Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Grammar #19: Infinitives (due Friday)

Today in class we practiced expressing the same idea in different ways. For this post, I would like you to do the same.

Please write some pieces of advice for the students in my class next spring. Write the advice two different ways using gerunds as subjects and "it + adj + (for s/o or s/t) + infinitive." Write three groups of sentences, meaning 3 separate pieces of advice, each in at least two ways.

Example:
1. It is important for you to review the lesson each night (infinitive phrase).
2. Reviewing the lesson each night is important.

15 comments:

  1. 1. It is significant for us to listen carefully in class.
    Listening carefully in class is significant.
    2.It is essential for students to buy the text books before term begins.
    Buying the text books is essential before term begins.
    3.It is necessary for everyone to prepare for texts to get a good score.
    Preparing for texts is necessary to get a good score.

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    1. 1. significant isn't the correct word; important (or necessary) is more accurate

      2. Buying the text books before the term begins is essential. (Keep the entire subject phrase together if possible)
      3. tests

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  2. 1. It is important for me to practice English
    Practicing English is important.
    2. It is necessary for me to keep in touch with my family
    Keeping in touch with my family is necessary
    3. It is useful for people to watch TV shows every night.
    Watching TV shows every night is useful.

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  3. 1. It is necessary for students to take notes during the class.
    Taking notes during the class is necessary.
    2. It is important for you to read your notes after class.
    Reading your notes after class is important.
    3. It is important for me to learn new vocabulary everyday.
    Learning new vocabulary is important.

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  4. 1. It is important for students to pay attention in class.
    Paying attention in class is important.
    2. It is necessary for you to do their homework.
    Doing your homework is necessary.
    3. It is important for students to practice English with other people.
    Practicing English with other people is important.

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  5. 1. It's necessary to learn new vocabulary words and grammar structure everyday.
    Learning new vocabulary words and grammar structure everyday is necessary.
    2. It's important to practise listening English by listening to music, radio, news on TV, etc.
    Practising listening English by listening to music, radio, news on TV, etc is important.
    3. It's useful for you to improve your speaking skill by speaking with other foreigners.
    Improving your speaking skill by speaking with other foreigners is useful for you.

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  6. 1- it is important for people to live a healthy life
    living a healthy life is important
    2- it is healthy for you to exercise everyday
    exercising everyday is healthy
    3-it is unhealthy for you to eat fastfood very often
    eating fastfood very often is unhealthy

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  7. It is important for me to practice English. Practicing my English is important.
    2) it is necessary for student to listen the teacher. Listening to the teacher is necessary for student.
    3) it is important for student to take notes in class. Taking notes in class is important

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  8. 1 It's important for me to go to school everyday.going to school is important.2 it's necessary for teacher to let students ask a question.asking questions it's necessary for students.3 it's important for students to take a break after long hours in class.taking break it's important for students

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  9. It is neccessary for me to listen carefully in class.

    It is important to me to do my homework.

    It is important for me to go to class every single day.

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  10. it is important for me to be social with people
    it is healthy for you to drink to much water.
    it is useful for you to improve your language by practicing.

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  11. it is very important for us to live in healthier conditions
    it is very useful for me to practice my English out of the class
    it is useless for us to spend our money and health in drugs

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  12. It is important to me be polite with wherever social class its doesn't matter if is rich or poor.
    It is very important for me be paciente with my kids in the soccer school.
    It is very important for me be on time in wherever case such as, work , college class, meet with friends or something like that.

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  13. 1. It is essential to learn grammar when learning a new language.
    Learning grammar is essential when learning a new language.
    2. It is important to apologize when hurting someone's feelings.
    Apologizing when hurting someone's feelings is very important.

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