Selasa, 02 Agustus 2011

NATIONALITY

Nationalities
COUNTRY
ADJECTIVE
NOUN
Africa African an African
America American an American
Argentina Argentinian an Argentinian
Austria Austrian an Austrian
Autralia Australian an Australian
Bangladesh Bangladesh(i) a Bangladeshi
Belgium Belgian a Belgian
Brazil Brazilian a Brazilian
Britain British a Briton/Britisher
Cambodia Cambodian a Cambodian
Chile Chilean a Chilean
China Chinese a Chinese
Colombia Colombian a Colombian
Croatia Croatian a Croat
the Czech Republic Czech a Czech
Denmark Danish a Dane
England English an Englishman/Englishwoman
Finland Finnish a Finn
France French a Frenchman/Frenchwoman
Germany German a German
Greece Greek a Greek
Holland Dutch a Dutchman/Dutchwoman
Hungary Hungarian a Hungarian
Iceland Icelandic an Icelander
India Indian an Indian
Indonesia Indonesian an Indonesian
Iran Iranian an Iranian
Iraq Iraqi an Iraqi
Ireland Irish an Irishman/Irishwoman
Israel Israeli an Israeli
Jamaica Jamaican a Jamaican
Japan Japanese a Japanese
Mexico Mexican a Mexican
Morocco Moroccan a Moroccan
Norway Norwegian a Norwegian
Peru Peruvian a Peruvian
the Philippines Philippine a Filipino
Poland Polish a Pole
Portugal Portuguese a Portuguese
Rumania Rumanian a Rumanian
Russia Russian a Russian
Saudi Arabia Saudi, Saudi Arabian a Saudi, a Saudi Arabian
Scotland Scottish a Scot
Serbia Serbian a Serb
the Slovak Republic Slovak a Slovak
Sweden Swedish a Swede
Switzerland Swiss a Swiss
Thailand Thai a Thai
The USA American an American
Tunisia Tunisian a Tunisian
Turkey Turkish a Turk
Vietnam Vietnamese a Vietnamese
Wales Welsh a Welshman/Welshwoman
Yugoslavia Yugoslav a Yugoslav

ADVERBS

learners/teachers.
Adverbs
I) Building adverbs
A. Most adverbs are formed from the adjective. One adds the ending "−ly" to the adjectival form: intelligent −−> intelligently, slow −−> slowly ,
precise −−> precisely
B. If the adjective ends with "−le," simply replace the "e" with "y": simple −−> simply , subtle −−> subtly ,
C. The adverb corresponding to the adjective "good" is irregular: good −−> well
D. Some adverbs have the same form as the adjective: high , low , hard , better , fast
E. In general, adverbs of time and space have no corresponding adjective; the same can be said of adverbs of quantity: yesterday , today ,
tomorrow , early , soon , late , here , there , less , more , as , very , much , a lot of , little of
II) Where?
A. When an adverb modifies a verb, it generally comes at the end of the clause (but before any prepositional phrases or subordinated clauses):
He writes poorly. She pronounced that word well.. Joseph worked diligently. They worked hard before coming home.
Exceptions: a few adverbs telling the speaker's opinion, such as "probably," "undoubtedly," "surely," "certainly," etc., come at the beginning
of the sentence, or between the modal verb (or auxiliary) and the principal verb:
We are probably going to spend the summer in Corsica. Certainly we would never do that! We will undoubtedly see a dirty political campaign
this year.
B. Adverbs of time and space generally come at the end of the sentence; however, they may be placed at the beginning of the sentence if the
predicate clause is long and complicated:
I saw her yesterday. We're going to the beach today. She went to bed very early. Tomorrow we will try to get up early to prepare for our trip.
C. Adverbs modifying adjectives or an other adverb are placed before the adjective or the adverb they modify:
She was really very happy to see you. It was a brilliantly staged performance.
TEST
A) Find the corresponding adverbs: bad, clear, different, sad, simple, calm
B) Insert these adverbs into these sentences:
1. I like this wine. (very much) 2. We will go to the cinema tonight. (probably) 3. I lost my temper. (nearly)

REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

Reflexive pronouns
> Reflexive pronouns are used to show that the actions described by a verb act upon the subject of the verb: the subject and the object are thus the same. The forms of reflexive pronouns correspond to the forms of the subject pronouns:
Subject pronouns
I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they
Reflexive pronouns
myself
yourself
himself
herself
itself
ourselves
yourselves
themselves


> To use a verb reflexively, the reflexive pronoun must follow the verb (and, in the case of an intransitive verb, it will follow any preposition used with the verb). If there are multiple verbs in the sentence, the reflexive pronoun follows the verb to which it applies:
I told myself it would never happen.
She talks to herself all the time.
Look at yourself in that mirror!
I would like to give myself a raise.

> At the end of a sentence, one can add reflexive pronouns as a way of accentuating the subject in the sentence. In this case, the verb does not have reflexive power:
I would rather do that myself.
Can you talk to him yourself?
TEST
Fill in the gaps with the correct pronouns:
1) The door opens ________________ when someone comes near it.
2) Look at your umbrella! You should buy ________________ a new one.
3) There was so much noise, I couldn't make ________________ heard.
4) "- Who taught you Latin?" || "- I taught ________________ ."
5) They lost the match and were ashamed of ________________ .

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Adjective placement
Where should I put my adjectives? When you use several adjectives, please use he following order to build your sentence. Please note that sentences containg 4 (or more!) adjectives are very awkward and should be split into several sentences.

Opinion
>> an interesting movie, an exciting journey


Dimension
>> a large house, a big car


Age

>> an old boat, a young boy


Shape
>> an oval carpet, a round table


Colour
>> a grey raincoat, a green door


Origin
>> French bread, a Japanese town


Material
>> a plastic bottle, a wooden treasure


EXAMPLES:
>A wonderful old Italian clock. (opinion - age - origin)
>A big square blue box. (dimension - shape - colour)
>A disgusting pink plastic ornament. (opinion - colour - material)
>Some slim new French trousers. (dimension - age - origin)

ADJECTIVE : FORMS & USAGE

Adjectives: forms & usage
> Forms:
Adjectives are generally invariable in English and do not agree with nouns in number and gender.
a blue car
the great outdoors
a group of young women

However, a few adjectives have a connotation which is slightly masculine or feminine. Thus, one says that a woman is beautiful while a man would be called handsome.
Adjectives indicating religion or nationality (or a region, state or province) generally begin with a capital letter, whether they refer to people or objects:
She is an American student.
They go to a Catholic school.
They enjoy Breton music.


> Usage:
The adjective will be placed, with very few exceptions, in front of the noun it modifies. When two adjectives precede a noun, they can be connected by a comma (,) or by the conjunction"and." In a series of three or more adjectives, one usually uses "and" before the last adjective in the list.
Examples: I like short novels.
That fellow will be a competent worker.
She writes long and flowery letters.
He works long, hard hours.
She had a mean, old and overbearing step-mother.


An adjective may follow the noun when it is in a predicate (after the verb) or in a relative clause. (In relative clauses the relative pronoun may be implicit.)

Examples: He was a man (who was) always happy to help others.
She is a woman (who is) true to herself.
They were entirely satisfied.

POSSESIVE

It is used with nouns referring to people, groups of people, countries, and animals. 'Belonging to' or 'ownership' is one of the relationships it expresses :
John owns a car. ('John' is the possessor or owner)
It is John's car.

America has some gold reserves. ('America' is the owner)
They are America's gold reserves.



Form
To form the possessive, add 's ('apostrophe -s') to the noun.
If the noun is plural, or already ends in -s, just add: ' (an apostrophe).

For names ending in -s:
In speaking- we add the sound /iz/ to the name, but -in writing- the 's form is common. e.g. Thomas's book, James's shop.

Examples:
The car of John = John's car.
The room of the girls = The girls' room.
Clothes for men = Men's jobs.
The sister of Charles = Charles's sister.
The boat of the sailors = The sailors' boat.


The possessive is also used to refer to shops, restaurants, churches and colleges, using the name or job title of the owner. Examples:

the grocer's the doctor's the vet's
the newsagent's the chemist's Smith's
the dentist's Tommy Tucker's Saint Mary's

I've got an appointment at the dentist's at eleven o'clock.
TEST Say if these sentences are correct or wrong.
1. Peter's boat is really beautiful. 2. I like dog's John. It is so cute! 3. I had a walk with Thomas's girlfriend. 4. Women's jobs are very hard! 5. I went to the dentist.

PLURAL NOUNS

> As a general rule, the plural is formed by adding "-s" to the singular form of nouns.
shoe --> shoes | book --> books | river --> rivers

> Nouns ending in "s" or "s" will generally take the ending "-es" :
bus --> buses | kiss --> kisses

> Words ending in "y" will generally take the ending "-ies" in place of the "y":
party --> parties | supply --> supplies

> A few words have very irregular forms in the plural:
one man --> two men
one woman --> two women
one person --> two people
one foot --> two feet
one mouse --> two mice
one goose --> two geese
one tooth --> two teeth
one wife --> two wives
one child --> two children
one knife --> two knives
one thief --> two thieves
one dwarf --> two dwarves (or: dwarfs)
one potato --> two potatoes
one leaf --> two leaves
one life --> two lives
one loaf --> two loaves
one half --> two halves

> A small set of words do not change form in the plural:
one moose --> two moose
one sheep --> two sheep
one aircraft --> two aircraft


> Words of Greek or Latin origin which have retained their original endings will generally take the plural form associated with the language they are drawn from:
one alumnus --> two alumni
one syllabus --> two syllabi
one alumna --> two alumnae
one alga --> many algae
one criterion --> many criteria
one forum --> many fora (or : forums)
one thesis --> two theses
one hypothesis --> two hypotheses
one phenomenon --> two phenomena
one cactus --> two cacti (or : cactuses)
one diagnosis --> two diagnoses
one oasis --> two oases
one analysis --> two analyses


> A few nouns are invariable o