CHANGE THE WAY TO ASK

                 CHANGE THE WAY TO ASK

                    “Where is she now?”, I asked.

                                                        I asked, “Where is she now?”

                                                        I asked  where she was then.

                                                        I asked  where to find her.

                                                        I asked where we could see her.

                                                               I asked “where d’you think she’s now.

                                                        I asked where you thougth she was. then                   “Where is she now?” is what  I asked.

                                                What     I asked is where she was then.

Her current location      is  What    I asked.

Her recent address        is   What    I asked.

                                                       

NOUN STRUCTURE

                   

(Those that can function as a noun are called noun structure.)

1.   Object:

  She knows  how to sing.

  She knows  about music.

  She knows  the musical.

  She knows  that she loves music.

  She knows  to sing it.

2.   Subject:

  How to sing is what she knows.

  About music is what she knows.

  The musical is what she knows.

  That she loves music is what she knows.

  To sing it is what she knows.

3.   Complement:

  They show her how to sing.

  They tell    her  about music.

  They call    her the musical.

  They mail  me  that she loves music.

  They teach her to sing it.

  how to sing= WH+ to group

  about music= P. group

the musical= The + Adj

  that she loves music= Sub clause

  to sing it= To group.

WH+ to group P. group The + Adj Sub clause and To group are called NOUN STRUCTURE.

1- 10 QUESTIONS

Elsy Ventura from El Salvador paid $100  to take a class near Washington.

Who  is                     Elsy Ventura?

Who  is                     from El Salvador?

Where  is                  El Salvador ?

Who                          paid  $100 ?

Who                          took  a class?

Where  is                   her class ?

Where  is                  Washington ?           

         Did Elsy Ventura from El Salvador pay $100to take a class near Washington?

Why did Elsy Ventura from El Salvador pay $100  to take a class near Washington?

How much did Elsy Ventura from El Salvador pay $100 to take a class near Washington?

I HAVE A SONG AND MORE

I   have            a   song.

I   love             a   song.

I   learn            a   song.

I   sing             a   song.

I   download    a   song.

I   email           a   song.

     This is        a    song.

      It is            a    song.

     There is      a    song on TV.

                        A   song can help.

                        A   song        helps.

                       A    song does help.

               Does  a    song help?

       Is this        a    song?

       Is it            a    song?

       Is there      a    song on TV?

Do I   have            a   song?

Do I   love             a   song?

Do I   learn            a   song?

Do I   sing             a   song?

Do I   download    a   song?

Do I   email           a   song?

Do you   have            a   song?

Do you   love             a   song?

Do you   learn            a   song?

Do you   sing             a   song?

Do you   download    a   song?

Do you   email           a   song?

Having          a   song  is good.

Loving          a   song  is OK.

Learning       a   song  is nice.

Singing         a   song  is useful.

Downloading a   song is easy.

Emailing        a   song is quick.

   Is       Having           a   song  good?

   Is       Loving           a   song  OK?

   Is       Learning        a   song  nice?

   Is       Singing          a   song  useful?

   Is       Downloading a   song easy?

   Is       Emailing        a   song quick?

Having          a   song  helps you.

Loving          a   song  is like loving a poem.

Learning       a   song  makes you memorize it.

Singing         a   song  changes your voice.

Downloading a   song takes a second.

Emailing        a   song saves your time.

YESTERDAY ONCE MORE

1. When I was young, I would listen to the radio.

Excuse me? When you were young, what would you listen to?

Can you tell me why you would listen to the radio when you were young?

I don’t know     why you would listen to the radio when you were young.

When I was young, do you know what I would listen to?

Noone knows why you would listen to the radio when you were young.

It’s OK to tell me what you would listen to when you were young.

2. When they played, I’d sing along.

Could you please tell me when they played?

I wanna know what you would do when they played.

Can you tell me why you would sing along when they played?

I wonder what you mean by “they” .

Can you tell me what you mean by “they”?

Can you tell me who they are?

Noone knows why you’d sing along when they played?

I haven’t got any ideas why you’d sing along when they played.

Can you tell me how often you would sing along when they played?

            Tell me exactly when you’d sing along with them when they played.

20 GRAMMAR POINTS THAT I'VE FOUND

English    which is learned in the class room

    sometimes  seems very different

                            from everyday spoken English .

Studies show that it can take several years of living in the United States while studying English for a foreign person  to speak the language well .        (40 words)

                 THE 20 GRAMMAR POINTS that I’ve found

a.      Two real subjects: English,  Studies  + 1 unreal….. it

b.     Ed group: learned in the classroom (which is learned in the class room)

c.     Past pasticiple as an adjective:  spoken

d.     WH+ Ing group: a short cut of while he is studying  

e.      To group: To speak the language well… để mà

f.    P.group: for a foreign pers, of living, in the US, from everyday..

g.     That clause: object of the verb show.

h.     Two S signs: plural sign + simple present sign

i.    Adverbs: sometimes: 60% possibility to happen, very: degree, Well.

j.    Non-action verb+ Adj : seems+ Adj: (different.)

k.     Action verb+ Adv:    To speak the language  well.

l.    Transitive verb: Show + an object (that clause), Take+ several years.

m.   Writer’s point of view: 100% with simple tense, sometimes: 60%

n.     One – word Subject:   English, Studies, It.

o.     Adjective + preposition: different+ from  ( happy+ with)

p.     Pronounce: The language= English.

q.     Article:  a person- (unknown),  the United States- (known.)

r.   Pattern:  S+ V+ Adj      and   S+ V+ That clause (Object)

s.        Determiner: several= some.

t.   Gerunds: living, studying

                          MY  TRANSLATION

(Anh văn loại được học trong lớp đôi khi có vẻ rất khác so với Anh Văn được người ta nói ra hàng ngày.

Những nghiên cứu cho thấy rằng phải mất đi vài năm sống ở Mỹ trong lúc học đối với một người ngoại quốc để nói tiếng Anh giỏi.)   52 words

PRACTICE WITH 2 SENTENCES FROM THE SONG "YESTERDAY ONCE MORE"

1. When I was young, I would listen to the radio.

Excuse me? When you were young, what would you listen to?

Can you tell me why you would listen to the radio when you were young?

I don’t know     why you would listen to the radio when you were young.

When I was young, do you know what I would listen to?

Noone knows why you would listen to the radio when you were young.

It’s OK to tell me what you would listen to when you were young.

2. When they played, I’d sing along.

Could you please tell me when they played?

I wanna know what you would do when they played.

Can you tell me why you would sing along when they played?

I wonder what you mean by “they” .

Can you tell me what you mean by “they”?

Can you tell me who they are?

Noone knows why you’d sing along when they played?

I haven’t got any ideas why you’d sing along when they played.

Can you tell me how often you would sing along when they played?

            Tell me exactly when you’d sing along with them when they played.