Thursday, March 6, 2014

6E: Grammar #12: Gerunds, Infinitives, and Noun Clauses (due Sunday before you return to class)

1. It is important for you to review what we study in class each night (infinitive phrase).

or, with a noun clause:
It is important THAT you review each night.

2. It is critical for you to learn the grammar structures and then to use them every day (infinitive phrase).

or, with a noun clause:
 It is critical THAT you learn the structures and use them every day.

3. It is not too hard to learn a little bit each day, but it is too hard to learn a lot each day (infinitive phrase).

or with gerunds:
In other words, learning a little bit each day is easy enough, but learning a lot each day is more difficult.

Please add your own pieces of advice for me or for your classmates in multiple forms. Show us that you can say the same idea in more than one (correct) way! Write three groups of sentences.

8 comments:

  1. 1- It is preferable for you to come to class early each day.
    It is preferable that you come early to class
    2- it is critical for you to complete the blog work.
    It is critical that you complete the blog work
    3- It is not too easy to memorize all the vocabulary all at once, but it is not too hard if you divided it into groups.
    Memorizing the vocabulary words divided into groups is easier than memorizing it all at once

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  2. 1. It is stupid for you to marry a woman who you met only one day.
    It is stupid THAT marry a woman you met only one day.

    2. It is impossible for you to begin study final exam last night and then to pass it.
    It is impossible THAT you begin study final exam last night and pass it.

    3. It is not too hard to earn a amount of money, but it is too hard to win a lottery.
    earning a lamount of money is possible, but winning a lottery is more difficult.

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    1. 1B. incorrect
      2A. for you TO HAVE BEGUN STUDYING...
      2B. incorrect

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  3. 1. It is interesting to learn English through songs and movies.
    It is interesting that English can be learnt through songs and movies.

    2. It is essential for leaders to set achievable goals to encourage teamwork.
    It is essential that leaders set achievable goals to encourage teamwork.

    3. It is not too long a day to be with the person you love, but it is too much a minute to spend with someone you hate.
    Being with the person you love for a day is not enough, but a minute spent with someone you hate is lasting like forever.

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  4. 1. It's essential to review Holly's lecture everyday before you go to sleep/ It's essential that you review Holly's lecture everyday before you go to sleep.
    2. It's important to read the Tipping Point book before Hope's class/ It's important that you read the Tipping Point book before Hope's class
    3. It's not too hard to solve GRE Math problems each day, but it's too hard to solve them all at once.

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  5. 1-It's beneficial for you to come to class.
    It is beneficial that you come to class
    2-it is important for you to pay attention in holly's class
    It is important that you to pay attention in holly's class
    3-. It is not too difficult to be up to date , but it is too hard to study for the exam the night before.
    Preparing for the exam all the week long is way better to stay until the last minute.

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  6. 1.1It is essential for you to do your homework each night in order to maintain good grades all semester.
    1.2It is essential that you do your homework each night in order to maintain good grades all semester.
    1.3Doing homework each night allows you to maintain good grades all semester.

    2,1 It is important for you to learn how to use punctuation and then use it correctly every day
    2.2 It is important that you learn how to use punctuation and then use it correctly every day
    2.3 Learning how to use punctuation and then use it correctly is important for you.

    3.1 It is not too hard to jog for 20 minutes, but jogging for 2 hours is more difficult.
    3.2 That you can jog for 20 minutes is not hard, but jogging for 2 hours is more difficult,
    3.3 Jogging for 20 minutes is not hard, but jogging for 2 hours is more difficult.

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  7. 1. It is important for me to prepare lessons before going to the class.
    It is important that I should prepare lessons before going to the class.

    2. It is critical for me to study hard and to pay more attention in Holly's class.
    It is critical that I should study hard and pay more attention in Holly's class.

    3. Living together before marriage is very popular nowadays and staying in the same house helps couples understand their partners more.
    It is very popular to live together before marriage nowadays and it is more convenient for couple to understand each other when they stay in the same house.

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