Learning A Burt of Correct English 2 ppt
Learning A Burt of Correct English_1 pptx
... work of a moment.Amoment’swork.APOSTROPHES19attach attached, attaching, attachment (not -tch)audible (not -able)audience (not -ance)aural or oral? AURAL refers to the ears and hearing.ORAL ... SeeACQUAINTANCE.aquarium (singular) aquaria or aquariums (plural)SeeFOREIGN PLURALS.APPAL 20 altogether See ALL TOGETHER OR ALTOGETHER?.Alzheimer’s disease (not Alze-)amateur (not -mm-)ambiguity ... exemplar sentences as a guide:IhaveaBATH every morning (= I have a wash in the bath).I BATH thebabyeveryday(=washinabath).I have had a new BATH fitted.We BATHE every day (= swim).BATHE the...
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Learning A Burt of Correct English_2 ppt
... k in curtain.SeeSOFT C AND SOFT G.changeable (not -gable)SeeSOFT C AND SOFT G.chaos chaoticcharacter (not charachter)chateau/chaˆteau chateaux or chaˆteaux (plural)(singular) SeeFOREIGN ... area, and part of a meal:an advanced COURSEto change COURSEagolfCOURSEthe main COURSEcodeine (not -ie-)colander (not -ar)collaborate collaborated, collaboratingcollaborator collaborationcollapse ... feel.CALLUS means a hard patch of skin ortissue.Interestingly, skin may be CALLOUSED(made hard) or CALLUSED (havingcalluses).can or may? Strictly speaking, CAN means ‘being able’and MAY means...
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Learning A Burt of Correct English_6 pptx
... the camel familylandscape (not lanscape)language (not langage)larva (singular) larvae (plural)SeeFOREIGN PLURALS.later or latter? LATER is the comparative of ‘late’.(late, later, latest)IwillseeyouLATER.You ... (plural)SeePLURALS (iii).labour laboriouslaid SeeADDING ENDINGS (iii) (exception to rule).SeeLAY OR LIE?.lain SeeLAY OR LIE?.lama or llama? LAMA = a Buddhist priestLLAMA = an animal of ... teacher says, ‘Brilliant!’, to a pupil who fails yet again, he is beingsarcastic and ironical at the same time.When a teacher says, ‘Have you lost yourtongue?’ to a pupil, he is being sarcastic.irrational...
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Learning A Burt of Correct English_8 ppt
... Compare also the paragraphing of speech.SeeINVERTED COMMAS.paralyse/paralyze Both spellings are correct. paralysisparaphernaliaparent (not perant)parenthesis (singular) parentheses (plural)SeeFOREIGN ... PLURALS.parliamentparliamentaryparrafin Wrong spelling. SeePARAFFIN.partake or participate? PARTAKE = to share with others(especially food and drink)PARTICIPATE =tojoininanactivity;to play ... handwriting and in typing, it is usualto mark the beginning of a paragrapheither by indenting it by 2cm or so, or byleaving a clear line between paragraphs.The only disadvantage of the lattermethod...
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Learning A Burt of Correct English_9 pptx
... (singular) sanatoria or sanatoriums (plural)SeeFOREIGN PLURALS.sandwich (not sanwich)sarcasm SeeIRONY OR SARCASM?.sat SeeSIT.satelliteSaturdaysaucerscan Scan has a number of meanings ... for the time of seasonal? year (SEASONABLE weather)SEASONAL = happening at a particularseason (SEASONAL employment)secretary (singular) secretaries (plural) (not secer-)SeePLURALS (iii).seize ... subject areas:" It can mean to analyse the metre of a line of poetry." It can mean ‘to look at all partscarefully in order to detectirregularities’ (as in radar SCANNINGand body SCANNING)."...
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Learning A Burt of Correct English_3 pdf
... cream at a local DAIRY.Kate writes in her DIARY every day.dangling participles SeePARTICIPLES.dashes Dashes are used widely in informal notesand letters.(i) A dash can be used to attach anafterthought:Ishouldlovetocome–that’sifIcanget ... computer,camera, the lot.(iii) A dash can precede a summary:Video, television, cassettes, computer,camera – the thieves took the lot.(iv) A pair of dashes can be used like a pair of commas or a pair ... pair of bracketsaround a parenthesis:Geraldine is – as you know – veryshy with strangers.(v) A dash can mark a pause before theclimax is reached:There he was at the foot of the stairs–dead.54decieve...
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Learning A Burt of Correct English_4 pot
... DRAUGHT of ale, a game of DRAUGHTS and a boat having a shallow DRAUGHT.drawers or draws? DRAWS is a verb.She DRAWS very well for a young child.DRAWERS is a noun.The DRAWERS of the sideboard ... Downe’s)downstairs (one word)draft or draught? A DRAFT is a first or subsequent attemptat a piece of written work before it isfinished. A DRAUGHT is a current of cool air in a room.One also refers to a ... correct. encyclopaedia/ Both spellings are correct. encyclopediaendeavourend stops There are three end stops: a full stop (.),an exclamation mark (!), and a questionmark (?).Use a full stop to end a statement.There...
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Learning A Burt of Correct English_5 doc
... virtuosossingular -onautomaton automata automatonscriterion criteria –ganglion ganglia ganglionsphenomenon phenomena –singular -umaquarium aquaria aquariumsbacterium bacteria –curriculum curricula ... HORDE?.HOARD OR HORDE?88singular -eau foreign plural English plural-euadieu adieux adieusbureau bureaux bureauschateau chateaux –milieu milieux milieusplateau plateaux plateaustableau tableaux ... grama-)grandad/granddad Both spellings are correct. grandchildgranddaughtergrandfathergrandmagrandmothergrandparentgrandsongrate or great? Use these exemplar sentences as a guide:The fire was...
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Learning A Burt of Correct English_7 potx
... (iv).mouldmouldyMOULDY119marihuana/marijuana Both spellings are correct. marriagemarvel marvelled, marvellingmarvellousmasterful or masterly? MASTERFUL = dominatingMASTERLY = very skilfulmathematics (not mathmatics)mating ... writing:Dear Madam (note capital letter)" as a formal title of respect:Thank you, Madam Speaker (notecapital letter)Use MADAME as the French equivalent:" We are going to Madame Tussaud’s." ... The famous French physicist, MadameCurie, was born in Poland.magic -e Also known as silent -e and mute -e.SeeADDING ENDINGS (ii).mahoganymaintainmaintenance (not maintainance)manageable...
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Learning A Burt of Correct English_10 pot
... Itcan’t be ‘quite unique’ or ‘very unique’.unmanageable (not unmanagable)SeeSOFT C AND SOFT G.unmistakable/ Both spellings are correct. unmistakeableunnatural un + naturalunnecessary un ... Team-Fly® Ttableau (singular) tableaux (plural)SeeFOREIGN PLURALS.tactics SeeSTRATEGY OR TACTICS?.taping or tapping? tape + ing = tapingtap + ing = tappingtariff (not -rr-)taught ... evening was alsoasociableone!soft c and soft g The letter c has two sounds. It can behard and sound like k or it can be softand sound like s.The letter g has two sounds. It can behard and sound...
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