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Relative clauses A relative clause is one kind of dependent clause. It has a subject and verb, but can’t stand alone as a sentence. It is sometimes called an “adjective clause” because it functions like an adjective—it gives more information about a noun. A relative clause always begins with a “relative pronoun,” which substitutes for a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun when sentences are combined.       A relative clause is part of sentence that describe the person or thing we are talking about. -       A restrictive relative clause gives necessary information about who or what we are talking about. E.g.:  The car which is in from of the house is mine. -       A non-restrictive relative clause gives additional (extra) information. Non-restri ctive clauses are separated by commas.   E.g.: Marrakech, which is called the red city , is the tourism capital of Morocco. -     ...

Preposition   Prepositions are used before a noun or pronoun to show place, time, position or method. * A preposition is used to show direction, location, time, or to introduce an object. In this lesson, I’m going to talk about two types of preposition: Prepositions of time: “At”, “in”, and “on” are the most commons preposition of time used in English and are usually used in the following cases: At: for precise time. In: for long period: Months, years, century…. On: for days and dates. At In On At 7 o’clock In July/August On week days At night In 1993/2001 On afternoon At dinner/lunch/breakfast In summer/ in winter On Sunday /Monday. At weekend/at the weekend In the previous century On January 23nd At the beginning In the morning /afternoon On my sixteen birthday At Christmas. In a minute. On Friday evening Notes: -The blue e...

Rules for using a, an, the or no article  Definite and indefinite articles: Accurate writing in assignments is important. Grammar, punctuation, and spelling need to be checked carefully. One area of grammar that many EAL students find particularly difficult is the use of articles (a, an, the, or no article). However, it is useful to remember that if even if the wrong article is used, it usually will not change the meaning of that piece of writing. the = definite article a/an = indefinite article Use of “the” 1-       We use the before singular nouns when we are talking about something familiar. Ex: who was the letter from? It was from my brother. 2-       “The” is also used in a similar way before plural nouns. Ex: who were the letters from? 3-       “The” is also used when it is clear to the speaker and listener what you are talking about. Ex: I put your book in the library. 4- ...

Uses of capital Letters (Capitalization) To remember the 5 vowels – a e i o u -  There are many English writers still have a problem how to use the capital letters: We use the capital letters for: 1-Name of people: M ary, J ohn, S arah…… 2-Name of places: B aker S treet, M other H ospital…. 3-Countries and nationalities: J apan, J apanese, 4-At the beginning of a sentence: 5-Days of the week: M onday, T uesday, W ednesday, T hursday, F riday, S aturday and S unday. 6- Months of the years:   J anuary, F ebruary, M arch, A pril, M ay , J une, J uly, A ugust, S eptember, O ctober,   N ovember, and D ecember. 7-Titles of books, magazines, film, series…. 8-Languages: A rabic, F rench…. 9-Titles in reading text: 10-Public holidays and feasts:   N ew Year's Day , May Day Bank Holiday 11-The personal pronoun “ I ”: Remember, “ I ” is always a capital letter no matter where it comes in a sentence. 12-Planets...

Expressing of opinions and beliefs Here are some useful expressions of opinions and beliefs: Questions Answers What do you think….? I think that…….. In your opinion, what/who/where/why…? In my opinion…… As far as you are concerned, what/who….? As far as I’m concerned…. What/who do you believe….? I believe that…. What are your views about…..? It seems to me that…. Don’t you think that……? I would say that…. More answers: -I feel strongly that….. -As I see it……. -To my mind….. -For me….. -In my experience….. Example:

How to used : Used to How to use "Used to" “Used to + infinitive” We use used to:  to talk about past habits and repeated actions. we also can use : used to with state verbs( be, like...) Note: we can't use used to for an action that only happened once.Ex: KFC opened in    1952 . not KFC used to open in    1952 . We also use it to talk about states in the past which are no longer true. Examples: I used to live here. (But now I live in Russia) She used to smoke. ( She don't smoke now) Form Used to infinitive I Used to Live here. She Used to smoke With the negative and the question it's 'use' and not 'used: • The negative is didn't use to + infinitive: She didn't use to smoke. • The question form is did + subject + use to + infinitive: Did you use to be a Policeman? • The question and negative forms are not used very often. With used...

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