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Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Determiners

Determiners are used to measure uncountable nouns and to show quantity.Here are some examples of determiners and the type of nouns they are used with:

Noun
Countable
uncountable
singular
plural
Singular

Quantity words
One,every**,each,
another
Many,several,some*,
A few,a lot of*
Much,more,some*
A little,a lot of*,all
Demonstrative
This,that
These,those
This,that
*some determiners can be used with both singular and plural nouns.
**'Every' is singular.Many of us mistakenly use it as a plural

Article





Today I learned about grammar..Miss Zu explained we all about articles.An article  is a word that combines with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun.Example of articles are 'A','an' and 'the'. The word A and a are indefinite article.This words used before singular countable nouns. Next,the word The is definite article .This word used before both singular and plural nouns,and before  both countable and uncountable nouns


.http://eslus.com/LESSONS/GRAMMAR/POS/pos9.htm

Transition Signal

Hello!! .My topic today is Transition signal..What is transition signal??

Transitions
A transition word directly tells the reader the logical relationship between one idea and another idea.
Example
The transition, however, tells the reader that the logical relationship between the two ideas is contrast.
Transitions
Transitions are words that help make your writing more coherent.  They create connections between:
-  one clause and another clause
-  one sentence and another sentence
-  one group of sentences and the next group of sentences

Joining Two Independent Clauses
One way of joining two independent clauses is with a semicolon, a transition, and a comma.
Example: Furthermore
Connecting Two Sentences
You can use a transition and comma to tell the reader the logical relationship between two sentences.
Example: In fact

Transitions in Longer Writing
·         When writing a paragraph or a larger piece of writing,you can use a transition to show the reader the logical relationship between one  group of sentences and another group of sentences.
·         This is useful when you want to let the reader know that you are changing from one idea to another idea.

1)Types of Transitions
1)relationship: addition
2)transition: Moreover 
              Furthermore
              In addition
              Besides

2)Types of Transitions
1)relationship: Reinforcement/Emphasis
2)transition: Indeed
In fact
3)Types of Transitions
1)relationship: Exemplification

2)transition:     For example
For instance
In particular


4)Types of Transitions

1)relationship: Contrast
2)transition: However              
               In contrast           
               On the contrary
                On the other hand






5)Types of Transitions
1)relationship: Time

2)transition: Meanwhile (at the same time)
          Subsequently (after)
          Thereafter (after)
6)Types of Transitions
1)relationship: Result or Effect

2)transition: thus,
              consequently,
              therefore,
              hence,
              as a result,
              accordingly
         lastly,we conclude that Transition signals act like signposts to indicate to the reader the order and flow of your writing and ideas:)