your office or school?<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/div>\n

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Do you know <\/span>you can learn grammar <\/span>with ice-cream<\/span>?<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/div>\n


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In other words, ice-cream can <\/span>help you learn English<\/span>, not just any kind of English, but sentence structure, to be used at office, to be used for apologizing. <\/span><\/b><\/b><\/div>\n


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\n<\/span>How<\/span>? <\/span>Read the following sentences about a woman apologizing:<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/div>\n

<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

<\/o:p><\/div>\n

\n<\/span><\/div>\n
\n
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I have made a big mistake.<\/span><\/b>
\nI am responsible for it.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/div>\n

\n<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Though<\/b><\/span> the two sentences may be words <\/span>from her heart<\/span>, there is something wron<\/span><\/span>g<\/span>.  <\/span>What is it?  <\/span>The sentences are <\/span>simple<\/span>.  <\/span>So simple that they make the message <\/span>not so powerful<\/span>. <\/span>So how to make it more powerful?  <\/span>There is a tip that is <\/span>funny<\/b><\/span> and <\/span>easy<\/b><\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Just look at the picture below:<\/span><\/o:p><\/span>
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Do you want to eat them?  <\/span><\/span>Well, wait a minute. <\/span>Can you do some counting?  How many scoops are there?<\/span><\/div>\n
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TWO<\/span>.<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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Well, don\u2019t think the <\/span>two scoops<\/b><\/span> are just for eating.  <\/span><\/span>Why?  <\/span>They are also for learning something complicated.  By complicated, I mean <\/span>long<\/b><\/span> sentences.<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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———————————————————————————–<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
How?  <\/span><\/span>Just go back to the two sentences of apology.  <\/span>I have made a big mistake<\/span>.  I am responsible for it<\/span>.  <\/b>Can you see there are <\/i><\/span>two scoops<\/b>?  <\/span>Am I kidding?   Of course not. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>Now <\/span>read<\/span> them <\/span>again<\/span>:<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/o:p><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

\n<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>I have made a big<\/span> mistake<\/span><\/span>.  I am responsible for<\/span> it<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/o:p><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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\n<\/span><\/span>So you can make your apology more powerful by sticking the two sentences<\/span> together. <\/span><\/span>But there is <\/span>one more thing<\/span> you need.  <\/span>What is it?  <\/span>You need<\/span> a spoon<\/span><\/b><\/span>, and the spoon is the word:<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/o:p><\/div>\n
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that<\/b><\/span><\/o:p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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So putting all two scoops<\/span> (mistake and it) and the spoon<\/span>(that) together, the whole picture becomes:<\/span><\/span><\/o:p><\/div>\n
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I have made a big<\/span> mistake<\/span><\/span>, a mistake<\/span> <\/span>that<\/i><\/span><\/span>I am responsible for<\/span>.  <\/span><\/h3>\n

\n<\/span><\/div>\n

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———————————————————————————–<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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So now you can <\/span>enjoy your ice-cream<\/span>, but at the same time <\/span>write long sentences<\/span>.<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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Pic Sources:<\/span>
\nhttp:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dno1967b\/5406681167\/sizes\/z\/in\/photostream\/<\/span>
\nhttp:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/xlordashx\/8126457651\/sizes\/z\/in\/photostream\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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