Saturday, November 15, 2008

#887 ESL - Ten Basic English Grammar Terms


Show 887 Saturday 15 November
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noun

I bought a new computer.
What’s your name?
Would you like a coffee?

verb

I’m bored.
I usually leave home at about seven.
I accidentally left my homework on the kitchen table.

adjective

This is a really good book.
It’s a lovely day.
What an awful thing to say.

adverb

It seems like it went well.
I always eat fruit for breakfast.
I quickly got ready and called a taxi.

article

Guess who I ran into in the bank today?
Do you have an iPod?
I’ll give you a call later.

preposition

I got up at six this morning.
Do you usually work on Saturdays?
They’ve been living there since 1989.

conjunction

I bought that book but I never read it.
I went to bed early because I was so tired.
I was really hungry so I ate a snack.

contraction

Sorry, I’ve forgotten your name.
You probably shouldn’t’ve told her.
Let’s go.

personal pronoun

I hardly ever go out.
David rang me yesterday.
Sally doesn’t like them.

possessive pronoun

Give it here! It’s mine!
Is this your pen?
Do you have his number?



music

show start
artist: Boom Tschak
album: Indietronic CCBit.
track: More Chocolate, Please
from: Former Yugoslavia
MySpace

bgm
artist: Zeropage
album: Ambient Pills Update
track: City Flight
from: Switzerland
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site

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