Proposition And Others Flashcards
In
General: part of day
Month
Season
Years
Century
Inside ( in the box, the pocket)
Geographical location ( cities, provinces, region)
On
More specific than in
Days of week
Dates; december 12
Holidays but exact date: Easter
ON TIME
ON THE WEEKEND
PLACE:
On the top!
On desk, wall, ground
I live on saint jean street/ on 7th avenue
At
Time:
Specific!!
Sunrise, 4:15pm, noon, midnight, dawn, holidays but not tje specific day
Place:
Building
Event: meeting, concert,movie
Places: home, school
Addresses: i live AT 71 church street
By
Time:
No later than: by next week, 2 o”clock, tonight, 2099
Place:
Near or beside (close to): by the window, house, university
From
Time:
Beginning of event: the meeting will run from 10 to 11 AM
Place:
Origin-source
She comes from kansas
He just arrived from
I took the kleenex from my pocket
To
Time:
End of event
The train trip will take from 10 pm to 11 am
Place:
Movement from point a to point b: FINAL DESTINATION
She always walks to school
He cames to my place
On, in ,by?you ride or get ___ A bus, train, plane, couch, foot
On
On, in, by, at? A taxi, a car, a armchair?
In
In, on, at, by? You travel ___ A boat, plane, train,car
By
For
Period of time
For 2 hours
During
When something happens + nouns
Nonody was vocal during the présentation
While
Two things at the same time. While+subject+verb
I will be in london next week, i hope to see johm while i am here
When do we use : used to
Past habit, routine that we are not doing now
I didn’t use to
I never used to
Do we put a captital letter for season? This Autumn?
No!
Commun expression with reflexive pronouns
Believe in yourself
Blame…
Cut…
Drive…
Enjoy…
Feel sorry for…
Etc
P 183 feg
Other
The other
Quand ont utilise?
Other: il y en a dautre que celui la et celui ci
The other: il y en a que 2
An vs a
Qd on les use?
Feg p316
An: en avant de a, e,i,o
Quand u: il faut le prononcer comme une voyelle: an umbrella
Quand devant un H : il doit etre silencieux: honor, hour
A: devant les consonnes
Devant U quand sa sonne comme une consonne: university
Devanr H quand on le prononce: holiday, hotel , high grade
* jamais utiliser A avec un plural count noun
The
When do we use it?
A specific thing
Not with :
Name of continent
Names of most country (except usa, philippines, netherland
Name of cities
Name of lake ( but use with namenof ocean, rivers, seas)
Name of individual mountain ( but use with le nom dune chaine de montagne : the Alps, the Andes)
What at the 5 class of pronouns ?
Subjet pronoun
Object pronoun
Reflexive pronoun
Possessive adjectif
Possesive pronoun
What are the reflexive pronouns?
When do we use it?
Myself
Yourself
Himself
Herself
Itself
Ourselves
Yourselves
Themselves
When the subject and thd object are the same person.
We can use BY : I went to a movie by myself
What are the subject pronouns?
When do we use it?
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
Always before verbs
Do /perform the action
What are the object pronouns?
When do we use it?
Me
You
Him
Her
It
Us
You
Them
Come after a verb
Come after a preposition
What are the possessive pronouns?
When do we use it?
Mine
Yours
His
Hers
-
Ours
Yours
Theirs
Always keep S
Avoid repetition
Stated before
What are the possessive adjectives ?
When do we use it?
My
Your
His
Her
Its
Our
Your
Their
Precede nouns
That’s our cat
Conjunctions that need ; before and a , after
However, furthermore, finally, consequently, beside, again, also, indeed, moreover, then, thus
Conjuctive adverb
Independant clause?
A group of word that contains S V and express complete a tought.
He laughs at his sister
Dependent clause?
Group of word that contain S and V bit does not express a complete tought
When he his happy
Coordinating conjunction
A word that can join clauses, phrases, words
Only seven: FANBOYS
for
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Subordinating conjunction
A word or an expression that links a dependent clause to an independent clause
*** can start a sentence
After
Because
Before
When
While
Since
Untik
If
Conjunctive adverb
Serve as transitional devices between one idea and another
However, furthermore, finally, consequently, beside, again, also, indeed, moreover, then, thus
*bla bla ; however, bla bla
What’s a run-on problem in sentence?
2+ sentences jooned with no punctuation or conjunction or a sentence that goes on and on and on
What’s a fragmemt problem in sentence?
An incomplete sentence
What’s a comma splice?
Comma where there should be a period, semi-colon or a conjunction
What’s a doubled subject?
The same subject appears twice.
Ex. Watching Tv, it is my favourite pastime. Incorrect
Watching tv is my favourite pastime.
What are the frequency adverbs
always
usually (or normally)
often
sometimes
rarely
Never
What are the indefinite pronouns
Everybody
Somebody
Anyone
Something
No one
Nothing
