ASKING FOR INFORMATION

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There are a number of formulas used when asking for information in English. Here are some of the most common:

INTRODUCTORY IT

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When the subject is an infinitive phrase, the sentence often begins with it. Instead of saying ‘To find fault with others is easy’, we say, ‘It is easy to find fault with others’. More examples are given below.

NOUN PHRASES

Nouns in English are traditionally described as naming “ persons, places, things, and ideas.”
Pronouns are a subcategory of nouns. Noun phrases are formed by a noun or pronoun and any modifiers., complements, or determiners including adjectives,determiners, prepositional
Phrases,noun clauses, and verb phrases.

Modals In The Past Form

Modals in the Past form dalam bahasa Indonesia adalah kata bantu pengandaian dalam bentuk lampau.

Modals in the past are :

1. Could
2. Would
3. Should
4. Shall

Descriptive Text

Definition :
Descriptive text is a text which lists the characteristics of something.

Prepositions: In, On, and At

Preposition Usage :

 “in” with periods of times and places.
 “on” with specific days.
 “at” with specific times and specific places.

Vocabulary around the House

 a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
 the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
 the members of a religious community living together
 the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema

Finite Verbs

A finite verbs is a verb that is inflected for tense according to the rules and categories of the languages in which it occurs. Finite verbs can form independent clauses, which can stand by their own as complete sentences.

INVITATION (WRITTEN)

Invitation is a way to invite someone or more to go to a place or to do something. -Formal invitation is usually originate from Institutes, Companies and a kind of it. Normally formal invitation is written invitation.

Passive Voice

There are two voices in English, the active and the passive.
The active tells us what the subject does, for example :
 He writes a letter
The passive tells us what is done to the subject. For example :
 A letter is written by him

Narrative Text

Purpose : To amuse or entertain the readers with actual or imaginary experience in different ways. Narratives always deal with some problems which lead to the climax and the turn into a solution to the problem.

Text organization :
Orientation
Complication
Resolution

Offering

Offering to older people :
 Would you like a cup of coffee, Mrs Rini ?
 Should I get you a bottle of water ?
 Culd iu offer you a glass of lemonade, Mrs Yaumil ?
 Would you care for some salad ?

Asking If Someone Remember or Not

Formal expression :
 I wonder if you remember …
 You remember …, don’t you ?
 You haven’t forgotten …, have you ?
 Don’t you remember … ?
 Do you happen to remember it now ?

SIMPLE FUTURE

Simple future is used for describing job or action that will to do (happened) at future.
Simple future has two different forms in English : “will” and “be going to “.

DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

A. Direct speech
Direct speech refers to reproducing another person’s exact words or saying exactly what someone has said (sometimes called quoted speech).
Here what a person says appear within quotation (“…”) and should be word for word.

SURPRISES AND DISBELIEFS

Expressing surprises or disbeliefs is used to express something that we can’t believe or impossible.
Example :
 What a surprise !
 That’s a surprise !

NEWS ITEM

Definition of News Item :
News item is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are considered newsworthy or important.

Gratitude, Compliment and Congratulation

Gratitude is expression that used to say thank you to other people.
Kind of gratitude expression are :
 Thank you / thanks
 Thank you very much